While both teams finished on seven points, Japan sealed top spot on goal difference and Vietnam will have to wait to know whether they advance as one of the best four runners-up when the qualifying campaign ends later this month.

Mongolia, meanwhile, ended their campaign in style when they came from two goals down to defeat Guam 4-3 earlier on Sunday.

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.

Group A of the Qualifiers - featuring Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait and Pakistan - will start on November 22.

This sets the stage for a cracking final round of matches on Sunday as the hopefuls strive to join Tajikistan - who qualified as Group C winners in October - in the 2020 Finals.

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.

Group A of the Qualifiers - featuring Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait and Pakistan - will start on November 22.

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.

The Central Asians, who qualify automatically as hosts of the 2020 Finals, were a goal and a man down at half-time, but they found an unlikely equaliser through Jasurbek Jaloliddinov to finish second on goal difference on seven points.

Earlier, Afghanistan rounded out their campaign with an impressive 3-0 victory against India.

The group hosts had goalkeeper Yousef Abdullah to thank for their success, after his brilliant penalty save denied Yemen’s Mohammed Abdulwahab Al Thulaia a would-be winner late in the second half.

Yemen’s haul of seven points gives them a chance to qualify as one of the four best second-place finishers, while Turkmenistan, who beat Sri Lanka 4-2 in the early match, finished third.

The result meant Bahrain emerged victorious in Group E, while Jordan finished second on five points.

Earlier, Bhutan scored an injury time winner to defeat Bangladesh 2-1 and finish third in the group.