RIYADH - Thailand and Saudi Arabia battled to a scoreless half-time interval Friday morning (Thailand time) in the opening match of World Cup qualifying. It is the first game in a year-long, round robin tournament that will send just one team to Russia for World Cup 2018. South Korea defeated China 3-2 in Group A play. It was a shock for China, which hopes to return to the World Cup finals. Other Group A results: Uzbekistan 1, Syria 0, and Iran 2, Qatar 0.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2016 18:33 UTC