Syria

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.

Syria failed to make their superiority count against plucky Palestine as they settled for a share of the spoils in a tense Asian Cup clash.

Omar Khribin moved Syria closer to a place at Russia 2018 on Thursday with the winning goal in their qualifying clash with Uzbekistan.

Bernd Stange Bernd Stange became the second coach sacked at the Asian Cup, dismissed by Syria after a disappointing haul of one point from two games.

Shinji Kagawa Shinji Kagawa hurt his shoulder in Japan's draw with Syria and could miss next week's World Cup qualifying match against Iraq.

Timothy Cahill Tim Cahill and Tom Rogic could start for Australia in their World Cup play-off second leg against Syria.

Keisuke Honda Second-half goals from Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Takashi Usami secured a 3-0 win for Japan over Syria in Muscat.