Uzbekistan

Japan and South Korea continued to impress with victories in AFC World Cup qualification, while Australia got back to winning way.

Jordan piled the pressure on Australia with a victory over Tajikistan on a busy day of AFC World Cup qualifiers.

Jordan Uzbekistan took the upper hand in the first leg of their FIFA World Cup Asian play-off after claiming a 1-1 draw in Jordan.

Uzbekistan Jordan manager Hossam Hassan hopes the words of Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein will inspire his players to FIFA World Cup Asian play-off glory.

Uzbekistan Igor Sergeev's sole goal was enough for Uzbekistan as they began their Asian Cup campaign with a scrappy 1-0 win over North Korea in Sydney.

South Korea A brace from fit-again Son Heung-min saw South Korea defeat Uzbekistan 2-0 after extra time in the Asian Cup quarter-finals.

Syria continued their promising start to World Cup qualifying, while crowd trouble marred Malaysia versus Saudi Arabia.

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan need to make a winning start against North Korea if they are to advance beyond the Asian Cup group stages.

Australia The 2015 Asian Cup could double as Australia's coming-of-age in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), nine years after they joined.