Saudi Arabia made headlines in the second round of the AFC section of World Cup qualifying on Tuesday as Mohammad Al Sahlawi scored five times in a 10-0 hammering of East Timor.
The Al Nassr striker opened his account with a penalty just prior to the half-hour, and doubled his tally shortly before half-time.
Iran were also comfortable winners as they thrashed Guam 6-0 in Group D, Mehdi Taremi netting a brace as Carlos Queiroz's side moved three points clear of Oman, who lost 2-1 at Turkmenistan.
The win moves Australia two points clear of Jordan, who suffered a surprise 1-0 loss to Kyrgyzstan in Group B's other fixture.
Doubles from Premier League stars Ki Sung-yueng and Son Heung-min helped the Group G leaders move eight points clear of Kuwait, whose fixture with Myanmar was postponed by FIFA due to government interference on the Kuwaitis' part.
Japan defeated Cambodia 2-0, while North Korea and Iraq triumphed by the same scoreline over Bahrain and Chinese Taipei respectively.
