Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dhaka: Bangladesh held firm to hold Laos 0-0 in the second leg of their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification tie on Tuesday, with the South Asians advancing 1-0 on aggregate.
Bangladesh, needing just a draw to qualify, started defensively as the onus was on the visitors to up the ante but they looked overawed by the enormity of the occasion and failed to produce enough chances.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Vientiane: Substitute Mohammad Rabiul Hasan struck in the second half to secure Bangladesh a 1-0 win against Laos in the first leg of their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2013 Preliminary Joint Qualification on Thursday.
Bangladesh were the first to start pressing and threatened to score within the opening minutes of the game but their finishing left a lot to be desired. That was to set the tone of the first half which was marked by both teams inability to convert from close range and thus ended goalless.
The first half also witnessed multiple wayward free-kicks from both teams. Soon after Bangladesh fluffed their chances in the early minutes, it was the turn of Laos forward and skipper Souk Aphone Vongchiengkham who couldn’t quite put the finishing touch on an exciting short passage of play.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dededo: Guam cruised into the next round of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification after beating Bhutan 5-0 in the second leg on Tuesday, advancing 5-1 on aggregate.
Bhutan entered the tie with the advantage of having won last week's first leg 1-0, courtesy of Tshering Dorji's first half strike, but Guam signalled their intent within the first two minutes of the match at the Guam FA Field with Marlon Evans shooting wide from Ian Marino's corner kick.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia produced another superb show as they confirmed their place in the next round of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 Joint Qualification with a 5-1 win over Timor-Leste in the second leg on Tuesday, advancing 12-2 on aggregate.
Timor-Leste came into the tie facing a six-goal deficit from the first leg but any hope of a comeback was quickly diminished in the first half as Tan Cheng Hoe’s men raced to a 3-0 lead at half-time and added two more goals to advance in style with Shahrel Fikri hitting a hat-trick.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Bandar Seri Begawan: There was no joy for Brunei Darussalam despite beating Mongolia 2-1, with the Southeast Asians being edged 3-2 on aggregate in their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification tie on Tuesday.
Mongolia made history as they progressed to the next round of the Asian Qualifiers for the first time and it is a a well deserved achievement.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round One will see five second leg ties being played on Tuesday.
Only Malaysia - thanks to a 7-1 win over Timor-Leste in the first leg - look to have sealed a place in the next stage of the Asian Qualifiers while there is still all to play for in the four other preliminary round ties being played on Tuesday.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation has been informed today by the Macau Football Association that their national team will not travel to Sri Lanka for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 second leg match scheduled for Colombo tomorrow.
The AFC will now refer this matter to FIFA and the appropriate AFC committees.