Football: Japan to face Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan in 2022 World Cup qualifying

Japan will face Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Myanmar and Mongolia in the second round of 2022 World Cup Asian qualifying after being drawn in Group F on Wednesday.The draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur saw the 34 top-ranked sides in Asia, along with the six winners of first-round ties, placed in eight qualifying groups.At 28 in the FIFA rankings, Japan is the highest-ranked side in the group, with No. 95 Kyrgyzstan the next highest.The second round of Asian qualifying for the World Cup finals in Qatar will run from Sept. 5, 2019, to June 9, 2020. The group winners and four best runners-up wil…READ FULL ARTICLE