Abdulaziz Al Muqbali scored twice and Muhsen Al Ghassani added a second-half penalty as Oman registered their second consecutive victory en route to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar and AFC Asian Cup China 2023.

Abdulaziz Al Muqbali scored twice and Mohsin Al Ghassani converted from the spot for Oman as Erwin Koeman’s charges made it two wins from two on a night when, after initially failing to find their rhythm, they emerged worthy winners.

Following on from their 2-1 win against India on Matchday One, the success leaves Oman occupying second place in the standings, one point behind group leaders Qatar who claimed a 2-0 victory away in Bangladesh earlier in the day.

The win takes Qatar to the top of the standings on seven points, having claimed a 6-0 win over Afghanistan on Matchday One before playing to a goalless draw against India.

It was Bangladesh's second defeat, having lost 1-0 to Afghanistan in their group opener.

The Continent's 40 teams will only have a few days to recover before Matchday Four comes along on Tuesday, with another 16 matches scheduled.

Borkelmans said Jordan totally dominated the match and did everything possible to find the elusive goal, with the goalless draw at the Amman International Stadium following their 2-1 over Chinese Taipei last month.

Yang Xu scored four and there were also goals from Wu Lei, Wu Xi and Elkeson as China PR followed up their 5-0 win over the Maldives last month by claiming another comfortable three points on the road to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

China now lead Group A alongside Syria with six points out of a possible six and next face the Philippines in Bacolod on Tuesday.

The Melbourne City striker had one international goal to his name heading into the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifying clash at GIO Stadium in Canberra, a strike against Palestine in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.