Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Singapore City: Captain Hariss Harun has called on his Singaporean teammates to build on their 2-1 win over Palestine in the Asian Qualifiers on Tuesday.
Singapore produced a wonderful team performance to defeat Palestine in their Group D qualifying tie for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, having opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw with Yemen on Matchday One.
A third minute goal by Shakir Hamzah gave Singapore the lead, only for Palestine's Yaser Hamed to cancel it out 10 minutes later. Safwan Baharudin, however, scored what proved to be the winner for Tatsuma Yoshida's side in the 38th minute.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: It was another day of thrills and spills as Matchday Two of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 concluded on Tuesday.
There were winning starts for Australia, China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Korea Republic and the United Arab Emirates while Saudi Arabia were held to a 2-2 draw by Yemen.
Bangladesh, the final team to open their campaign on Matchday 2, were edged 1-0 by Afghanistan.
The Asian Qualifiers action will resume on October 10 so make sure to stay with the-AFC.com for the latest.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Singapore City: Singapore clinched all three points with a 2-1 win over Palestine in Group A of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Tuesday.
Singapore had opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw with Yemen while Palestine had defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 and went into the tie against the Southeast Asians as slight favourites.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manama: Yemen and Saudi Arabia settled for a 2-2 draw in their Asian Qualifiers Group D tie for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 on Tuesday.
Yemen twice led only for Saudi Arabia, who were opening their campaign, to force themselves back into the match at the Bahrain National Stadium.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuwait City: Australia got the emphatic start they wanted for their Asian Qualifiers campaign as the Socceroos defeated Kuwait 3-0 in a Group B tie at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium on Tuesday.
Kuwait had opened their campaign with a 7-0 win over Nepal but a first half blitz saw Australia walk away with a comfortable win to kick off their bid to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
It was Australia's first competitive match since their defence of the AFC Asian Cup title ended in the quarter-finals at UAE 2019 and head coach Graham Arnold was satisfied with his team's performance.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Taipei: Head coach Johan Kalin didn't hide his pride after Nepal defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 in their Asian Qualifiers Group B tie at the Taipei Municipal Stadium on Tuesday.
Anjan Bista's brace may have given the South Asians the three points but Kalin said it was teamwork which got Nepal the result, one which came just days after they had suffered a 7-0 defeat to Kuwait in their opening FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifying tie.
A lesser team might not have been up to the task following such a heavy defeat but Kalin said Nepal's resilience showed the promise they have.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bededo: Philippines head coach Goran Milojevic praised his side's resilience after they bounced from an opening day defeat to beat Guam 4-1 in the Asian Qualifiers on Tuesday.
Philippines went into the match on the back of a 5-2 defeat to Syria on Matchday One of their Group A campaign in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
With Guam also having lost their opener 1-0 to Maldives, it was a match both sides had to win and at the end of 90 minutes, it was the Philippines who bagged the three points.