Malaysia, reduced to nine players by the 59th minute, survived a late Cambodian revival to win 5-4, while Brunei saw off a spirited Northern Mariana Islands 4-3 at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh.

Tajikistan have already secured their place in the 2020 Finals as Group C winners, after registering a perfect record of three wins against Lebanon, Syria and Maldives in October. 

Nine of the remaining 10 groups will be in action till November 10, with the group winners sealing automatic spots in the Finals.

Forward Shahrom Samiev's 23rd minute goal proved to be the difference as the hosts ended their qualifying campaign with a perfect record of three wins, having scored 11 goals and conceded none.

Lebanon, meanwhile, finished second ahead of Syria on goal difference after a 2-0 win over Maldives earlier on Sunday.

It was a dramatic end to a final which had seen India reduced to 10 men and Bangladesh nine.

The final started promisingly for India, who took the lead in just the second minute through Vikram Partap Singh.

Beaten 4-2 by UAE just six days prior, Iraq overcame the sending off of Abdulrazzaq Kadah to force the shootout, where they netted four of their five penalties to secure the trophy.

Earlier, Jordan claimed a 3-0 win over host nation Palestine to finish the tournament in third place.

In a match where both sides had their fair share of opportunities, Brook timed his run perfectly to steal in behind the Malaysian defence to slot home the winning goal.

Malaysia had high hopes of retaining the title they won last year, especially after having defeated Australia 3-0 in their group stage encounter earlier in the tournament.

For Australia, the triumph sealed their fifth title in nine appearances in the regional tournament.

Needing only to avoid defeat to hold off the hosts in the final match of the round-robin competition, Iran fell behind to a first-half goal from promising Tajikistan striker Rustam Soirov but hit back with Rahimabadi’s 80th-minute leveller to become the Central Asian champions.

Earlier in the day, Uzbekistan beat Turkmenistan 2-0 to finish third in the competition, which serves as preparation for the forthcoming 2020 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers.