Uzbekistan 2022: Know Your Group B Teams

Australia
How they qualified: Group G winners
Previous appearances: 4
Best finish: 3rd place (2020)
Head coach: Trevor Morgan
Qualifiers stats: Australia scored four and  conceded two goals in topping Group G
Fun fact: Australia are the pass masters, having the most number of passes (2,834) across the previous four editions.

Fixtures: 
Australia v Kuwait - June 1
Iraq v Australia - June 4
Australia v Jordan - June 7

Goalkeepers: Joe Gauci (1), Jacob Chapman (12), Nicholas Bilokapic (18).

Defenders: Lewis Miller (2), Jay Rich-Baghuelou (3), Jordan Courtney-Perkins (4), Jordan Bos (5), Kai Trewin (13), Hosine Bility (15), Joshua Rawlins (20), Jacob Farrell (23).

Midfielders: Tyrese Francois (6), Patrick Yazbek (8), Ramy Najjarine (10), Joshua Nisbet (14), Louis D'arrigo (16), Cameron Peupion (17).

Forwards:   Lachlan Brook (7), Alou Kuol (9), Kusini Yengi (11), Patrick Wood (19), Bernardo Oliveira (21), Tristan Hammond (22).

Jordan
How they qualified: Group F winners
Previous appearances: 4
Best finish: 3rd Place (2013)
Head coach: Ahmad Hayel
Qualifiers stats: Jordan scored two and conceded one goal in winning Group F
Fun fact: Jordan have the highest number of draws (8) over four the previous four editions

Fixtures:
Jordan v Iraq - June 1
Kuwait v Jordan - June 4
Australia v Jordan - June 7

Goalkeepers: Abdallah Alfakhori (1), Ahmad Juaidi (12), Qais Abassi (22).

Defenders: Husam Abudahab (2), Yazan Abdelaal (3), Danial Afaneh (4), Hadi Alhourani (5), Shoqi Al-Quz'a (13), Bassam Daldoom (14), Mohannad Abu Taha (18), Yousef Abualjazar (23).

Midfielders: Nizar Al-Rashdan (6), Omar Hani (7), Ibrahim Sa'deh (8), Abdel Abualkas (15), Fadel Haikal (16), Amin Al Shanaineh (17), Ahmad Abu Sha'ireh (19).

Forwards: Khaled Sayaheen (9), Mohammad Aburiziq (10), Hamza Alsaifi (11), Bashar Aldiabat (20), Abdallah Alshuaybat (21).

Iraq
How they qualified: Group C winners
Previous appearances: 4
Best finish: Champions 2013
Head coach: Miroslav Soukup
Qualifiers stats: Iraq scored seven goals and conceded none in Group C
Fun fact: Iraq were the inaugural winners of the competition in 2013

Fixtures:
Jordan v Iraq - June 1
Iraq v Australia - June 4
Iraq v Kuwait - June 7

Goalkeepers: Mustafa Athab (1), Hussein Ali Jooli (12), Hasan Ahmed (22).

Defenders: Abbas Badeea (2), Ahmed Hasan Al Reeshawee (3), Hussein Ammar (4), Cardo Siddik (6), Merchas Doski (14), Mohammed Albaqer (15), Hasan Raed Matrook (19), Ahmed Naeem  (23).

Midfielders: Moamel Abdulridha Ogaili (8), Hasan Abdulkareem (10), Muntadher Mohammed (11), Ali Majid Al-Rubaye (13), Muntadher Abdulameer (16), Alexander Aoraha (20), Ammar Ghaleb Falih (21).

Forwards: Baqer Attwan Al Magsoosi (5), Amin Al-Hamawi (7), Wakaa Ramadhan (9), Maytham Waad (17), Hiran Azad Rafiq (18).

Kuwait
How they qualified: Group D winners
Previous appearance: 1
Best finish: Group Stage
Head coach: Abdulaziz Hamada 
Qualifiers stats: Kuwait scored three and conceded one goal in winning Group D
Fun fact: Kuwait are making a return to the continental showpiece after having appeared in the inaugural edition in 2013

Fixtures:
Australia v Kuwait - June 1
Kuwait v Jordan - June 4
Iraq v Kuwait - June 7

Goalkeepers: Khaled Alfadhli (1), Abdulrahman Alfadhly (22), Mohammad Alhusainan (23).

Defenders: Abdullah Aljazzaf (2), Khaled Alfadhli (3), Yousef Alhaqan (4), Abdulaziz Mahran (6), Saleh Almehtab (12), Ali Muhaisen (13), Saleh Albannay (15), Mohammad Alrashed (17), Abdulaziz Marzoaq (21).

Midfielders: Othman Alshemeri (5), Naser Jazaa (8), Khaled Almershed (14), Mahdi Dashti (16), Bader Almutairi (18), Fahad Alfadhli (20).

Forwards: Yousef Alrasheedi (7), Fawwaz Alembailesh (9), Aqeel Alhazeem (10), Abdulrahman Karam (11), Fahad Alazmi (19).