Asian Football
China, Iran qualify for Asian Cup 2011
CHINA and Iran qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup finals yesterday, but Indonesia and Vietnam crashed out of contention. They join Uzbekistan and Syria who had already booked their places at the ...
Iran book ticket to Asian Cup 2011
IRAN became the latest team to book their place in the AFC Asian Cup finals in Doha next January after a 3-1 away win over Singapore at the National Stadium in their ...
Asian Cup Q: Time running out for Thailand
THAILAND’s hopes of reaching the 2011 AFC Asian Cup were dealt a blow as they were held to a goalless draw by Jordan at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on Wednesday. A victory ...
Asian Cup Q: China through despite Syria stalemate
SHAO Jiayi was left to rue his luck as China were held to a goalless draw by Syria in an AFC Asian Cup 2011 qualifier at Yellow Dragon Stadium on Wednesday. Shao ...
Asian Cup Q: Doha dream over for Vietnam
VIETNAM’s slim hopes of reaching the 2011 AFC Asian Cup ended on Wednesday as Henrique Calisto’s side shared a 1-1 draw with Lebanon in a Group D match at Saida Municipal Stadium. ...
Asian Cup Q: Hirayama hat-trick rescues Japan
SOTA Hirayama grabbed a hat-trick as Japan came from two goals down to beat Yemen 3-2 at the Ali Mohsen Al Muraisi Stadium and secure their place at the 2011 AFC Asian ...
Asian Cup Q: Kuwait rally to stay on course for Qatar 2011
GROUP B leaders Kuwait and Australia remained on course for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals after sharing a 2-2 draw on Wednesday. Australia stormed into two goal lead after just four ...
Asian Cup Q: Bahrain bound for Qatar
ISMAEEL Abdulatif’s hat-trick helped Bahrain secure a place at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals after Milan Macala’s men hammered Hong Kong 4-0 at the Bahrain National Stadium. Abdulatif grabbed his treble ...
Asian Cup Q: Oman back in contention
OMAN thrust themselves firmly back into the qualification picture for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup as Ismail Sulaiman’s second-half goal sealed a 2-1 triumph over Indonesia at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. ...
Asian Cup 2011 Q: UAE beat Malaysia 1-0
SECOND-half substitute Ahmed Khalil struck in the third minute of stoppage-time as UAE sealed their place at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals with a 1-0 win over Malaysia at Al Shabab ...
