Japan 4-0 Kuwait
Japan, who have surprisingly only won the title once, went on the front foot from the first blow of the whistle and took the lead in the 15th minute, with Shota Fuji heading home Tokumo Kawai's corner.

The second came in the 35th minute, with Kento Hamasaki scoring from the penalty spot after Hiroto Asada had been brought down by Zainalaabdeen Maarafi.

Captain Homare Tokuda netted their third in the 40th minute, heading home Katsuma Fuse's cross.

They didn't have to wait long to further extend their lead, with Tokuda showing great individual skill to waltz his way through before slotting home from the top of the box just two minutes later.

Yemen 1-2 Cambodia
Cambodia maximised hone ground advantage to kick off their campaign with an impressive 2-1 win against higher-ranked Yemen.

Menghoung Sou put the Southeast Asian nation ahead in the 15th minute but it was a shortlived lead as Yemen drew level nine minutes later through Mokhtar Muwafaq Moqbel.

Cambodia, however, continued to dictate the tempo and were rewarded with the winner in the 56th minute, with Chhoeun Davin striking the telling blow.