Striker Tohura Khatun put the South Asians ahead on two separate occasions, with a pair of second-half equalisers from Claudia Mihocic and Paige Zois required to maintain Australia’s unbeaten record.

The Junior Matildas sealed their place in the semi-finals for the first time in 10 years, but it was Bangladesh who were in the mood to celebrate, as they claimed their first ever AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Finals point.

The three-time champions will face the Group B runners-up in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

China began their Thailand 2019 campaign brightly with a 2-0 win over 2017 finalists Korea Republic, and those three points are vital after the East Asians suffered a 4-0 defeat to defending champions DPR Korea on Matchday Two.

The clash of the titans will be a rematch of the 2017 final, which ended with DPR Korea claiming their third Continental title with a goal in each half.

There were joyous scenes including players and coaches alike in the Chinese technical area after second-half goals from Zou Mengyao and Shao Ziqin secured a 2-0 victory in their opening Group B clash with Korea Republic, and three crucial points in Chan’s first competitive match in charge.

Three years after making global headlines for leading Eastern SC to the Hong Kong Premier League title – and becoming the first female coach anywhere in the world to win a top-flight men’s league – the 2016 AFC Women’s Coach of the Year is aiming to guide the next generation of Chinese women’s talent to a maiden Asian crown.

The Live Monitor is being used for the first time in AFC competitions and the Group A teams - Australia, Bangladesh, Japan and hosts Thailand - experienced its benefits first hand in Chonburi, Thailand on Sunday.

While World Cups, club titles and major individual awards would follow, many of Asia’s women’s football icons began their careers on the same stage which greets a new generation of players in Chonburi in the AFC U-16 Women's Championship Thailand 2019.

As the Continent waits to see which promising youngsters will emerge in Thailand, the-AFC.com looks back at some of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship's graduates.