Both teams had entered the tie on six points with Saudi Arabia ahead on goal difference and that ultimately proved enough for the two-time champions to seal the automatic slot.

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DPR Korea defeated Hong Kong 4-0 to end their qualifying campaign with a perfect record of three wins at Singapore's Jalan Besar Stadium.

The remaining cast will be decided on Sunday with all the groups wide open. 16 teams will see action in the Finals, with the hosts gaining an automatic berth.

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At the AFC Competitions Committee’s first meeting of the 2019-2023 cycle chaired by Dr. Tran Quoc Tuan, they selected Uzbekistan and Bahrain as they were considered to have the most appropriate facilities for age-group football.

The opportunity to assist Uzbekistan’s football development – combined with the availability of the necessary facilities – was considered important while Bahrain, having bid to host both events, achieved the highest evaluation points on the inspection visit for the U-16 event.

The U-19 tournament will be played between October 14 and 31, 2020 while the U-16 Championship will take place between September 16 and October 3, 2020.

The AFC Solidarity Cup, which provides more competitive matches for the bottom 10 ranked countries (the six eliminated in the first round of the Joint Asian Qualifiers and the bottom four teams in the second round) will be played between November 30, 2020 and December 13, 2020 – once the final round of qualifiers for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 are concluded.

The Committee also agreed with a recommendation that in 2020, the AFC Champions League Round of 16 matches in the West Zone should be moved from May 25/26 and June 15/16 to May 18/19 and May 25/26, 2020.

Iran will make their 12th appearance in the Finals as they sailed to three wins in Group C, with Afghanistan finishing as group runners-up.

Palestine ended on a high note after defeating Maldives 4-1 on Sunday.

Japan topped the group with seven points after three matches while Malaysia finished third in the group after Laos edged Cambodia 1-0 in the group's other tie on Sunday.