Pakistan and Syria will kick off the third stage of their Asian Cup qualifiers against each other in Saudi Arabia.

The teams have been pitted in Group E. (More Football News) The match is a clash of favourites versus underdogs. Syria, ranked 95 in the world, have been veterans of the AFC Asian Cup tournament.

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but its national football team is not struggling too much to find willing opponents. In the last year, Russia faced Syria, Belarus, Brunei, Grenada, Vietnam and Serbia in friendly matches.

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