Syria

Michael Jedinak Ange Postecoglou made five changes to his Australia squad to face Syria, with captain Mile Jedinak left out.

Timothy Cahill Tim Cahill helped Australia scrape past Syria and book a World Cup qualifying play-off against CONCACAF's fourth-place team.

Syria fell to a late Tom Rogic goal as Australia advanced to the last-16 stage at the Asian Cup.

Jordan piled the pressure on Australia with a victory over Tajikistan on a busy day of AFC World Cup qualifiers.

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates all qualified for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup with qualifying wins on Friday.

It was a day to remember for Guam as they ended their long wait for a World Cup qualifying victory.

Jose Mourinho Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said he turned down an offer to help Syria qualify for their first ever World Cup.

Harry Redknapp's Jordan won 8-0, Australia and Japan scored big and Thailand reached the next phase in the latest AFC World Cup qualifiers.

Singapore Singapore recorded their first victory of AFC Asian Cup 2015 qualifying with a 2-1 victory over Syria at the Jalan Besar Stadium.