Omar Khribin moved the Asian side closer to a place at Russia 2018 on Thursday with a dramatic winner in their qualifying clash with Uzbekistan
Syria kept their remarkable quest for a place at the 2018 World Cup alive on Thursday with a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Uzbekistan to maintain their place in the race for automatic qualification.
The nation - currently gripped by conflict - have never reached the finals of a World Cup but have a real chance of making history this time around with a top-two place still within their grasp.
Playing in front of a crowd of just 350 in Malaysia, Omar Khribin's 90th-minute penalty moved Syria to within a point of their opponents, who sit in the play-off spot in Group A.