Iran Sports Minister Masoud Soltanifar said all necessary preparations have been made for Iranian women fans to attend the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Group C qualifying tie, adding that the approval is initially only for international games.

Soltanifar said the decision was made after consultation with religious institutions and members of parliament, adding there will be extra police to ensure the safety of the women fans.

Malaysia conceded four goals in their first two matches - a 3-2 victory over Indonesia while Ali Mabkhout’s double saw the Southeast Asians edged 2-1 by the United Arab Emirates in their second match.

Abramov returns to the head coaching role he previously held from 2010 to 2012, with his first assignment to come in next month’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers fixtures.

As well as holding head coaching positions at several of the country’s top clubs, most recently FC Bunyodkor, Abramov guided Uzbekistan to the AFC Asian Cup semi-finals in 2011, their best ever finish at the tournament.

DPR Korea, who defeated Lebanon and Sri Lanka in the Asian Qualifiers, jumped five places to 113th in the world in the FIFA Ranking released on Thursday..

Yemen (137th), Singapore (157th) and Nepal (161st) also improved their respective rankings by five spots.

Bahrain (105), Tajikistan (115) and Mongolia (183) each moved up four spots.

Goals from distance, individual brilliance and solo efforts lit up the opening two rounds of the Asian Qualifiers. the-AFC.com has picked five. Tell us who you think scored the best goal.

It was a run which started in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 as Qatar, en route to lifting the title, defeated Asian giants Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic, United Arab Emirates and Japan.

India went into the tie braced for a tough night against the in-form Qatar, who had defeated Afghanistan 6-0 in their opening tie, but walked away with a share of the points.