Predictions & Livescore World Cup Qualifying Asia - Japan vs Syria

World Cup Qualifying Asia - Japan vs Syria
Match Time: 11-06-2024 18:10 Tuesday (GMT+8)
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As the 18th-ranked side in the world, Japan have showcased their quality to make light work of a group that contains Syria, North Korea and Myanmar.

They began their qualifying campaign with consecutive 5-0 wins over Myanmar and Syria, before they recorded a narrow 1-0 victory over North Korea.

Japan were then awarded a 3-0 win after their scheduled away meeting with North Korea was cancelled, ensuring that they sealed their spot in the next round with a game to play.

After securing their progression in March, the Samurai Blue returned to action with a dominant 5-0 away win in Thursday's clash with Mynamar thanks to braces from Keito Nakamura and Koki Ogawa as well as a Ritsu Doan effort.

They will now be looking to maintain their 100% record and clinch another clean sheet to advance to the next round without conceding a single goal.

In contrast to their hosts, Syria are yet to secure their place in the next stage after collecting seven points from their five qualifiers.

They kicked off their campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over North Korea, before losing to Japan and drawing 1-1 with Myanmar.

Syria then produced a free-scoring display to ease to a 7-0 victory over Myanmar in March, ensuring that they went into Thursday's game against North Korea with the chance to seal a top-two spot.

However, they ultimately fell to a disappointing 1-0 defeat on matchday five, reducing their buffer to North Korea to just one point ahead of the final round of fixtures.

Hector Cuper's side still have their fate in their own hands, knowing that a win will be enough to clinch second spot, but a failure to claim all three points will leave Syria at risk of being leapfrogged by North Korea.

Prediction: Japan 3-1 Syria