The Iran national football team, recognised as IR Iran by FIFA, represents Iran in international senior football and is governed by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI).
The India national football team represents India in men's international football and is governed by the All India Football Federation.
The Kuwait national football team represents Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Kuwait made its only FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982, managing to get one point in the group stage by a draw against Czechoslovakia. In the AFC Asian Cup, Kuwait reached the final round in 1976 and won the tournament in 1980.
The Zimbabwe national football team represents Zimbabwe in men's international football and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formerly known as the Football Association of Rhodesia. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals, but has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations five times. Zimbabwe has also won the COSAFA Cup a record six times. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Qatar national football team, nicknamed "The Maroons", represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association, which is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and comes under the global jurisdiction of world football’s governing body FIFA. They play their home games at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. The latter is considered the home stadium.
The Syria national football team represents Syria in international football, and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria has never qualified for the World Cup finals, but did reach the fourth qualification round in 2018. The team was banned by FIFA from playing at home since December 2010. Internationally, Syria won the 2012 WAFF Championship, 1957 Arab Games, 1987 Mediterranean Games and the 2024 Intercontinental Cup.
The Malaysia national football team represents Malaysia in international football and is governed by the Football Association of Malaysia. The national team is recognised by FIFA as the successor of the defunct Malaya national football team which was founded for the 1963 Merdeka Tournament one month before the institution of Malaysia. The team is officially nicknamed Harimau Malaya in reference to the Malayan Tiger. Former player Mokhtar Dahari is one of the top goal scorers in international history.
The Nepal national football team represents Nepal in International men's football, and is governed by the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Nepali football team plays their home games at Dasharath Stadium in [[chitwan].
Saad Abdullah Mohammed Ebrahim Al-Sheeb is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
Sayed Dhiya Saeed Ebrahim Alawi Shubbar is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bahraini Premier League club Al-Riffa. He is also a member of the Bahrain national football team.
Mohammed Tayeb Al Alawi is a Bahrain association footballer currently playing for Al-Najma and the Bahrain national football team as a striker.
Group A of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup took place from 5 to 14 January 2019. The group consisted of tournament hosts United Arab Emirates, Thailand, India and Bahrain. The top two teams, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, along with third-placed Bahrain, advanced to the round of 16.
Ali Jaafar Mohamed Ahmed Madan is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a winger for Bahraini club Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Sayed Redha Isa Hasan Radhi Hashim is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a defender for Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Ahmed Mubarak Ahmed Mubarak Bughammar is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Khaldiya and the Bahrain national team.
Mohamed Jasim Mohamed Ali Abdulla Marhoon is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Mahdi Faisal Ebrahim Al-Humaidan is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a forward for Al Khaldiya and the Bahrain national team.
Al-Mandhar Rabia Said Al-Alawi is an Omani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Omani club Al-Nahda and the Omani national team.
