A second-half goal from Nham Manh Dung was enough to settle the tie at Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Vietnam's favour, as the Southeast Asians prepare to chase a second successive appearance at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

After a tight and tense first half, the game opened up somewhat in the second, with the 18-year-old finding space to give the Southeast Asians a 64th minute lead.

China PR, fresh from recent wins over Thailand and Indonesia, searched for a way back into the contest late on, but Vietnam held firm to keep a clean sheet and earn a confidence-boosting win.

Korea Republic, champions a whopping 12 times, will face Vietnam, Australia and Jordan as the teams bid to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland.

Defending champions Japan will have to face Iraq, Thailand and DPR Korea in what promises to be a highly exciting and competitive Group B.

With the top four teams to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, the-AFC.com profiles the 16 qualified teams starting with Group A, headlined by host nation Indonesia.

After a 1-1 draw between the two nations on Wednesday, the Emiratis struck first at the Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium in Paroi when Ali Saleh Amro opened the scoring in the 71st minute.

With the game drawing to a close, Kelantan defender Syaiful Alias put through his own net on 89 minutes to compound Malaysia’s woes and hand the UAE a distinct boost ahead of their continental campaign in Indonesia.

The West Asians will begin their AFC U-19 Championship title bid with a Group A game against regional rivals Qatar on October 18, while Malaysia are set to face Saudi Arabia in their Group D opener two days later.

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The result saw Indonesia record their first victory in four outings to hand themselves a major boost ahead of next week’s continental gathering, although the late goals his side conceded may be of some concern to head coach Indra Sjafri. 

After a cautious start to proceedings at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Cikarang, Indonesia gradually gained a degree of control and should have gone ahead on 40 minutes when a sliding Rafli Mursalim somehow failed to convert Saddil Ramdani’s inviting cross from close-range.

Goals to Ben Folami and Joshua Cavallo gave the Aussies a 2-0 half-time lead at Pasir Gudang Stadium, before Muhammad Yusof pulled a goal back for the hosts with less than 10 minutes remaining.

Ante Milicic's Young Socceroos only arrived in Southeast Asia on Sunday, but they started strongly in humid conditions, with Ipswich Town forward Folami striking to give them a 1-0 lead after 13 minutes.

That lead was doubled in the shadows of half-time, when Melbourne City midfielder Joshua Cavallo scored in the 41st minute, before Johor's 19-year-old striker Yusof gave them hope of salvaging a draw when he found the back of the net nine minutes from time.