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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lippi, who vacated the role after China PR were defeated by Islamic Republic of Iran in the AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals in late January, is tasked with guiding the team to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.

China PR have reached the World Cup only once, in 2002.

The 17-year-old, an attacking midfielder for J1 side FC Tokyo, was one of three uncapped players named to the squad, joining Yuta Nakayama, 22, a centre-back with Dutch first-division club PEC Zwolle, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima goalkeeper Keisuke Osako, 19.

"We want to incorporate a new generation (of players) and give them deeper exposure to our team tactics," said Samurai Blue head coach Hajime Moriyasu.