Qatar's forward #10 Akram Afif and Kyrgyzstan's defender #03 Tamirlan Kozubaev watch the ball during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Qatar and Kyrgyzstan at Thumama Stadium in Doha on October 10, 2024. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

UAE's defender #02 Abdulla Idrees vies for the ball with North Korea's midfielder #17 Kuk-Chol Kang during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between the United Arab Emirates and North Korea at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al-Ain on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea's midfielder #20 Chung-Song Paek fights for the ball with UAE's forward #23 Bruno during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between the United Arab Emirates and North Korea at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al-Ain on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Qatar's Spanish coach Tintin Marquez gestures during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Qatar and Kyrgyzstan at Thumama Stadium in Doha on October 10, 2024. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Singaporean match referee Muhammad Taqi al-Jaafari gestures during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between Qatar and Kyrgyzstan at Thumama Stadium in Doha on October 10, 2024. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

UAE's players pose for a group photo ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between the United Arab Emirates and North Korea at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al-Ain on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea's midfielder #13 Ri Il-song fights for the ball with UAE's defender #19 Khaled Ibrahim during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between the United Arab Emirates and North Korea at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al-Ain on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea's head coach Sin Yong-nam looks on during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualification football match between the United Arab Emirates and North Korea at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al-Ain on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)