India, Mauritius settle for a stalemate

This is the first of two matches for India in this mini-tournament which they are hosting with a second match against Syria to come on Monday.

It has been a challenge but Daboub tells the-AFC.com that the players are relishing the matches ahead as Palestine embark on a bid to continue their recent rise in Asia.

With Kyrgyz Republic having navigated past the second round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ for the first time, the entire nation is looking forward to the next phase of qualifying and the 46-year-old head coach shares with the-AFC.com on what his plans are to take on the continent’s best teams.

Having suffered defeat by a similar score to Colombia in their opening match, a second successive loss leaves Australia's chances of advancing to the knockout stage hanging by a thread.

A 1-0 loss to Nigeria in their opening Group D match means the East Asian side cannot afford another defeat when they play Venezuela at the Estadio El Techo on Wednesday.

Japan's Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi netted one apiece in Celtic's 3-0 win against bitter Scottish Premier League rivals Rangers.

Junya Ito scored the equaliser as Reims came from behind to defeat Rennes in France while several other Asian stars delivered as well for their clubs.