Jordan and Kuwait in a decisive match .. and Palestine and Bahrain to cross to the Asian Cup

The teams of Jordan, Palestine and Bahrain will be in the process of seeking a single point that would enable them to cross into the 2023 Asian Cup in football, while Kuwait needs, in its confrontation with the "Namma" team, the three points of the third and final round of the decisive round qualifiers, which will be held by the pool system on Tuesday.

In Group A, Kuwait will meet Jordan in a decisive confrontation at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium.

Three teams are still interested in taking the first place in this group, noting that the qualifier system stipulates that the leaders in the six groups qualify, in addition to the five best teams occupying second place.

The "blue" suffered a sudden loss against Indonesia 1-2 in the opening round, before overcoming Nepal 4-1, while Jordan overcame the obstacles of Nepal with two goals and Indonesia with a goal.

Jordan leads the standings with 6 points, in front of Indonesia (3), Kuwait (3), and Nepal (0).

In the event that Kuwait beat Jordan and Indonesia over Nepal, three teams will equal points, and then the goal difference in the direct matches between the tied teams will be taken into account.

If the tie continues, the goals will be scored in the direct matches between them, then the goal difference in all group matches, otherwise the goals scored in them.

In the event of a tie, disciplinary points shall be taken (yellow card = 1 point, red card after yellow card = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points.

As for the last solution to break the tie, the draw will be between the three teams.

It is noteworthy that the two matches will not be played at the same time, as Kuwait will meet Jordan first, then Nepal will play Indonesia, which will play the confrontation on the same stadium knowing what is required of them to achieve to ensure qualification.

In the first match, the Kuwaiti and Jordanian teams will face each other in a usual occasion between the two sides.

The Palestinian team will meet the Philippines in the second group, which is a point away from reaching the Asian Cup for the third time in its history.

The "Fedayer" had achieved a 5-0 victory on Saturday at the expense of the Yemeni team, to keep the Palestinians at the top of the group with six points, compared to 4 points for the Philippines, which won a clean goal against Mongolia on Saturday as well, and a point for Yemen in the third, while Mongolia remained at the bottom of the standings empty-handed .

The Palestinian team participated for the first time in the finals in 2015 when it was eliminated from the group stage, similar to the last edition in 2019 in the UAE.

Yemen made its first appearance in 2019 when it was eliminated from the group stage with three defeats.

Twenty-four teams are competing for the remaining 11 qualifying cards for the continental championship, after ensuring 13 presence in the finals.

The teams of the third round were divided into six groups, and they will be held in the assembly system in six countries, on June 8, 11 and 14, and over three rounds only, not the traditional six back and forth.

Among those teams, too, is the Bahraini team, which turned its lag Saturday into a valuable victory at the expense of the host Malaysian team 2-1.

Bahrain topped the lead with 6 points after winning the first round 2-0 against Bangladesh, while Malaysia slipped to second place with 3 points, ahead of Turkmenistan.

Bahrain now needs only a point from the next meeting against Turkmenistan to ensure its passage to the finals.

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