Afghanistan 0-1 Syria in the AFC Asian Cup Qual., round 2 at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Al-Ahsa (19,550 capacity).

Afghanistan lost all 5 matches (L–L–L–L–L), scoring 2 and conceding 10.

Syria won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–W), scoring 7 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 6 times: Afghanistan 0 wins, Syria 6, 0 draws.