Doha: Japan won the Asian Cup for a record fourth time when substitute striker Tadanari Lee struck in extra time for a 1-0 victory over Australia on Saturday. Lee slammed home a left-foot volley in the 109th when he was left completely unmarked 10 metres from Australia's goal. Lee had all the time in the world to perfectly time his volley from a cross by defender Yuto Nagatoma and fire...
09:31 AM, Jan 30, 2011
Doha: South Korea finished third at the Asian Cup after beating Uzbekistan 3-2 in a play-off on Friday. The victory in front of 8,000 spectators in the Al-Sadd Stadium sees the South Koreans qualify directly for the 2015 edition in Australia. The 2010 World Cup finalists opened up a three-goal lead within the first 40 minutes from Koo Ja Cheol and a brace by Ji Dong Won, but then had...
09:23 AM, Jan 29, 2011
Doha: Australia swept aside Uzbekistan 6-0 on Tuesday to reach its first Asian Cup final. Australia, which had only scored seven goals in the entire tournament until Tuesday, will face three-time champion Japan on Saturday. Japan beat South Korea on penalties in the first semifinal. Harry Kewell put the Australians ahead in the fifth minute with a crisp left-foot finish from just inside the box after Matt McKay's pass. Uzbekistan...
11:55 PM, Jan 25, 2011
Doha: Japan survived a last-minute equaliser in extra time on Tuesday to reach the Asian Cup final with a 3-0 penalty shootout win over South Korea following a 2-2 draw. Defender Yasuyuki Konno sent the ball into the roof of the net on the final spot kick to send Japan through, only minutes after South Korea defender Hwang Jae-won had scored to make it 2-2 with less than a minute...
10:08 PM, Jan 25, 2011
Doha: Substitute midfielder Yoon Bit-garam drilled a left-foot shot from the edge of the penalty box in extra time on Saturday to send South Korea into the semifinals of the Asian Cup with a 1-0 victory over perennial rival Iran. Yoon found the lower right corner of the net during injury time of the first added period after South Korea had largely dominated Saturday's match. His team will now play...
10:00 AM, Jan 23, 2011
Doha: Harry Kewell scored with three minutes of extra time remaining on Saturday to send Australia into the semifinals of the Asian Cup with a 1-0 victory that ended Iraq's defence of their title in dramatic fashion. The game looked set to be decided by a penalty shootout before Matt McKay crossed from deep for Kewell to head into the corner past the despairing dive of Mohammed Kassid in the...
10:12 PM, Jan 22, 2011
Doha: Uzbekistan advanced to the Asian Cup semifinals for the first time by beating Jordan 2-1 on Friday after two goals by forward Ulugbek Bakaev within four minutes. Bakaev scored in the 46th and 49th minutes for Uzbekistan, before Bashar Bani Yaseen cut Jordan's deficit in the 58th at Doha's Khalifa stadium. Uzbekistan will play either Australia or Iraq in one of Tuesday's semifinals. Uzbekistan was in its third straight...
12:14 AM, Jan 22, 2011
Doha: Masahiko Inoha scored a late winner on Friday to give 10-man Japan a thrilling 3-2 win over Qatar in the Asian Cup quarterfinals and deny the 2022 World Cup host a chance to reach the semifinals for the first time. Striker Shinji Kagawa scored the first two goals for Japan and then helped set up the third. The Borussia Dortmund striker received a pass in the area in the...
10:24 PM, Jan 21, 2011
Doha: A second-string Iran team defeated the United Arab Emirates 3-0 on Wednesday to send the Gulf nation out of the Asian Cup in a match both teams finished with 10 men. Iran was already sure of advancing to the quarterfinals and became the only team to finish the group stage with three wins from three games and topped Group D ahead of Iraq, which beat North Korea 1-0. Forward...
12:16 AM, Jan 20, 2011
Doha: Talismanic Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Tuesday ruled out retirement from the international arena despite featuring for just 15 minutes in the Asian Cup, saying he will assess his future in two months and continue playing if he recovers fully from his calf muscle injury. Bhaichung missed India's first two matches in the Asian Cup and played for 15 minutes in the last match against South Korea, his...
03:47 AM, Jan 19, 2011
Doha: Saudi Arabian football coach Nasser Al Johar is no longer in charge of the team after just nine days on the job following his team's disappointing 5-0 defeat against Japan. Saudi Arabia, who were already knocked out of the Asian Cup after losing their opening two games at the competition, finished bottom of Group B without a point. Al Johar was only appointed last Sunday after the Saudi Arabian...
12:58 AM, Jan 19, 2011
Doha: Australia topped Group C at the Asian Cup after beating Bahrain 1-0 on Tuesday, while South Korea, who won 4-1 against India, join them in the second round. In the Al Gharafa stadium South Korea dominated throughout the game and were two goals up after just nine minutes. Dong Won Ji scored a brace for the South Koreans, with Koo Ja Cheol and Son Heung Min scoring the others,...
08:56 PM, Jan 18, 2011
Doha: Jordan qualified for the Asian Cup quarter-finals for only the second time after they came from behind to beat Syria 2-1 in a Group B clash at a wet and windy Qatar Sports Club on Monday. In a battle of triple champions at the Al Rayyan Stadium, Japan hammered a woeful Saudi Arabia 5-0 to top Group B to join Jordan in the last eight. The results left Japan...
11:36 PM, Jan 17, 2011
Doha: Knocked out of the competition after two heavy defeats during which they showed enough fighting abilities, India would look to end their campaign in the Asian Cup with another spirited display when they take on South Korea in their last group match here on Tuesday. India had lost their earlier two Group C matches - 0-4 against Australia and 2-5 against Bahrain - and it would be a miracle...
06:56 PM, Jan 17, 2011
Doha: Hosts Qatar on Sunday made sure of their place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup with a 3-0 victory against Kuwait. They were joined in the round of the last eight by Uzbekistan, who topped Group B after playing to a 2-2 draw against China. Qatar, for whom captain Bilal Mohammed and Mohamed El Sayed scored in the space of five minutes early in the first half, before...
09:15 AM, Jan 17, 2011
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