In Asia Group Eight, China won 1-0 at Tajikistan on a goal by Hao Haidong in the 66th minute, and Turkmenistan beat visiting Vietnam 2-1 on goals by Redjepmurad Agabayev in the 40th and Valery Gulyan in the 54th. Nguyen Gong Vinh (?) scored for Vietnam in the 72nd.