The win was the first for Jordan since defeating Chinese Taipei 5–0 in the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 in November 2019.

Syria suffered their first defeat under head coach Nabil Maaloul, having edged Uzbekistan 1-0 last Thursday.

It was the third consecutive win for Bahrain during their Dubai training camp, having defeated Tajikistan and Lebanon 1-0 and 3-1 respectively.

UAE, meanwhile, failed to build on their 3-2 win over Tajikistan last Thursday.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min and the rest of the Korea squad had already been confined to their Vienna hotel rooms, when not training, after six players and a staff member tested positive.

But a new round of test results, released on Monday, found no additional players and only one more staffer was positive, meaning Korea have more than the minimum requirement of 13 players available.

The Brazilian, who was his club’s top scorer as they finished in the runners-up position in the Chinese Super League this season, is nursing a thigh injury which means he joins captain Zheng Zhi in missing this year’s continental club championship.

Similar to the AFC Champions League (West), which was successfully staged last month, players and officials will be placed under strict health regulations and measures as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Join the-AFC.com as we recap the early arrivals and look ahead to their first fixtures in Doha.

The Iranian champions sealed their spot in the December 19 final after a magnificent performance in the 2020 AFC Champions League (West) which was played in the centralised location of Qatar.

Having garnered just one point from their opening two matches before the tournament was halted in March by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iranian champions hardly put a foot wrong when the tournament resumed in September.

Join the-AFC.com as we relive Persepolis' journey to the AFC Champions League final, their second in three years.