Enad, 49, has temporarily replaced Croatian Romeo Jozak who was sacked following Kuwait's 3-0 defeat to Australia on Matchday Two of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.

That defeat came after Kuwait had opened their campaign with a resounding 7-0 win over Nepal, a result which sees them on top of the Group B standings.

The Kuwait FA decision came following “a meeting that was held to discuss the results of the national team in the past two rounds of the preliminary joint qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and AFC Asian Cup China 2023," read a Kuwait FA statement.

Kuwait came into the game on a high following their 7-0 humbling of Nepal at the same ground five days earlier, but Romeo Jozak’s men were brought back down to earth quickly as the visitors got off to a flying start.

Seven minutes were all that Australia needed to move in front through Mathew Leckie. The Kuwaiti defence failed to deal with an Aaron Mooy in-swinging corner and Jackson Irvine fumbled his shot on the rebound, but the ball found its way to Leckie who stabbed it home from inside the six-yard box.

The 1980 AFC Asian Cup winners were returninig to the Qualifiers after five years, having missed out on the 2019 qualifying campaign following their suspension by FIFA.

Returning to the job he previously held from 2010 from 2012 following the dismissal of Argentina Hector Cuper earlier this month, Abramov will get to know his new charges in a training camp starting on Wednesday, with the group to be cut to 23 before the White Wolves face Yemen eight days later.

Son Heung-min leads the Korea squad, who will play Sri Lanka and DPR Korea in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers but Jae-ik's inclusion is based on his performance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019.

Korea Republic emerged runners-up after a phenomenal performance and Bento has obviously marked Jae-ik, who plays for Qatar's Al Rayyan, as a future national team stalwart.

"I felt that this was the right time for him to join the senior team and show us what he has. We have a lot of depth in his position (at centre-back). He'll not be guaranteed playing time, but we'll see how competitive he can be against national team veterans," said Bento.

A first half brace from Abahani Limited Dhaka stiker Nabib Newaj Jibon gave Bangladesh a two-goal cushion before goals from Biplo Ahmed and substitute Rabiul Hasan in the second half put the game beyond Bhutan's reach.