TEHRAN (Tasnim) The third round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers Road to 26 concluded on June 10 with Iran, Uzbekistan, Korea Republic, Jordan, Japan and Australia reaching next years tournament.
- Sports news -The UAE, Qatar, Iraq, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia also kept their hopes alive by entering the fourth round slated for October.
A total of 12 players from the third round have been shortlisted for the Player of the Round.
Mehdi Taremi again proved that he is among the best forwards in Asia as he turned on the style to help Iran qualify for their fourth successive FIFA World Cup.
The 32-year-old Team Melli striker not only scored five goals to be among the joint top scorers in third round but also bagged four assists.
Yazan Al Naimat (Jordan), Ole Romeny (Indonesia), Takefusa Kubo (Japan), Utkir Yusupov (Uzbekistan), Son Heung-min (Korea Republic), Fabio Lima (UAE), Akram Afif (Qatar), Aziz Behich (Australia), Aymen Hussein (Iraq), Muhsen Al Ghassani (Oman), and Hassan Al Tambakti (Saudi Arabia) are among the other players shortlisted for the accolade.
