Syria requests the discount of the "double qualifiers" card from Sharjah

The Syrian national team is looking to secure its lead and qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup finals in China, and the third final round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Qatar, when it meets Guam, today, in Sharjah, in the ninth round of the first group of double qualifiers.

Syria will be a candidate, at least on paper, to maintain its ideal record and achieve its seventh successive victory at the expense of the last Guam, which lost the first leg between the two teams (4-0).

Syria’s victory will guarantee it the top of the group and its qualification to the 2023 Asian Cup in China and the decisive role for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, regardless of the result of its last match with China scheduled for the 15th of this month, since it is currently ahead of the latter by eight points, but with a match more than « the Dragon". The Syrian team will play against Guam with a squad that will be absent from most of the main players in order to comfort them for the match against China, and this was confirmed by the Tunisian coach for the national team, Nabil Maaloul, saying: “The match will be difficult against Guam without any doubt, because it came 72 hours after our match with the Maldives, which we played in a humid atmosphere. High and a lot of heat .. Our goal, like the first match, is to win and the three points that will make us finally rest assured of first place.” He continued, "Then, we have a full week and enough time to prepare for the China match and restore the strength of the players."

The Guam match will miss goalkeeper Ibrahim Alama and left back Moayad Ajjan for the accumulation of cards, and Maaloul will go to play with a mixture of starters and substitutes.

Today, the third team of China and the Philippines, three points behind the "Dragon", will also meet.

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