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Kuala Lumpur: Matchday 1 of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 saw several stunning results as the continent's finest 18 teams took their first steps towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cup.
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates shocked Australia and Qatar respectively while Palestine and Indonesia impressed in draws with Korea Republic and Saudi Arabia.

It was, however, business as usual for Japan and Islamic Republic of Iran who opened their campaigns with victories.

As the teams cast their eyes on another round of matches on Tuesday, stay updated on all the action with the-AFC.com.

Group A
Qatar 1-3 United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan 1-0 DPR Korea

IR Iran 1-0 Kyrgyz Republic

Group B
Iraq 1-0 Oman

Korea Republic 0-0 Palestine

Jordan 1-1 Kuwait

Group C
Japan 7-0 China PR

Australia 0-1 Bahrain

Saudi Arabia 1-1 Indonesia