Round 2 – The star performers

Sat, 25 Nov, 2023

Round 2 – The star performers

Kuala Lumpur: There was no shortage of excitement and drama as the Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ began in a whirlwind of action across the continent over the past couple of weeks. 

Some of Asia’s biggest stars took centre stage in the first two matches of the qualification campaign from which the nine group winners and nine runners-up will advance to the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifying and seal a direct place in the AFC Asian Cup.
 
From Korea Republic ace Son Heung-min to Bangladesh wonderkid Shekh Morsalin, the-AFC.com takes a look at eight players who stood out for their national teams on Matchdays One and Two of the joint qualifiers.