Syria vs Afghanistan match stats & report
5–1 Full time
Syria stats & fixtures · Afghanistan stats & fixtures
Syria beat Afghanistan 5–1 in the Asian Cup - Qualification (3rd Round - 6) on 31 March 2026.
Goals and cards
- 5' Goal M. Al Salkhadi Syria
- 23' Goal A. Panahi (assist N. Mahbobi) Afghanistan
- 54' Goal M. Al Hallaq (assist Z. Hanan) Syria
- 58' Goal M. Al Mustafa (assist M. Al Hallaq) Syria
- 82' Goal M. Al Mustafa Syria
- 90' Goal M. Al Aswad (assist M. Khoja) Syria
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Syria
- 22 S. Alshakir —
- 19 Z. Hanan —
- 4 A. Al Shami —
- 13 A. R. Al Mohamad —
- 12 A. Al Miqdad —
- 15 M. Nayef —
- 14 Ahmad Ashkar —
- 17 M. Al Salkhadi —
- 11 M. Al Aswad —
- — Anas Al Dahan —
- 10 M. Al Hallaq —
Bench Ahmad Madania , M. Sarraf , I. Al Khalil , Fares Arnaout , Khaled Al Hajjah , H. Al Looz , Z. Ghareer , Yahya Karak , M. Khoja , M. Al Sarakbi , H. Mahmoud , M. Al Mustafa
Afghanistan
- 23 K. Mottaghian —
- 13 A. B. Nazari —
- 5 A. Mehri —
- 3 A. Arezou —
- 4 M. Hanifi —
- 2 N. Mahbobi —
- 12 S. Aref —
- 7 Mosawer Ahadi —
- 8 E. Mansor —
- 14 A. Panahi —
- 9 M. Arefi —
Bench J. Mohammadi , E. Daftarie , Samir Samandari , A. Rahimi , S. Sarwari , Y. Safi , H. Hotak
Form guide
Syria at home
2–0–0 in 2 matches
- Scored
- 5.0 per game
- Conceded
- 1.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 0 / 2
- Corners
- not available
- Shots on target
- not available
Based on 2 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Afghanistan away
1–1–2 in 4 matches
- Scored
- 0.5 per game
- Conceded
- 1.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 4
- Corners
- not available
- Shots on target
- not available
Based on 4 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Detailed match statistics aren't available for this competition, so corners, shots and cards can't be shown.
Syria vs Afghanistan head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan v Syria | 0–1 | |
| Syria v Afghanistan | 5–2 | |
| Afghanistan v Syria | 0–6 |
Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.