Pakistan advance in World Cup qualifying as Hamid downs Cambodia

17.10.2023 - 15:47 channelnewsasia.com

MACAU : Pakistan qualified for the second round of Asia's World Cup 2026 preliminaries for the first time on Tuesday as a 1-0 win over Cambodia took the Stephen Constantine-coached side into the next phase.Former Queens Park Rangers midfielder Harun Hamid struck midway through the second half for Pakistan, with the goal enough to ensure his side advanced after the teams shared a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Phnom Penh last Thursday.Pakistan will feature in Group G, where they will meet Roberto Mancini's Saudi Arabia on Nov.

16 before taking on Jordan and Tajikistan.The South Asian nation are joined in the second round by Myanmar, who face a daunting trip to Japan in their next game after a 0-0 draw with Macau confirmed their progress after a 5-1 win in the first leg last week."Japan is one of the best teams in the world, but from better teams you can learn," said Myanmar coach Michael Feichtenbeiner, whose side will also play North Korea and Syria in Group B.Singapore booked their spot in the next round, where they will join South Korea, China and Thailand in Group C after Shawal Anuar's 81st minute goal sealed a 1-0 win in Guam to complete a 3-1 aggregate victory.Afghanistan advanced to Group A with a 1-0 victory over Mongolia thanks to Farshad Noor's second half goal to secure a 2-0 aggregate win and Abdullah Al Mutairi's side will next face Qatar, India and Kuwait.Hong Kong survived a scare in Thimphu, losing 2-0 to hosts Bhutan but progressing as a result of their 4-0 win in the first leg at home.Jorn Andersen's team will take on Iran, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in Group E in the second round.Taiwan won 3-0 over Timor-Leste to complete a 7-0 victory over two legs to go into Group D to meet Oman, Kyrgyzstan and

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