Not sure what Jordan's nickname is? Or who is coaching Tajikistan? And what about Kyrgyzstan's world ranking? Here's your basic guide to the teams drawn against the Socceroos in Australia's first stage of World Cup qualifiers for Russia 2018.
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Nation: Jordan
FIFA ranking: 103
Nickname: Al-Nashama (The Chivalrous)
Last two games: *Lost to Syria 1-0 (March 27, 2015)
*Lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1 (March 31, 2015)
History against the Socceroos: Played twice with one win and one loss
Coach: Ahmed Abdel-Qader (Jordan)
Star player: Odai Al Saify
Did you know? Attacker Hamza Al Daradreh scored four goals in the 5-1 win over Palestine in Melbourne in January’s Asian Cup.
Nation: Tajikistan
FIFA ranking: 143
Nicknames: The Crown, The Persian Lions
Last two games: *Beat Maldives 2-0 (March 27, 2015)
*Lost to Syria 3-2 (March 31, 2015)
History against the Socceroos: Have never played before
Coach: Mukshin Mukhamadiev (Tajikistan)
Star player: Dilshod Vasiev
Did you know? The national team’s playing strip is currently sponsored by English Sporting apparel company Umbro. The deal is said to run until 2024.
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Nation: Kyrgyzstan
FIFA ranking: 153
Last two games: *Beat Myanmar 1-0 (May 23 2014)
*Lost to Kazakhstan 7-1 (September 5, 2014)
History against the Socceroos: Have never played before
Coach: Aleksandr Krestinin (Russia)
Star player: Mirlan Murzaev
Did you know? Became a FIFA and AFC member back in 1992, playing their first international in August of that year, losing 3-0 to Uzbekistan
Nation: Bangladesh
FIFA ranking: 167
Nickname: Bengal Tigers
Last two games: *Beat Sri Lanka 1-0 (Feb 2, 2015),
*Beat Sri Lanka 1-0 (Oct 27, 2014)
History against the Socceroos: Have never played before
Coach: Lodewijk de Kruif (Netherlands)
Star player: Striker Jahid Hasan Ameli
Did you know? It took until 28 years after their first ever international fixture in 1973 for Bangladesh to play a nation outside of Asia, when they beat Bosnia Herzegovina 2-0 in a friendly in January 2001.
Socceroos vs Bangladesh
Thursday 3 September, 2015
nib Stadium
Kick Off 7.00pm
Gates Open 5.30pm
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