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John Duerden

@johnnyduerden

Covers Asia for Guardian, BBC, NYT, World Soccer, AP, ESPN. Columnist in China, Korea, Australia, India & elsewhere. Author of 4 books.

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The big game in Asian qualification today is Palestine Vs Oman in Amman. Palestine are hoping that the World Cup excitement in the city at Jordan's qualification can inspire them to glory of their own. thenationalnews.com/sport/football…

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Have been in Jordan as they celebrate a World Cup qualification after years of hard work. And also ask if Harry Redknapp would have led The Nashama to the 2018 World Cup had there been 48 teams then, instead of 32. theguardian.com/football/2025/…

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I attended both World Cup qualifiers in Jordan on Tuesday: Jordan vs Iraq and Palestine vs Oman. It was quite a night. open.substack.com/pub/howfootbal…

I attended both World Cup qualifiers in Jordan on Tuesday: 

Jordan vs Iraq and Palestine vs Oman.  

It was quite a night.

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My review of the Asian Champions League, won by Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia, is in here As is a look back at the Saudi Pro League, won by Al Ittihad.

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The World Cup playoffs will be hosted in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. This comes after Saudi Arabia hosted knockout stages of Asian CL. Other 4 nations involved want Saudi team to play in Qatar and Qatar team to play in Saudi to remove home advantage. the-afc.com/en/national/as…

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Asia about to enter the FIFA Club World Cup with Urawa Reds and then Ulsan HD in action first. It's a big deal, with potentially very big rewards, for all 4 teams.