An own-goal by Serdar Annaorazov gave Guam a 1-0 victory over Turkmenistan in the second round of Asian World Cup qualifying on Thursday.
Guam, a United States territory with less than 200,000 people, was hosting its first World Cup qualifier. The Pacific island’s last World Cup campaign was in 2000, when it was routed 16-0 by Tajikistan and 19-0 by Iran. Annaorazov conceded in the 14th minute at the GFA National Training Center.
Guam will next host India on June 6, then travel to Iran for a match on September 3 in Group D.
In Group B, Anton Zemlianukhina scored two first-half goals to lead Kyrgyzstan to a 3-1 win over Bangladesh in Dhaka. Edgar Bernhardt also scored a penalty for the visitors.
Sufuwan Baharudin scored twice as Singapore defeated host Cambodia 4-0 in Group E. Amri opened the scoring just nine minutes in at the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, and Baharudin made it 3-0 with two goals before the break. Fazrul Shahul completed the scoring 10 minutes into the second half.
Myanmar’s Kyaw Zayar Win equalised five minutes from fulltime to force a 2-2 draw against host laos in Group G. Zaw Min Tun’s strike just before halftime kept Myanmar ahead until laos struck twice in three minutes through Khampheng Sayavutthi with less than 10 minutes to go, before the late equaliser.
In Group H, the Philippines beat Bahrain 2-1. Substitute Misagh Bahadoran opened the scoring five minutes into the half, and Javier Patino doubled the lead 10 minutes later. Bahrain scored a consolation goal in injury time.
In Group C, Hong Kong routed Bhutan 7-0 with Jaimes McKee scoring twice on either side of halftime. Minnow Timor-leste drew with Malaysia 1-1 in a Group A match in Kuala lumpur.