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2nd in FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC2023 Schedule











Indonesia will get the chance to pull off another upset against Saudi Arabia in the next stage of the Asian qualifiers.

Are Ayase Ueda and Japan are poised to take the 2026 World Cup by storm? ESPN tackles that, and Asia's other big talking points from the latest round of qualifiers.

Australia, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Oman are all still looking to keep their World Cup dream alive on Tuesday.
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Former Socceroos' boss Graham Arnold will seek to reach the finals of another World Cup after taking the reins as coach of Iraq.

After matchday eight of Asia's World Cup qualifiers, ESPN's writers answer the burning questions, provide analysis and break down the biggest performances across the continent.

Hamza Choudhury's debut for Bangladesh adds him to an exclusive club: players who are the sole representative of their country in the Premier League.

Who will win the 2026 World Cup? A team stacked with talent, surely. We've devised a way to rank countries by the talent in their squads.

Iraq seeks to relocate their World Cup qualifier against Palestine from FIFA's neutral venue suggestion, Amman, and a Palestinian proposal near Jerusalem.

From the Japanese juggernaut to numerical deficits not mattering, here's what we learnt from the third round of Asian qualifiers.
WCQ - AFC Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Leaders
Top Scorers
# | Player | Goals | M | A |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aymen Hussein | 8 | 13 | 0 | |
Ibrahim Bayesh | 2 | 16 | 2 | |
Ali Jasim | 2 | 16 | 4 |
Top Assists
# | Player | Assists | M | G |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Jasim | 4 | 16 | 2 | |
Amir Al-Ammari | 3 | 14 | 1 | |
Ibrahim Bayesh | 2 | 16 | 2 |