Fresh off, the first matchday in the "final" round of AFC was played: No surprises except Japan losing to UAE, which is pretty big.
Group A:
South Korea - China 3-2
Iran - Qatar 2-0
Uzbekistan - Syria 1-0
Team | Played | GoalDiff | Points |
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Iran | 1 | +2 | 3 |
South Korea | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Uzbekistan | 1 | +1 | 3 |
China | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Syria | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Qatar | 1 | -2 | 0 |
Group B:
Australia - Iraq 2-0
Saudi Arabia - Thailand 1-0
Japan - United Arab Emirates 1-2
Team | Played | GoalDiff | Points |
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Australia | 1 | +2 | 3 |
UAE | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Japan | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Thailand | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Iraq | 1 | -2 | 0 |
(top two to Russia, third-placed teams will have a playoff to meet 4th of CONCACAF for another spot.)
Later today, there's also a CONMEBOL matchday.