, June 6 -- Uzbekistan and Jordan created history by qualifying to take part in the Fifa World Cup for the first time. While they are celebrating their first appearance, China was eliminated from the contest taking place next year in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

In the meantime, South Korea secured an 11th straight appearance at the men's World Cup finals with a 2-0 win in Iraq, reports AP.

In a hectic night Thursday with a lot on the line, Australia scored late to edge already-qualified Japan 1-0 before China lost 1-0 in Indonesia.

For Uzbekistan, a 0-0 draw against the United Arab Emirates was enough to take the second automatic qualification spot in Group A behind Iran.

In Group B, South Korea and Jordan secured their places at the ...