Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: Marc Wilmots was glowing with pride after seeing his Islamic Republic of Iran side produce a wonderful display of attacking football against Cambodia in their Asian Qualifiers Group C tie on Thursday.
Karim Ansarifard scored four, Sardar Azmoun three, Mehdi Taremi and Mohammad Mohebi two each with Ahmad Noorollahi, Hossein Kanaani and Mehrdad Mohammadi also on the scoresheet as Team Melli took another step towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: Islamic Republic of Iran turned on the style as they scored an emphatic 14-0 win over Cambodia in Group C of the Asian Qualifiers on Thursday.
Karim Ansarifard scored four and Sardar Azmoun a hat-trick on a historic day for Iranian football, as Asia's top ranked side's show of classy football was also watched by female fans at the iconic Azadi Stadium - for the first time in 40 years - with thousands in the stands.
Mehdi Taremi and Mohammad Mohebi registered braces while Ahmad Noorollahi, Hossein Kanaani and Mehrdad Mohammadi scored one each as Iran secured their second consecutive win, having opened their campaign to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 with a 2-0 triumph over Hong Kong last month.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Basra: Iraq secured their first victory of the Asian Qualifiers after defeating Hong Kong 2-0 in Group C at the Basra Sport City on Thursday.
Playing their first Qualifier on home soil since 2011, the victory revived their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 hopes after having settle for a 1-1 draw with Bahrain on Matchday One.
It was Hong Kong’s second defeat, having lost 2-0 to Islamic Republic of Iran after opening their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Cambodia.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: High scoring matches, teams bouncing back and history being made were all part of Matchday Three of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
The Continent's 40 teams will only have a few days to recover before Matchday Four comes along on Tuesday, with another 16 matches scheduled.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Canberra: Jamie Maclaren declared it his ‘proudest moment in a football jersey’ after scoring a hat-trick for Australia in their Asian Qualifiers Group B tie against Nepal on Thursday.
The Melbourne City striker had one international goal to his name heading into the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifying clash at GIO Stadium in Canberra, a strike against Palestine in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Guangzhou: Marcello Lippi is keeping his sights trained on a place in the next round of the Asian Qualifiers after seeing his side notch up a second straight win on Thursday with a 7-0 victory over Guam at Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou.
Yang Xu scored four and there were also goals from Wu Lei, Wu Xi and Elkeson as China PR followed up their 5-0 win over the Maldives last month by claiming another comfortable three points on the road to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
China now lead Group A alongside Syria with six points out of a possible six and next face the Philippines in Bacolod on Tuesday.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Saitama: Yuto Nagatomo revelled in scoring his first goal in a decade as Japan strolled to a 6-0 win over Mongolia on Thursday to establish themselves at the summit of Group F of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.
The Galatasaray full-back netted his side’s third goal in a comfortable win over their East Asian rivals after Takumi Minamino had given Hajime Moriyasu’s side the lead and Maya Yoshida doubled the home team’s advantage.