SportsMall Tuesday's World Cup Qualifiers – including previews, predictions, team news and possible lineups for the Asian clash between Palestine and Kuwait.
The last two teams in Group B of the AFC World Cup The third round qualifiers will meet on Tuesday evening Palestine take it KuwaitBoth will be aiming for their first wins in the group.
The hosts are bottom of the table with one point from three matches, while the visitors are fifth with two points from their three matches.
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In June 2024, Palestine made history by advancing from the second round and reaching the third round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time after finishing second in a group consisting of Australia, Lebanon and Bangladesh.
Drawn into a challenging third-round group alongside the likes of South Korea and Iraq, Palestine have struggled to make an impact in the first three matches.
Macrame tapestryThe men got off to a positive start in Group B with a hard-fought point against South Korea, but the Lions of Canaan suffered back-to-back defeats in their next two matches, 3-1 and 1 to Jordan. -0 for Iraq.
This is the third round of the AFC FIFA World Cup qualifiers as Palestine are still looking for a historic first win.
Qualifying for their first FIFA World Cup, Kuwait progressed to the third round ahead of India and Afghanistan in a Qatar-dominated second round Group A.
Juan Antonio Busy Later in July 2024 Paka took charge Rui Bento stepped down and the new manager failed to replicate the success of his predecessor, going winless in his first three games in charge.
Kuwait started the third round with promising draws against Jordan and Iraq. Two of the top three teams in the group, but suffered a 4-0 loss to Oman in their most recent game.
Kuwait are now aiming for their first win of the group as they hope to keep their World Cup dreams alive, against a Palestine side they have beaten in two of their last three meetings.
Palestine World Cup Qualifiers – Asian Format:
Kuwait World Cup Qualifiers – Asia Format:
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Palestine will be without services Mohammed Saleh For this game after he was left out of the squad due to injury.
Samar Jondi Their game against Kuwait is also in doubt as the defender was forced off in the 37th minute of their last game against Iraq with an injury.
Elsewhere, despite being beaten by Iraq last time out, a promising performance against a strong opponent could mean Daboub decides to name a similar squad here.
Bizzy will have a fully-fit squad that will aim to bounce back against Palestine, barring injury problems in their disastrous defeat against Oman.
Legendary forward Yusuf NasserThe 50-goal scorer in 111 games for Kuwait is likely to lead the line once again, although the rest of the squad could be in the mix given their heavy defeat last time out.
Palestine Possible starting line-up:
Abu Muhammad; Al Battat, Termanini, Mahajna, Saldana; Saidan, Garoub, Rashid, Aldeen; Dabak, Ali
Kuwait Probable Starting Lineup:
Abdul Ghafoor; Al Saniya, Al-Hajeri, Al Fathli, Ghana; Majid, Al-Enasi, Hani, Althfiri, Al-Harbi; Nasser
We say: Palestine 1-0 Kuwait
Although Palestine sit bottom of the table after three games, they have produced a number of promising performances and we believe the hosts will win this one after Kuwait's 4-0 loss to Oman.
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