FCS Playoffs Second RoundThe Matchup -- Central Arkansas (10-2) at No. 2 seed Eastern Washington (10-1)Kickoff -- 4 p.m. ET at Roos Field (8,600) in Cheney, WashingtonCoverage -- ESPN3Series -- First meetingPlayers to Watch -- Central Arkansas: QB Hayden Hildebrand (221 of 364, 2,936 yards, 19 TDs, 9 INTs), WR Desmond Smith (67 receptions, 869 yards, 8 TDs), LB George Odum (79 TT, 8 TFL, 4 FF); Eastern Washington: QB Gage Gubrud (300 of 441, 4,071 yards, 40 TDs, 11 INTs; 107 carries, 463 yards, 4 TDs), WR Cooper Kupp (91 receptions, 1,297 yards, 16 total TDs), LB Miquiyah Zamora (84 TT, 4.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks)The Skinny -- Central Arkansas goes from playing on their gray and purple stripes -- where they beat Illinois State 31-24 in the first round -- to the all-red turf at Eastern Washington, whose Eagles are 5-0 at home this season. Against Illinois State, Hildebrand connected on two touchdown passes with Smith, the Bears all-time leading receiver. Their offense will want to get a run game going with freshman Carlos Blackman to keep Eastern Washingtons high-powered offense of the field. It doesnt help that their defense has surrendered 247.3 passing yards per game. But the second-place finisher in the Southland Conference is dangerous on returns with Tremon Smith handling punts and Jatavious Wilson on kickoffs. Eastern Washington, the Big Sky co-champion, features two of the three players invited to the announcement of the 2016 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, Gubrud and Kupp. Theyve helped lead the No. 1 passing offense (406.8 ypg), No. 2 total offense (541.3 ypg) and No. 3 scoring offense (44.2 ppg) in the FCS. Gubrud is No. 1 in the FCS in total offense (412.2 ypg) and Kupp must be defended against passes on trick plays (5 of 6, 135 yards, 2 TDs). Not to be overlooked is WR Shaq Hill (65 receptions, 1,104 yards, 15 TDs), also the Eagles all-time kick returner. 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Marcello Lippi starts mission almost-impossible on Tuesday as he bids to take China to the 2018 World Cup.Lippi, who guided Italy to the 2006 World Cup title, was appointed in October to try and resuscitate Chinas floundering qualification campaign. He kicks off against Qatar in the south-western city Kunming.China, which has qualified only once for a World Cup, has just one point from the first four games in Group A of third-round Asian qualifying, making victory against Qatar vital.We will focus on first dealing with the Qataris and then Korea Republic, Lippi was quoted as saying on the Asian Football Confederations website. Our chief aim is World Cup qualification. I hope we can achieve a miracle.Lippi has experience in China. From 2012 to 2014, he led Guangzhou Evergrande to three Chinese Super League titles as well as the Asian Champions League crown in 2013. In a warm-up game against a lower-league Chinese team last week, Lippi selected five players from his former club, indicating a strong reliance on the team which picked up a sixth successive domestic championship in October.These are the players who have spent years training and playing together so they have telegraphic understanding with each other, the former Juventus coach said. This is the key for us to play well against Qatar.The 68 year-old Lippis contract is not just about the World Cup, but helping the sport thrive in China in the longer term.Even if we fail to make it, we should make sure that the team makes good progress in the process and build for the future, he said. Then we will switch our focus to the next Asian Cup.Qatar, host of the 2022 World Cup, has also started poorly with three points from the first four games. 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Thailand, which has lost all four games so far, had planned to hold the game in a neutral venue due to national mourning following the death last month of long-serving monarch King Bhumibol.However the government has allowed the game to be played at home, and initial plans to ban chanting and overt celebrations has also been relaxed.Australia coach Ange Postecoglou omitted talisman Tim Cahill from the squad but remains hopeful of extending the streak of five wins against Thailand.If we can get three points in this game, with the program we have next year with three home games and the Iraq game in neutral territory, well be in pretty good shape, Postecoglou said.Iran, yet to concede a goal and top of Group A with 10 points, takes on Syria in Malaysia due to the ongoing war in Syria, while South Korea hosts second-placed Uzbekistan.South Korea coach Uli Stielike is also under pressure with the team -- aiming for a ninth successive World Cup appearance -- in third spot, three points behind Iran. 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