In the King’s Cup, Thailand defeated Fiji 3-1 through efforts from Ben Davies (11th), Teerasak Poephimai (17th) and Poramet Arjvirai (47th) and will meet Iraq in the final on Sunday.

The West Asian side triumphed in a tough encounter against Hong Kong, China - coming from behind to win 2-1 thanks to a Mohanad Ali brace after Matt Orr had put the East Asian side ahead.

Herve Renard’s Saudi Arabia also battled back from going behind to pick up a 2-1 win against North Macedonia in a friendly played in Czechia as part of their preparations for the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 Playoffs in October.

Aleksandar Trajkovski headed North Macedonia in front in the 40th minute but Feras Albrikan equalised for Saudi Arabia on the stroke of half-time before Abdullah Alhamddan’s long range strike in the 78th minute sealed the comeback.

A trio of goals in the second half helped UAE defeat Syria 3-1, with goals from Sasa Ivkovic, Yahya Alghassani and Gaston Suarez cancelling out Mohammad Alsalkhadi’s opener for Syria.

FIFA World Cup 2026-bound Jordan, meanwhile, played to a goalless stalemate with Russia.