15-goal Qatar leads Asia scoring romp

Qatar smashed 15 unanswered goals past Bhutan and the United Arab Emirates knocked in 10 against Malaysia in a lopsided round of World Cup qualifiers across Asia on Thursday.

Kuwait eased to a 9-0 win over Myanmar, South Korea netted eight against lowly Laos and Asian champion Australia battered Bangladesh 5-0 as the continent's elite made light work of the region's plucky outsiders.

Japan again looked disjointed on attack but still overpowered an outclassed Cambodia in a 3-0 victory in Saitama, while former Asian champion Iraq kicked off its Group F campaign by downing Taiwan 5-1 in Teheran.