Kuwait, on 11 points, trail Jordan by three points in Group B with both teams' hopes of automatically advancing to the final round of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 hanging in the balance.

Carrasco’s side can secure a second spot finish if they beat Chinese Taipei on Tuesday, while Jordan will face a stiff test when they take on Australia.

Kuwait and Jordan are bidding to join group winners Australia in the final round of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 as one of the five best second-placed teams.

The Socceroos led from start to finish with goals from Mathew Leckie, Fran Karacic and Martin Boyle to seal top spot in Group B with 21 points from seven matches to book their place in the final round of the Asian Qualifiers and confirm their seat to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Finals.

The Syrians have already secured top spot in Group A but Li Tie’s team will be looking to take all three points to boost their chances of claiming one of the runners-up places available in the final round of the Asian Qualifiers when they meet at the Sharjah Stadium on Tuesday.

Five places are available to second place finishers with the best records across the eight groups after FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar, who cannot advance to the next round as a result, topped Group E.

The win was the Philippines’ third in their seven games so far in qualifying and, with one match remaining against the Maldives on Tuesday, they are certain to progress to the third round of qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup.

But while Cooper was pleased to pick up another three points, he was less than impressed by the manner in which the victory was achieved.

In a tightly contested game, Saudi Arabia were made to wait until the final 10 minutes at King Saud University Stadium before they could finally unlock a resilient Singaporean defence. But when it rained, it poured as Salem Al Dawsari, Fahad Al Muwallad and Saleh Al Shehri all found the back of the net after the 83rd minute.

Vietnam's resilience saw them edge Malaysia 2-1 to remain firmly in the driver's seat to win Group G and earn a ticket to the final round of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Sitting on 17 points, two ahead of hosts United Arab Emirates heading into their clash on Tuesday, Vietnam only need to avoid defeat to book their spot in the final round.

A brace from Abdullah Fawaz boosted Oman’s hopes of advancing to the final round of the Asian Qualifiers as they strengthened their position in second place behind group winners Qatar.