Osaka won their opening game 2-0 against Guangzhou FC on Thursday and sit in joint first place in the standings with Kitchee and the Brazilian coach is expecting big things from 22-year-old Nakajima when he takes to the field against the club from Hong Kong.

Both sides lost their opening game in the competition on Thursday and, with Guangzhou sending an inexperienced squad to Thailand for the group phase of this year’s competition, Sarawut is hoping to capitalise when the teams meet at Buriram Stadium.

The win is a boost for BG Pathum United ahead of their remaining matches in what will be a challenging tournament for the Thailand champions.

Man of The Match Lee Seung-gi struck on the volley to fire the Koreans in front nine minutes before the break and Brazilian striker Gustavo converted from the spot seven minutes after the restart to cement their victory.

Substitute Ekanit Panya pulled one back for Chiangrai United, who could have equalised minutes later as Bill rounded off the goalkeeper but could not find the back of the net. Coach Kim’s men defended resiliently to hold on to their lead until the final whistle and walk away with the three points.

The win took Lee Man to six points and confirmed their knockout stage spot irrespective of their result against Athletic 220 FC of Mongolia on Tuesday, having already defeated fellow Hong Kong side Eastern Long Lions on Matchday One.

The 12 went through extremely challenging times to advance to the final round, with the two group winners and runners-up to join hosts Qatar in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Finals while the third-placed teams from the two groups will advance to the Confederation Playoff, with the winners moving into the Inter-Confederation Playoff.

Ahead of the draw, the-AFC.com retraces how the 12 teams booked their places from the second round of qualifying. We kick off our series by taking a look at Group A.

The 12 went through extremely challenging times to advance to the final round, with the two group winners and runners-up to join hosts Qatar in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Finals while the third-placed teams from the two groups will advance to the Confederation Playoff, with the winners moving into the Inter-Confederation Playoff.

Ahead of the draw, the-AFC.com retraces how the 12 sides booked their places from the second round of qualifying. Having taken a look at Group A, we review Group B in the latest installment.