World Cup 2022 qualifiers: Japan, Australia prolong runs; Kyrgyzstan and not using a keeper

While gamers from Japan, Australia and Syria had been extending profitable streaks, a defender from Kyrgyzstan was having some issue dealing with a brand new project in Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
Kyrgyzstan was pressured to play a second-round qualifier with a defender in objective on Monday as a result of all three of the nationwide staff’s goalkeepers had been self-isolating following a COVID-19 outbreak.
Aizar Akmatov as an alternative performed between the posts, permitting one objective in a 1-0 loss in Group F to Mongolia, which is ranked 192nd of FIFA’s 211 groups. Oyunbaataryn Mijiddorj scored within the thirty fourth minute for Mongolia, which posted its second win in eight matches however remained in final spot.
At the highest of the group, Japan beat Tajikistan 4-1 for its seventh victory in seven matches on this stage.
Japan had already secured a spot within the third spherical of qualifying.
Kyogo Furuhashi, Takumi Minamino, Kento Hashimoto and Hayao Kawabe all scored for Japan, whereas Ehsoni Panshanbe scored for Tajikistan — the primary objective Japan has conceded in 549 minutes.
Syria turned the second staff to advance to the third spherical with a 3-0 win over Guam in Sharjah, its seventh successive win in Group A.

Australia had a 5-1 win over Taiwan for its sixth straight victory in Group B, staying 5 factors away from Jordan. The Australians can transfer into the following spherical with a win on Friday over Nepal. Goals from Harry Souttar, Jamie Maclaren, Trent Sainsbury and two from Mitchell Duke secured the factors, with Gao Wei-Jie scoring for Taiwan after 62 minutes.
“The performance was very good,” Australia’s head coach Graham Arnold mentioned. The Australians have a run of 4 video games inside two weeks, so squad rotation is a part of the method.
“We had a very inexperienced team that was given an opportunity — only a couple of senior players around them,” Arnold mentioned. “They handled everything really, really well.”
Only the eight group winners progress robotically to the third spherical, which is about to begin in September, together with the 4 finest second-place groups.
China is eight factors behind Syria and may solely hope to complete second in Group A regardless of a 2-0 win towards the Philippines. The objectives got here from Wu Lei and Wu Xinghan.
“It was a tough game and a good win,” China coach Li Tie mentioned. “There are still two games left but we are focused only on the next one.”
Second-half objectives from FC Zenit striker Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi of Porto gave Iran a 3-0 win over Bahrain. Iran is in second place in Group C and simply two factors behind Iraq, which beat Cambodia 4-1.
Uzbekistan thrashed Singapore 5-0 to maneuver two factors behind Saudi Arabia in Group D, India posted its first victory in Group E with a 2-0 win over Bangladesh, and Vietnam stayed atop Group G with a 4-0 win over Indonesia in Dubai. United Arab Emirates moved into second, two factors behind, after defeating Thailand 3-1.