Renard rings changes in Saudi squad

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Renard rings changes in Saudi squad

Riyadh: Head coach Hervé Renard has made several changes to the Saudi Arabia national squad that will be taking on Singapore and Palestine in the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.

The 51-year-old coach dropped five players who started the opening match of the Qualifiers against Yemen, opting not to call Abdullah Al Mayouf, Hamdan Al Shamrani, Omar Hawsawi, Khaled Al Sumairi and Salem Al Dawsari.

Bangladesh to take winning form into Qatar tie

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Bangladesh to take winning form into Qatar tie

Dhaka: Bangladesh will head into their Asian Qualifiers match against Qatar next week on a high after scoring a second successive triumph over Bhutan in an international friendly on Thursday.

Bangladesh followed up Sunday's 4-1 win over the South Asians with a 2-0 triumph on Thursday as centre-back Yeasin Khan fired a brace at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

With fixtures against Qatar and India looming in their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifying campaign, Day was pleased his side will take winning form into the challenging fixtures.

Strong Socceroos squad set for Canberra & Kaohsiung

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Strong Socceroos squad set for Canberra & Kaohsiung

Sydney: A strong Socceroos squad will arrive in Canberra early next week eager to build upon Australia’s great start to the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.

Head coach Graham Arnold announced Australia’s squad for October’s international window on Friday, with important fixtures against Nepal in the nation’s capital (October 10) and Chinese Taipei in Kaohsiung (October 15) on the horizon.

UAE receive timely boost with Khalil return

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

UAE receive timely boost with Khalil return

Dubai: Ahmed Khalil is in line to return to action for United Arab Emirates’ FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers against Indonesia and Thailand.

Khalil, the 2015 AFC Asian Player of the Year, missed the UAE’s 2-1 triumph over Malaysia in their Group G opener and his return gives Bert van Marwjik’s side a much needed boost.

Espanyol's Wu becomes first Chinese goalscorer in European game

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Espanyol's Wu becomes first Chinese goalscorer in European game

Moscow: Espanyol forward Wu Lei became the first Chinese man to score in a major European competition on Thursday as his side beat CSKA Moscow 2-0 in the Europa League group stage.

The 27-year-old China PR international struck the opening goal on 64 minutes in Russia, clinically dinking the ball over CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev after a slick pass from Matias Vargas.

Wu, who was later booked for a dive, joined Espanyol from Shanghai SIPG in January for a reported 2 million euros.

In-form strikers headline Turkmenistan squad

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

In-form strikers headline Turkmenistan squad

Ashgabat: Turkmenistan will arrive in Beirut with two of Central Asian club football’s in-form forwards, as well as a returning Ruslan Mingazov, after head coach Ante Miše revealed his squad for next Thursday’s Asian Qualifiers fixture against Lebanon.

Vahyt Oraszahedov retains his place in the travelling party for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifying tie following a purple patch with Kyrgyz Republic champions FC Dordoi, while Altyn Asyr FC youngster Mihail Titov has earned a calli-up after showing strong form in Turkmenistan’s domestic Yokary Liga.

Borkelmans names Jordan squad for upcoming matches

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Borkelmans names Jordan squad for upcoming matches

Amman: National team head coach Vital Borkelmans has announced a 28-man squad ahead of Jordan’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Asian Qualifiers against Kuwait and Nepal.

Jordan, who will face Singapore in a friendly on Saturday, are set to host Kuwait at the Amman International Stadium on October 10, before playing Nepal at the same venue five days later.