Afghanistan national football team. (Photo : Getty Images)
The second meeting of the AFC 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Group E's lowly squads Afghanistan (1-4-0, 3 points) and Cambodia (0-0-5, 0 points) is set at the Takhti Stadium in Tehran, Iran on November 12th, Thursday.
Afghanistan won their first encounter, 1-0, at the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh with a late goal by midfielder Mustafa Zazai.
The Lions of Khorasan is coming off a disappointing 2-5 defeat in the hands of Syria at the Al-Seeb Stadium in Seeb, Oman last October 13 as they were unable to stop the attacks of the Eagles, as reported by Yahoo Sports.
Afghan midfielders Norlla Amiri and Faysal Shayesteh scored a goal in each half to put Petar Segrt's squad on the board, but Syria's onslaught was just unstoppable for their defense all throughout the match.
Meanwhile, Cambodia dropped a 1-2 decision to Singapore at the latter's National Stadium in Kallang also last October 13, as per ESPN.
Cambodian midfielder Sos Suhana managed to score one goal at the 65th minute, but the Singaporeans had already scored two in the first half to come away with the win after full time.
The Angkor Warriors have not yet registered a single so far in the tournament and they hope to do it this time in a second match with Afghanistan.
The predicted result is a 2-1 decision for Afghanistan over Cambodia. Lee Tae-Hoon's boys will score a goal this time, but their opponents will score one more to prevail.
Afghanistan starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Azizi; Amin, Daudi, Sharityar, Hadid; Alikhil, Z. Amiri, N. Amiri, Zazai; Shayesteh, Amani
Cambodia starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Sereyroth; Visal, Samoeun, Tola, Sovan; Phallin, Vathanaka, Suhana, Chhoeun; Sokpheng, Laboravy
