A goal in each half saw China PR beat Myanmar 2-0, while Korea Republic cruised past Singapore 11-0 to top the group after Matchday One.

Tajikistan are the early birds through, having qualified as Group C winners in October while Group G, which swung into action on Saturday, saw Matchday Three action.

Group A of the Qualifiers - featuring Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait and Pakistan - has been postponed with new dates to be announced in due course.

The 11 group winners and four best runners-up will join hosts Uzbekistan in the 2020 Finals.

Should Uzbekistan finish either top of Group F of the Qualifiers or are among the best four second-placed teams, the fifth best runners-up will qualify.

Hosts Chinese Taipei were rampant against Macau to take the early lead in the group standings while 10-man Australia showed great determination to salvage a point against Laos.

Japan showcased their early intentions with a 10-0 win over Guam, while Vietnam surged in the second half to beat Mongolia 3-0 in the day's later match.

Two goals from Muhammad Fajar Fathur helped the group hosts see off Timor-Leste by a 3-1 margin, while DPR Korea and Hong Kong finished deadlocked at 1-1.

Hong Kong will face Indonesia when action resumes on Friday, while DPR Korea will cross paths with Timor-Leste.

Forward Shahrom Samiev's 23rd minute goal proved to be the difference as the hosts ended their qualifying campaign with a perfect record of three wins, having scored 11 goals and conceded none.

Lebanon, meanwhile, finished second ahead of Syria on goal difference after a 2-0 win over Maldives earlier on Sunday.

The hosts, however, will have to brace themselves for another tough encounter as they will face Syria, who defeated Maldives 3-2 earlier on Friday, in their final qualifying tie on Sunday.

Syria, on four points after having played to a 1-1 draw in their opener against Lebanon on Wednesday, will have to win to seal top spot and confirm their place in the 2020 Finals.