Some trainspotting, Oman had 4 starters from their 1-0 win in Tokyo last September start this morning.
And only 2 starters from their 3rd last AFC WC qualifier, a 2-2 draw against Socceroos in Muscat, in the January window. Their last 2 qualifiers (a 1-0 win over Vietnam & a 2-0 win over China) were a dead rubbers as they couldn't catch the Socceroos to grab 3rd, no matter what. So assuming the Australia game was the more full strength side.
So like the AWs, seems today wasn't their top side.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/02/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/japan/oman/3531814/
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/29/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/oman/china-pr/3531843/
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/06/09/world/friendlies/oman/new-zealand/3790517/
Anyway the phoney war is over, it all comes down to 90 or 120 mins next week.
And only 2 starters from their 3rd last AFC WC qualifier, a 2-2 draw against Socceroos in Muscat, in the January window. Their last 2 qualifiers (a 1-0 win over Vietnam & a 2-0 win over China) were a dead rubbers as they couldn't catch the Socceroos to grab 3rd, no matter what. So assuming the Australia game was the more full strength side.
So like the AWs, seems today wasn't their top side.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/02/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/japan/oman/3531814/
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/29/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/oman/china-pr/3531843/
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/06/09/world/friendlies/oman/new-zealand/3790517/
Anyway the phoney war is over, it all comes down to 90 or 120 mins next week.