Uzbekistan

Australia slipped to their first defeat of AFC World Cup qualifying as they were beaten 2-0 by Jordan in Group B on Thursday.

Héctor Cúper Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Mat Ryan saved from Islom Tukhtakhujaev and Marat Bikmaev as Australia saw off Uzbekistan on penalties.

Japan Holders Japan will begin their Asian Cup defence in 2015 with a fixture against the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup.

Mohamed Salah Linked with European champions Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Uruguay defender Jose Maria Gimenez is only focused on the World Cup.

China PR Iraq secured a place at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia thanks to a 3-1 win over China on Wednesday.

Marat Bikmaev South Korea came from a goal down to beat Uzbekistan 2-1 in what could prove to be a crucial World Cup qualifier for Uli Stielike's men.

Uzbekistan Mirjalol Kasimov hailed the impact of Igor Sergeev and Ignatiy Nesterov as they guided Uzbekistan to an Asian Cup victory over North Korea.

Unspecified breaches of competition rules will be investigated by the AFC following its final round of qualifying matches for Russia 2018.

Japan Japan thrashed Uzbekistan 5-1 to make it two wins from as many games for coach Vahid Halilhodzic, with Toshihiro Aoyama scoring his first international goal.

Australia are a potential opponent for Uzbekistan and Japan in the last 16, but Hector Cuper is focused only on topping Asian Cup Group F.