Summary
Syria maintained their perfect start to the second of round of Asian qualifying for the 2022 World Cup Tuesday with a 1-0 win over the Philippines that keeps Fajr Ibrahim's side in pole position to advance to the next phase.
Ibrahim's side have now won five games in a row and lead Group A by eight points from China, who did not play Tuesday, and the Philippines.
Vietnam saw their lead at the top of Group G trimmed to two points after Park Hang-seo's side were held to a 0-0 draw by Thailand as Malaysia moved into second in the group due to their 2-0 victory over Indonesia.
Vietnam have 11 points while Malaysia are ahead of Thailand on nine points, one more than Akira Nishino's side.
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