Five other Qatar 2023 teams were also in action as the-AFC.com brings you up to date ahead of the big kick-off on January 12. Mohamed Konate gave Burkina Faso the lead after 12 minutes but Porto forward Mehdi Taremi equalised for Team Melli before the half-time break.

Omid Ehbrahimi got the winner for Iran in the 70th minute as the three-time AFC Asian Cup winners showed they will be a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming tournament.Jordan secured a 2-1 win over hosts Qatar in their friendly match, coming from behind after they found themselves trailing to Akram Afif’s 16th minute goal.

Yazan Alnaimat sparked the comeback in the second half with the equaliser before Ali Olwan scored the second on the hour mark.Syria and Kyrgyz Republic played out a 1-1 draw, Ibrahim Hesar’s 71st minute strike cancelling out Ayzar Akmatov’s 48th minute opener for Kyrgyz Republic.

The Central Asian side will be the next team to check in to Doha as they are scheduled to arrive on Saturday.

Three friendly matches will be played on Saturday with Iraq taking on Korea Republic, Bahrain facing Australia and United Arab Emirates going up against Oman.