The West Asians played scintillating football against Nepal and Jozak said the players had been given some time off to celebrate the triumph, which was a perfect boost to Kuwait's hopes of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.

However, with Australia looming on Tuesday, Croatian Jozak said his players have already shifted their focus to the tie against the 2015 AFC Asian Cup winners.

Ahead of Matchday Two, which takes place on Tuesday, the-AFC.com has selected five things to look out for as the teams take another step towards successful qualification.

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.

The East Asians missed out on their first AFC Asian Cup Finals appearance since 1968 – their second of two - by a solitary point as they fell short of qualifying at the hands of Bahrain and Turkmenistan.

But for a team from a nation where baseball dominates the sporting scene, those performances have given Chinese Taipei a greater sense of belief.

It was a day of high quality action as 32 of the 40 teams involved in this phase of the Asian Qualifiers got their campaigns underway.

The teams now have a four-day break before Matchday 2 on Tuesday, which will see Australia, China PR, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia kicking off their campaigns.

The 1980 AFC Asian Cup winners were returninig to the Qualifiers after five years, having missed out on the 2019 qualifying campaign following their suspension by FIFA.

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.