Soccer-Uzbekistan earn first World Cup qualification, Australia, Jordan shut in

HONG KONG, – Uzbekistan certified for the World Cup for the primary time on Thursday as a 0-0 draw with the United Arab Emirates confirmed the nation’s progress to subsequent 12 months’s finals as Australia and Jordan moved to the verge of reserving berths in North America.

Aziz Behich’s ninetieth minute strike earned the Socceroos a 1-0 win over already-qualified Japan in Perth in Group C to maintain Tony Popovic’s facet three factors away from Saudi Arabia, who received 2-0 towards Bahrain in Riffa.

Goals from Musab Al-Juwayr and Abdulrahman Al-Obud earned Saudi Arabia a victory that places Australia’s celebrations on maintain till the 2 nations meet in Jeddah on Tuesday.

But Australia’s vastly superior objective distinction means they’ll lose that assembly with the Saudis by as much as 4 targets and nonetheless advance to a sixth consecutive World Cup finals as second-placed finishers behind the Japanese.

Jordan additionally moved to the cusp of qualification as Ali Olwan’s hat-trick delivered a 3-0 win over Oman in Muscat to go away Jamal Sellami’s facet ready for the consequence from South Korea’s conflict with Iraq in Basra afterward Thursday in Group B.

Uzbekistan goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov made a string of second-half saves in Abu Dhabi to frustrate the UAE and earn his nation their first World Cup qualification because the nation gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Abbosbek Fayzullaev had hit the crossbar with a 54th minute header for the guests nevertheless it was Yusupov who annoyed the Cosmin Olaroiu-coached Emiratis, who wanted to win to take care of their hopes of automated qualification.

The draw means the UAE will now progress to the fourth spherical of qualifying as the purpose earned ensures a third- or fourth-placed end in Group A.

Indonesia assured their involvement within the World Cup preliminaries would proceed into the fourth spherical as a 1-0 win over China additionally ended the qualification hopes of Branko Ivankovic’s facet.

Ole Romeny’s forty fifth minute penalty separated the edges in Jakarta to make sure Indonesia would end in both third or fourth place in Group C, thereby progressing to the subsequent part, which shall be performed in October.

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