Six friendly games were held over the weekend that featured CONCACAF and AFC teams preparing for their opening qualifying matches in the next round.
First on Friday, Bahrain, placed in group E for the third round, defeated Sudan 1-0. Bahrain is in the same group as Iran, Qatar and Indonesia. Also on Friday, group A member Iraq tied an Ugandan U-23 side 2-2. Highlights of Iraq's goals are below.
Saturday saw two friendlies played between four sides still in Asian qualifying. Group D member Oman hosted and defeated Kuwait, of group B, 1-0. The lone goal was scored by Hussain Al-Hadhri.
Indonesia traveled to group A team Jordan and fell 1-0, thanks to a goal by Abdullah Deeb that was scored directly from a corner kick, an Olympic goal. Highlight below.
In CONCACAF, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines squared off in two friendly matches on Friday and Sunday. Antigua and Barbuda hosted both matches and won the first one by the score of 1-0. The group F side drew 2-2 with the group E member on Sunday, with the goals coming through captain George Dublin and Jaime Thomas for Anitgua and Barbuda. Here is an article describing the team's preparation with quotes from Dublin.
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