Arsenal players’ thrilling World Cup qualifier: Thomas Partey scores to help Ghana win Central African Republic 4-3; Takehiro Tomiyasu plays full-time as Japan beats Syria 5-0

On Monday, in an exciting match for World Cup qualifiers, Ghana defeated Central African Republic 4-3. Thomas Partey played the whole 90 minutes.

While Central African Republic’s Louis Mafouta and Ghana’s Jordan Ayew both scored hat tricks, the home team’s Abdul Fatawu scored the game’s other goal, with an assist from Partey well outside the 18-yard box.

With nine points after four games, Ghana has topped Group I.

Thomas made an appearance for the national team for the 46th time.

On a different note, Jakub Kiwior was a full-time player in Poland’s 2-1 friendly victory over Turkey on Monday.

As early as the 12th minute, Poland took the lead through Karol Świderski. However, Baris Alper Yilmaz appeared to have salvaged a draw with his equalizer in the 77th minute. But Poland’s Nicola Zalewski scored in the 90th minute.

They will play their first encounter of the UEFA Euro 2024 competition against the Netherlands at 2pm BST on Sunday, June 16, followed by group stage matchups against Austria and France.

This was Jakub’s 23rd time suiting up for his country.

Japan beаt Syria 5-0 at home in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying match, and Takehiro Tomiyasu played the whole 90 minutes.

In addition to an own goal by Thaer Krouma, Japan’s scoring was spearheaded by Ayaye Ueda, Ritsu Doan, Yuki Soma, and Takumi Minamino.

Tomiyasu was a member of the Japanese team that maintained a clean sheet for the third game in a row, following victories over North Korea (1-0) and Myanmar (5-0).

Japan had a flawless qualifying campaign, topping Second Round Group B with a perfect record of 6 victories, 24 goals scored, and 0 goals surrendered.

The United States, Canada, and Mexico will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup after one more qualifying round in Asia.

For the national team, Takehiro made his 42nd appearance.