Bhutan face Qatar in WC qualifiers

Bhutan will be facing Qatar in their first game in the World Cup qualifying match on Thursday. Qatar hoping to take full points but Bhutan team is not ready to give as they gather enthusiasm through their recent success in football.

With a 4-0 win over Singapore in a friendly earlier this week, Qatar hopes to dominate the South Asian nation.

This is one of 15 matches taking place today in the joint 2019 Asian Cup qualifying campaign that has minnows and giants clashing but only the eight group winners guaranteed a spot in the second round of Asian qualifying for Russia 2018.

Four-times Asian champions Japan host lowly Cambodia, perennial World Cup qualifiers South Korea welcome Laos, Saudi Arabia, under the guidance of Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk for the first time, take on East Timor, while Asian champions Australia host Bangladesh.