Asia holds World Cup draw despite '22 doubts
The draw for the first of Asia's World Cup qualifiers was made on Wednesday, even though FIFA has yet to decide how many teams will play in 2022.
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All times ETThe draw for the first of Asia's World Cup qualifiers was made on Wednesday, even though FIFA has yet to decide how many teams will play in 2022.
Malaysia progressed to January's AFC U23 Championship after a 2-0 victory over Mongolia in Bangkok on Sunday night in their final Group H game.
Ong Kim Swee admits that Friday's 3-0 defeat to Thailand has made things complicated in Malaysia's bid to progress to January's AFC U23 Championship.
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 12 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| Myanmar | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 6 |
| Mongolia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 3 |