The Syrian national football team has finished preparations to meet its Philippine counterpart, which will be held at Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium today at 4:00 pm.
Our team is aiming for a fifth consecutive win, stay away at the top of Group A, consolidate its foot in the Asian finals and move closer to qualifying for the crucial role of the World Cup qualifiers.
Coach Fajer Ibrahim said the Philippines match was more important than the match against China as "proving our foot in the Asian finals and bringing us closer to the crucial role of the World Cup.
"Our focus on tomorrow's game is greater than the meeting with China to preserve the good image that the team has drawn in the meeting with China and to emphasize and promote the culture of winning," Ibrahim told a news conference.
"The circumstances of the game are different from the first leg and we will make sure to achieve the full mark. We have studied the Philippine team well, analyzed their matches and aim to strengthen the lead."
In turn, our team goalkeeper Ibrahim Alamah explained that he and his colleagues will provide an honorable performance befitting the reputation of Syrian football and will be enthusiastic and masculinity at the Maktoum bin Rashid Stadium and said: Beating China is the outcome of serious work and we will strengthen that against the Philippines with realism and respect for the opponent.
Our team tops Group A with 12 full points from four games, 7 points for China and the Philippines, 3 for the Maldives and nothing for Guam.
Our team had won the previous match against the Philippines 5-2 in Bacolod in the first round and our team excelled in the four encounters with the Philippines since 1984, where he won and scored 24 goals against entering only three goals.
The seventh round of group matches will be held on March 26, where the Philippines will meet Guam and China with the Maldives.
The first round saw our team beat the Philippines 5-2 in Bacolod and the Maldives over Guam 1-0 in Guam, while the second round saw the Philippines beat Guam 4-1 in Guam, China over the Maldives 5-0 in Mali and the third round China beat Guam 7- Zero in Guangzhou and our team over the Maldives 2-1 in Dubai, while the fourth round saw Syria beat Guam 4-0 in Dubai, the Philippines tied with China 0-0 in Bacolod while the fifth round saw our team beat China 2-1 in Dubai and the Philippines against the Maldives 2 -1 in Mali.
The winners of each of the eight groups, along with the top four teams, qualify for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 and the third round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Qatar.
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