The K League 1 club said Cong Phuong agreed to a one-year loan deal and will join Incheon from Vietnamese side Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

Cong Phuong has been one of the key players for the Vietnamese national football team led by head coach Park Hang-seo.

The 24-year-old helped Vietnam win the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup and reach the quarter-finals at the recent AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019. He scored two goals in five matches at the AFC Asian Cup.

Cong Phuong will be the second Vietnamese to play in the K League 1 after Luong Xuan Truong, who had loan stints with Incheon and Gangwon FC from 2016 to 2017.

The Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic (FFKR) officially announced the signing in the presence of newly elected FFKR President Kanatbek Mamatov.

Krestinin will oversee the team for the upcoming matches in the qualifying rounds of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar as well as the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

SAFF's has given its Technical Committee the mandate to hire a new national head coach.

The SAFF said in a statement: “The board has entrusted during its meeting on Monday, the Technical Committee to take over the choice of the next coach of the Saudi National Team, according to the standards to suit the needs of the coming period.

“The Board reviewed the governance system, the organisational structure, the tasks and responsibilities of the standing and judicial committees and the working mechanisms therein, in order to raise the level of the efficiency and quality of performance in its work.”

Nguyen, who was one of the revelations of UAE 2019, struck his sublime free-kick in the 38th minute of the Group D match against Yemen, which Vietnam won 2-0 to seal a place in the knockout stage.

It was also voted as the best goal of the group stage while teammate Nguyen Cong Phuong's effort against Jordan received the highest number of votes for the Round of 16.

Qatar improved to 55th, just missing out on their best ever FIFA World Ranking of 53.

Japan, whose bid for a fifth AFC Asian Cup title was thwarted by Qatar in the final, also saw a surge in their ranking as they improved by 23 spots to 27 to sit behind Iran, who improved by seven to move up to 22.

Qatar's improvement was expected as six of the seven teams they defeated en route to winning the AFC Asian Cup title were recorded against sides who were ranked higher than the Maroons going into UAE 2019.

Qatar, having never advanced beyond the quarter-finals in their previous appearances in the Continental showpiece, were a revelation in UAE 2019 as Felix Sanchez's team recorded seven wins to emerge champions on February 1.

Four of the seven wins were recorded against former AFC Asian Cup winners - Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Korea Republic and Japan - and Xavi said it was just reward for the efforts the Qatar Football Association (QFA) had put in preparing the team.

The Oman Football Association announced Dutchman Verbeek's decision on its social media channels late on Wednesday.

Assistant coach Muhanna Said will be the stand-in coach until a suitable candidate is found, added the Oman FA.