“If you look at our group, it’s not easy, we have UAE and Qatar but if you look at our results from the previous round, (it gives us confidence) to qualify."

"We always have to believe there is a chance. Now we know who we are going to play, and what it comes down to is the preparation, logistics, and making sure the squad is ready mentally and physically. This is a different stage for us, and it will involve traveling and visiting many countries. It will be difficult, but we have to play."

“We were in the same group with Iran in Round 2, we met Qatar in the (AFC) Asian Cup (Qatar 2023) - so we know the key opponents. We know the remaining teams as well. We are ready and the goal is to qualify for the first time to the World Cup.”

“It’ll be tough and difficult for us due to the quality of the opponents. Logistically it’s not a bad one for us. This is important because sometimes our players are not used to traveling a lot and we don’t need any adaptations.”

“I hope my appointment will have a positive impact on the team so that we can continue scripting history for football in Kyrgyz Republic. At this stage there are no easy opponents. We will do our best to prepare our team for the upcoming matches.”

“We are aware of each team’s abilities and every game will be tough but we will try our best to achieve our target (of reaching the World Cup).”

Khalil Gharios - Jordan Team Administrator

“The team is prepared, we will do everything that is needed for us to reach the World Cup and like I said, obviously, it is not going to be easy. There's a lot of respect for all the teams but I am sure we will make it there."

“Football is always full of surprises and at this stage of the Qualifiers, you can’t predict anything and upsets can occur in every match. Our first priority is to concentrate on our own team before we look at our opponents.”

“I think the draw was difficult but we have a chance, and our target is to be among the top four teams in the group, and we hope that the players will be up to the expectations."

"We have been drawn into a very difficult and challenging group. We have matches against those who have experienced the World Cup in the past, but also in places with a climate difference and transportation challenges. We have to ensure the best preparations for our players. There are many challenges."

"I believe we've gotten stronger as a team. In the last campaign we didn't have the depth in the team that we have today. A lot of people are sitting back and thinking that there are eight-and-a-half teams potentially going to be qualifying and that it's going to be easier, but the draw has shown today that there's three tough groups."

Ahmed Salah Malalla Abdulla - Bahrain Team Administrator

“The draw is good, I hope we can qualify for the World Cup. I hope we can continue our good form from the second round into this third round, and we will try to achieve direct qualification.”

"Yes it's a tough draw for us, it's the toughest group compared to the A and B groups but this is something we expected because we were in the fifth pot and we know that we cannot find a weak team. In these 18 teams, there is no weak team."

“The last five years have been extremely fruitful under (head coach) Shin Tae-yong and the team has done very well under his leadership. A difficult draw was expected and right now we only want to focus on keeping the momentum up and moving forward.”