In other results, Bahrain maintained their lead of Group 6 with a 2-1 away win over Kyrgyzstan, Qatar handed tiny Laos a 6-1 thrashing while Lebanon beat Maldives 5-2 and Oman won 2-0 in Singapore.
The Iraqis, fresh from their semifinals heroics in Athens, kept up the pressure on Uzbekistan in Asian Group 2 with a convincing win inspired by Salih Sadir, who netted the opener of a first-half double after just three minutes.
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