Kuala Lumpur: Uzbekistan, Australia and Saudi Arabia all recorded their second win as many games on a night of fascinating Russia 2018 Asian Qualifiers Final Round action.
Group A
Qatar 0-1 Uzbekistan
Egor Kremits’ 86th minute header maintained Uzbekistan’s perfect start to their campaign to qualify for Russia 2018 as the defender scored the only goal of the game and condemned Qatar to their second agonising defeat in five days.
Next Games (October 6)
Uzbekistan v Iran (Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent)
Korea Republic v Qatar (Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon)
China 0-0 Iran
China got off the mark in Group A with a 0-0 draw against Iran at Shenyang Olympic Stadium in their Russia 2018 Asian Qualifier final round match.
Next Games (October 6)
China v Syria (Shanxi Stadium, Xi'an)
Uzbekistan v Iran (Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent)
Syria 0-0 Korea Republic
Syria held Korea Republic to a 0-0 draw in a hard-fought Group A clash in the final round of qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Paroi Stadium in Seremban, Malaysia.
Next Games (October 6)
China v Syria (Shanxi Stadium, Xi'an)
Korea Republic v Qatar (Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon)
Group B
United Arab Emirates 0-1 Australia
Socceroos veteran Tim Cahill came off the bench to score the only goal of the game as Australia notched up a second win in a row at their start of their campaign to qualify for Russia 2018 with a 1-0 victory over the United Arab Emirates.
Next Games (October 6)
United Arab Emirates v Thailand (Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi)
Saudi Arabia v Australia (King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah)
Iraq 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Two late penalty kicks from Nawaf Al Abid gave Saudi Arabia a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Iraq in Malaysia and a perfect six points from six in Group B of the final round of qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Next Games (October 6)
Saudi Arabia v Australia (King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah)
Japan v Iraq (Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama)
Thailand 0-1 Japan
Japan put their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign firmly back on track with a comfortable 2-0 victory over an outplayed Thailand side at the sold-out Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok.
Next Games (October 6)
United Arab Emirates v Thailand (Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi)
Japan v Iraq (Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama)
Photos: Lagardère Sports
Source: the-afc.com