<div>Uzbekistan, meanwhile, suffered a 3-0 defeat to Mali. </div>
<div>With the action kicking off on Friday, <em><strong>the-AFC.com </strong></em>shines the spotlight on one player from each of Asia's five representatives. </div>
<div> <div>Asia's future stars will aim to make a name for themselves, just as Korea Republic's Son Heung-min did in the 2009 edition where he scored three goals. </div> <div> </div> <div><em><strong>The-AFC.com</strong></em> takes a look at some of Asia's facts and figures in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.</div> </div>
<div>The dream remains alive for the 10 teams that <a href="https://cms.afc.prod.digitalservices.sportradar.com/The%20dream%20remains%20alive%20for%20the%2010%20teams%20that%20made%20it%20through%20the%20first%20round%20of%20the%20Asian%20Qualifiers%20last%20month%20and%20they%20will%20join%20the%20remaining%2026%20Member%20Associations%20to%20continue%20their%20journey." target="_blank" rel="noopener">made it through</a> the first round of the Asian Qualifiers last month and they will join the remaining 26 Member Associations to <a href="https://cms.afc.prod.digitalservices.sportradar.com/The%20dream%20remains%20alive%20for%20the%2010%20teams%20that%20made%20it%20through%20the%20first%20round%20of%20the%20Asian%20Qualifiers%20last%20month%20and%20they%20will%20join%20the%20remaining%2026%20Member%20Associations%20to%20continue%20their%20journey." target="_blank" rel="noopener">continue their journey</a>.</div>
<div> <div>Assistant coach Ahmed Alamrei described the draw as balanced, expressing confidence that Bahrain had every chance of advancing to the Round of 16 from a group that also consists former winners Korea Republic, Malaysia and Jordan. </div> </div>
<div>There is, however, still much to play for and as we await the next round of fixtures at the end of November, <em><strong>the-AFC.com</strong></em> takes a look at how the groups stand with UAE's Al Ain FC and Pohang Steelers of Korea Republic the first teams through to the Round of 16.</div>
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