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Socceroos paired with South Korea
The other two teams in the group are Bahrain and India.
The hosts Qatar were seeded and are in Group A alongside Kuwait, China and Uzbekistan.
Group B has Saudi Arabia, Japan, Jordan and Syria.
Group D is probably the toughest of all the groups and that group comprises defending champions Iraq, world Cup bound North Korea, United Arab Emirates and Iran.
TipsChallenge will run a tipping competition on 2011 Asian Cup and the fixtures will be available soon.
Here is the full draw:
Group A
Qatar
Kuwait
China PR
Uzbekistan
Group B
Saudi Arabia
Japan
Jordan
Syria
Group C
South Korea
India
Australia
Bahrain
Group D
Iraq
North Korea
United Arab Emirates
Iran
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Socceroos seal 2011 Asian Cup place
The 2011 tournament will be hosted by Qatar in January 2011( and not the usual July).
The Soccerooos only needed a draw to qualify but won the match 1-0 with the goal being scored towards the end of the first half and that goal was enough to win group B. Kuwait finished as runners up
This will be the Socceroos second venture into the Asian Cup after qualifying for the 2007 tournament.
TipsChallenge will once again be running an Asian Cup tipping competition after successfully running another one for the 2007 edition.
Here is a full list of the countries that have qualified:
Qatar (Hosts)
Iraq (defending champions, winner 2007)
Japan
Bahrain
Australia
Kuwait
China
India
Iran
Jordan
North Korea
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
