FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Asian Qualifiers: Stats Wrap

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Asian Qualifiers: Stats Wrap

Kuala Lumpur: The penultimate round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Thursday saw Japan join the Islamic Republic of Iran in advancing to Russia but leaves plenty of unanswered questions elsewhere with two automatic places and two play-off berths still up for grabs.

As the 12 teams aim for a quick recovery ahead of the final round of fixtures on Tuesday, the-AFC.com reflects on some of the key stats and facts from a week that produced excitement, tension and some cracking goals to boot.

The race for top scorer heats up

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