Asian heavyweights like Australia, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, UAE and China have named their squads for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
All of the aforementioned sides will be hoping to secure their place in the main event in Qatar next year and it will be interesting to see if they can overcome the upcoming hurdles in the form of qualifiers.
Australia World Cup qualifiers squad
Goalkeepers: Lawrence Thomas, Danny Vukovic, Mathew Ryan.
Defenders: Harry Souttar, Aziz Behich, Milos Degenek, Callum Elder, Rhyan Grant, Fran Karacic, Trent Sainsbury.
Midfielders: Martin Boyle, Kenneth Dougall, Denis Genreau, Ajdin Hrustic, Jackson Irvine, James Jeggo, Awer Mabil, Mathew Leckie, Riley McGree, Gianni Stensness.
Forwards: Mitchell Duke, Jamie Maclaren, Andrew Nabbout, Nikita Rukavytsya.
Japan World Cup qualifiers squad
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima, Shuichi Gonda, Kosei Tani.
Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Maya Yoshida, Hiroki Sakai, Shogo Taniguchi, Miki Yamane, Sei Muroya, Kou Itakura, Yuta Nakayama, Reo Hatate, Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Midfielders: Yuya Osako, Genki Haraguchi, Gaku Shibasaki, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Takuma Asano, Takumi Minamino, Kyogo Furuhashi.
Forwards: Hidemasa Morita, Daichi Kamada, Kaoru Mitoma, Daizen Maeda, Ayase Ueda, Ao Tanaka.
South Korea World Cup qualifiers squad
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Saudi Arabia World Cup qualifiers squad
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UAE World Cup qualifiers squad
Goalkeepers: Ali Khaseif, Adel Al Hosani, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Khalid Essa.
Defenders: Bandar Al Ahbabi, Abdulaziz Haikal, Mohammed Al Attas, Salem Sultan, Walid Abbas, Ahmed Rashid, Mohanad Salem, Mohammed Barghash, Al Hassan Saleh.
Midfielders: Ali Salmeen, Majed Rashid, Yahya Nader, Abdullah Ramadan, Abdullah Hamad, Mohammed Abbas, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Mohammed Juma Eid, Hareb Abdullah, Khalil Al Hammadi.
Forwards: Ismail Matar, Fabio de Lima, Caio Canedo, Ali Mabkhout, Sebastian Tagliabue.
Iran World Cup qualifiers squad
Goalkeepers: Alireza Beiranvand, Amir Abedzadeh, Payam Niazmand
Defenders: Shoja Khalilzadeh, Mohammadhossein Kanaanizadegan, Omid Nourafkan, Sadegh Moharami, Milad Mohammadi, Majid Hosseini, Saleh Hardani, Siavash Yazdani
Midfielders: Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Saeid Ezatolahi, Milad Sarlak, Ahmad Nourollahi, Yasin Salmani, Ehsan Hajisafi, Soroush Rafiei, Vahid Amiri, Saman Ghoddos, Mehdi Torabi, Ali Gholizadeh
Forwards: Karim Ansarifard, Sardar Azmoun, Mehdi Ghaedi, Kaveh Rezaei, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
China World Cup qualifiers squad
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