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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...