Japan, who defeated Tajikistan to lift the 2018 title, were simply too strong for hosts Laos while Cambodia had no answer to Malaysia's fast paced game.

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The victory was China PR's second of the Qualifiers, having beaten Brunei Darussalam 7-0 in their opening match on Saturday.

Indonesia were too strong for Northern Mariana Islands as they led 6-1 going into the break before turning on the power in the second half.

At the AFC Competitions Committee’s first meeting of the 2019-2023 cycle chaired by Dr. Tran Quoc Tuan, they selected Uzbekistan and Bahrain as they were considered to have the most appropriate facilities for age-group football.

The opportunity to assist Uzbekistan’s football development – combined with the availability of the necessary facilities – was considered important while Bahrain, having bid to host both events, achieved the highest evaluation points on the inspection visit for the U-16 event.

The U-19 tournament will be played between October 14 and 31, 2020 while the U-16 Championship will take place between September 16 and October 3, 2020.

The AFC Solidarity Cup, which provides more competitive matches for the bottom 10 ranked countries (the six eliminated in the first round of the Joint Asian Qualifiers and the bottom four teams in the second round) will be played between November 30, 2020 and December 13, 2020 – once the final round of qualifiers for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 are concluded.

The Committee also agreed with a recommendation that in 2020, the AFC Champions League Round of 16 matches in the West Zone should be moved from May 25/26 and June 15/16 to May 18/19 and May 25/26, 2020.

Sri Lanka 0-8 Tajikistan

Tajikistan, the 2018 finalists, dominated from the start and took a 5-0 lead at half-time before sealing an emphatic win with three more goals in the second half.

Timor Leste, who suffered a 2-0 defeat to hosts Vietnam on Saturday, took control from the start and richly deserved the victory. Australia, meanwhile, got their campaign off to a positive start.

DPR Korea showed their superiority early in the game as they took a 9-0 lead at half-time before racing to a 16-0 finish on Matchday One. In the group's other tie, Hong Kong came from a goal down to see off Singapore 2-1.