Qatar vs Afghanistan
Qatar became the favorite participant in Group E World Cup qualifying in the Asian region. In the first party they acted as host to face Afghanistan. They were determined to be able to score as many goals as possible when appearing at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday (5/09).
Qatar deserves this status after winning the Asian Cup tournament. In fact, they only conceded once since the group phase, namely facing Japan in the top party, the rest they always win and have scored 19 against Lebanon, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, South Korea and the UAE.
They also added experience by being invited to the Copa America even though they only made monthly in the competition; they failed to qualify for the knockout phase after playing a draw with Paraguay, then lost to Colombia and Argentina in the group stages.
The same fate was experienced by Afghanistan in the Asian Cup competition where they failed to qualify for the knockout phase because they only won 1 out of 6 matches against Vietnam, Cambodia and Jordan.
Next, they staged a test match, also ending badly with a draw against Palestine and Tajikistan, the rest losing to Turkmenistan, Oman and Malaysia.
With that bad report card, Afghanistan is predicted to be an easy opponent for Qatar, moreover they will play in enemy cages. This will be the first meeting of the two national teams so that the goal party at Hamad will be a sweet start for the hosts.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5