Australia will play Japan, who beat Oman 2-1 in Sunday’s quarter-final, in the last four on Thursday.

The semi-final berth also means Australia have confirmed a place in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru, after having been eliminated at the group stage in the AFC U-16 Championship 2016.

Korea Republic had, until then, struggled to break down the India defence but Jeong showed great instinct to slot in a loose ball at the MBPJ Stadium.

The win assures Korea Republic a berth in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup and they can now focus on the semi-final against Tajikistan on Thursday.

A third AFC U-16 Championship title is Moriyama’s target but he also wants to blood all his players and the coach hinted there may be changes for Thursday’s semi-final against either Australia or Indonesia.

Should Moriyama do so, it won’t be the first time in the tournament as the 50-year-old coach made seven changes to Japan's starting lineup for the Group A tie against Tajikistan, which finished 0-0.

Japan will play the winners of the Australia-Indonesia quarter-final in the last four on Thursday after overcoming a spirited Oman who impressed with their fighting performance.

It was a battle of former champions at the National Stadium, with both teams having previously won two titles each but Group A winners Japan held the lion’s share of possession in the early minutes but hardly tested Omani goalkeeper Mitham Ali Al Ajmi.

The match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes and Khasanov stopped the second and third DPR Korea spot-kicks as Tajikistan booked a berth in the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru.

Tajikistan will play the winners of Monday's Korea Republic-India quarter-final in the last four on Thursday.

Japan, Tajikistan, DPR Korea, Oman, India, Indonesia, Korea Republic and Australia complete the lineup for the last-eight which will be played on September 30 and October 1.

the-AFC.com takes a look at the stats for the group stage.