( CNN ) -- Iraq scored in injury time Friday to beat 10-man China 1-0 and all but end their opponent 's hopes of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals . The Asia Group A match in Doha was a mirror image of the side 's earlier clash in China a month ago , with Younis Mahmoud , who scored the only goal in Shenzhen , coming up trumps again in injury time . China were handicapped by a red card for Zhang Linpeng and paid for missed chances . Iraq , coached by former Brazil legend Zico , have moved into a strong position in the qualifying section , which is led by Jordan , who confirmed their place in the second stage by beating Singapore 2-0 . Jose Camacho 's China would have to win their final two games and see Iraq lose by a heavy margin to Jordan and Singapore to claim an unlikely second in the group . `` China played bravely , but we won the match and the result has almost guaranteed our place in the last ten , '' Zico told the official FIFA website . `` The game went as we predicted . We knew China would attack , so we focused on defending in the first half before sealing victory late on . '' Japan and Uzbekistan joined Jordan in clinching qualification Friday , continuing their domination of Group C. Japan routed Tajikistan 4-0 and Uzbekistan beat North Korea 1-0 with Timur Kapadze scoring the only goal of the match for the hosts . The big surprise of the day was the 1-0 defeat for Group D leaders Australia in Oman with Amad Ali scoring the winner in the 18th minute . Australia will still be expected to progress after four earlier wins , with Frank Rijkaard 's Saudi Arabia moving into second in the group after a 3-0 win over Thailand . In Group B , South Korea stayed top by beating the UAE 2-0 and Mahmoud El Ali grabbed the only goal of the game as Lebanon shocked hosts Kuwait 1-0 to move into second . Iran held on to top spot in Group E but needed an injury-time equalizer from Mojtaba Jabari to scramble a 1-1 draw in Bahrain . Iran lead Qatar , who recorded a 4-0 home win over Indonesia , on goal difference . In the first round of African qualifying , the outstanding result Friday was 3-1 win for the Congo DR in Swaziland with Togo held 1-1 in Guinea Bissau . Totttenham 's Emmanuel Adebayor is set to return for Togo in the second leg next Tuesday . A star-studded Argentina side were held to a disappointing 1-1 home draw by Bolivia in their third match of qualifying from South America . Argentina , boasting the likes of Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain , found the visitors hard to break down and even fell behind as Martins Moreno scored in the second half . It needed an equalizer from Ezequiel Lavezzi to salvage a point , with Argentina booed from the field .
Iraq score last - gasp winner to beat China 1 - 0 in World Cup qualifier . Kuwait , Uzbekistan and Jordan clinch places in second round of Asia qualifying . Congo DR score fine 3 - 0 win over Swaziland in African first round qualifier . Argentina booed off field after being held 1 - 1 by Bolivia in South America group .