Jordan had the better of the chances but failed to find a way past the Singapore defence.

Abdallah Al Attar and Ward Al Barri saw their efforts go wide in the opening minutes while Nooraldeen Al Rawabdeh also failed to find the target when he broke through just before the half-time break.

Jordan, who will face Singapore in a friendly on Saturday, are set to host Kuwait at the Amman International Stadium on October 10, before playing Nepal at the same venue five days later.

Goals in the first half from Baha Faisal and Ahmed Sameer gave Borkelmans’ side enough of a cushion to ensure they picked up the three points, despite a late goal from Wen Chih-hao, allowing the Belgian to shift his focus to his side’s upcoming games.

Baha Faisal and Ahmad Sameer had given the Jordanians a two-goal cushion by the halftime break on a rain-soaked pitch before Weh Chih-hao’s strike for Chinese Taipei ensured a nervous final nine minutes plus stoppage time before Jordan confirmed their opening win in Group B.

Heavy rain over the preceding two days made the pitch at the Taipei Municipal Stadium a challenge for both sides, but Borkelmans’ side brushed those difficulties aside to take a two-goal lead into the half-time break.

The Japanese tactician has named a 23-man squad with the inclusion of Geylang International midfielder Firdaus Kasman and 16-year-old Hougang United winger Farhan Zulkifli in the squad.

Singapore produced a wonderful team performance to defeat Palestine in their Group D qualifying tie for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023, having opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw with Yemen on Matchday One.

A third minute goal by Shakir Hamzah gave Singapore the lead, only for Palestine's Yaser Hamed to cancel it out 10 minutes later. Safwan Baharudin, however, scored what proved to be the winner for Tatsuma Yoshida's side in the 38th minute.

Singapore had opened their campaign with a 2-2 draw with Yemen while Palestine had defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 and went into the tie against the Southeast Asians as slight favourites.