They are scheduled to leave to Portugal, head coach Helio Sousa’s home country, for a training camp from July 8 to 27, where they will play a series of friendly matches against yet-to-be decided opponents.

Head coach Paulo Bento announced his 25-man roster at the Korea Football Association (KFA) House in Seoul on Monday. Korea Republic will host Australia at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium in Busan on June 7, before facing Islamic Republic of Iran four days later at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

India have enjoyed success in recent times and won many admirers for their performance in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 and expectations are for the team to continue building on that, especially with the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Qualifiers to kick off soon

In former international Stimac, India have a head coach who has enjoyed success both as a player and a coach and he shares his thoughts and aspirations in an interview with the-AFC.com.

With a match scheduled against Turkey in Antalya on June 2, followed by home fixtures against DPR Korea and Syria the following week, Cuper has made sweeping changes to the side which finished third at March’s China Cup, with 40 per cent of the 25-man squad either recalled or selected for the first time.

Navbahor Namangan midfielder Oston Urunov, 18, is among the most notable inclusions, while 22-year-old full-back Khojiakbar Alijonov’s eight consecutive AFC Champions League starts for Pakhtakor have been rewarded with senior international selection as Uzbekistan build-up towards the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

The Al Hilal star has not played since last October following knee surgery which saw him also miss out on the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.

Abdulrahman, however, resumed training earlier this month and Van Marwijk - who was appointed in March - decided on including him in the 27-man squad after being briefed on his progress by Al Hilal.

Dutchman Servais said Mongolia are the favourites for the two-leg tie but believes Brunei Darussalam have a chance provided they stick to the game plan.

The first leg will be played in Ulaanbaatar on June 6 with the return match in Bandar Seri Begawan five days later.

“I think Mongolia are the favourites. Especially when we are playing away, we need to be very well-organised. I expect discipline from the players during the game so they should stay in their position and they should stay in the formation that we are going to play,” said Servais, the former Singapore U-19 head coach.

Qatar will become the first West Asian team to participate in the Copa America, and will be joined by AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 runners-up Japan, as the Samurai Blue return to the tournament for the first since their inaugural appearance in 1999.