Myanmar team’s World Cup Qualifiers to be held till 15 June

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Myanmar national team players are seen under training on the artificial turf in Japan.  Photo: Antoine Hey’s Twitter

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will host the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup second round qualifiers from 28 May to 15 June. The remaining matches include group matches of team Myanmar. Myanmar will play against Japan on 28 May, Kyrgyzstan on 11 June and Tajikistan on 15 June. North Korea has withdrawn from the second round of the World Cup qualifiers. Myanmar team have already arrived in Japan since 22 May for all the remaining qualifiers as second-round qualifiers are being held in eight groups. According to the group standings before the remaining 57 matches, Syria has 15 points from 5 matches in Group A while the China team scored seven points in four games. The Philippine team scored seven points in five games, and the Maldives scored six points in five games.
In Group B, Guam misses five games while Australia has 12 points from four games. Kuwait and Jordan have 10 points each from their matches, and Nepal has three points from five games in the same group.
In Group C, Chinese Taipei has no point, and Iraq scored 11 points in five games. Bahrain has nine points from five games, while Iran has six points from four games. Next, the Hong Kong team have won five points, and the Cambodian team scored one point in five matches in the group.
In Group D, Saudi Arabia has 11 points from five matches while Uzbekistan has nine points. Next, Singapore has seven points from five games, and Yemen scored five points in five games. The Palestinian team has four points from six games in the same group.
In Group E, Qatar scored 16 points from six games, and Oman scored 12 points in five games. Afghanistan has four points from five games while the Indian team scored three points in five matches. Bangladesh scored one point in five games in the group.
In Group F, Japan scored 15 points in five matches. Tajikistan garnered 10 points from 6 games, and Kyrgyzstan earned seven points from five games. The Myanmar team scored six points in five games, and Mongolia has three points from five games in the same group.
In Group G, Vietnam scored 11 points in five matches, and Malaysia has collected nine points in five games. The Thai team have earned eight points in five games, while UAE has six points from four games. Indonesia has no point from five games in the group.
In Group H, Turkmenistan has nine points from five games, and South Korea have eight points from four games. Lebanon scored eight points in five games, while Sri Lanka has not scored in five games yet. North Korea are in Group H with eight points from five games but have dropped out with three games remaining.
According to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Group A matches will be played in China. Group B matches will be played in Kuwait, and Group C matches in Bahrain. Besides, Group D matches will be played in Saudi Arabia, and Group E matches in Qatar. Group F matches will be played in Japan. Group G matches will be played in the UAE, and Group H matches in South Korea. Of the remaining matches, the Japan-Myanmar match will be held on 28 May. The remaining 56 matches will be played on 3, 7, 11, and 15 June.—Ko Nyi Lay/ GNLM

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