“We should play every time with the best players, because we have goals to achieve. “We’ll manage the players in the way that we think will be the best way for the team and for the players,” Bento said. Son complained of jet lag in last month’s qualifiers, and South Korea coach Paulo Bento has to factor travel and the condition of his Europe-based players into his planning for every international game. South Korea has talented English Premier League stars to call upon, including Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan, but those players weren’t due to report for training until about 48 hours before the Syria game. Three points against Syria on Thursday are important for the Koreans, as the game is followed five days later by a tough trip to Tehran to take on group leader Iran. 2 was followed by a tight 1-0 win over Lebanon. In Group A, South Korea, aiming for a 10 successive World Cup appearance, has four points but has played both games so far at home. The USA will complete World Cup Qualifying window one play on Monday at 9 p.m. Arnold had to draft in Sunderland defender Bailey Wright for the pair of qualifiers when Milos Degenek was ruled out after testing positive for the coronavirus in pre-departure screening from his club, Red Star Belgrade.Ĭhina and Vietnam will meet in the United Arab Emirates in the other Group B match, with both teams chasing their first points in the round. Outscoring an upset-minded Cuba (0-1) 11-6 over the games final 3:40, the USA (1-0) opened FIBA World Cup Qualifying play with a hard-fought 95-90 victory on Sunday in Chihuahua, Mexico. Unable to play qualifiers at home because of travel restrictions in place for the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australians are taking on Oman in Doha, Qatar before traveling to Japan. It is a group qualification event in which over 200 footballing nations compete for 31 spots to join the chosen hosts in the World Cup finals. The Japan Racing Association established the Japan Cup as an international invitational race in order for local racehorses to have the opportunity to compete.
“Also they believe in each other which is very, very good.” The FIFA World Cup qualification is an exciting two to three-year-long contest that precedes the major competition. “They’re starting to believe they can win every game, which is fantastic, and that’s what I expect,” Australia coach Graham Arnold said.
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After comfortable victories over China and Vietnam, the Socceroos are full of confidence.