Archive for Asian Cup
AFC 2023 round 7 goals review
1 goals were scored in the first half whilst 3 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 51 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 41.2 |
| Away wins | 16 | 31.4 |
| Drawn | 14 | 27.5 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 9.8 |
| Goals | 132 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 58 | 43.9 |
| Second half goals | 74 | 56.1 |
| Home team goals | 70 | 53.0 |
| Away team goals | 62 | 47.0 |
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AFC 2023 round 6 goals review
3 goals were scored in the first half whilst 4 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 50 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 42.0 |
| Away wins | 15 | 30.0 |
| Drawn | 14 | 28.0 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 10.0 |
| Goals | 128 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 57 | 44.5 |
| Second half goals | 71 | 55.5 |
| Home team goals | 69 | 53.9 |
| Away team goals | 59 | 46.1 |
AFC 2023 round 5 goals review
3 goals were scored in the first half whilst 6 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 48 | |
| Home wins | 20 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 14 | 29.2 |
| Drawn | 14 | 29.2 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 10.4 |
| Goals | 121 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 54 | 44.6 |
| Second half goals | 67 | 55.4 |
| Home team goals | 65 | 53.7 |
| Away team goals | 56 | 46.3 |
AFC 2023 round 4 goals review
9 goals were scored in the first half whilst 16 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 44 | |
| Home wins | 19 | 43.2 |
| Away wins | 12 | 27.3 |
| Drawn | 13 | 29.5 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 11.4 |
| Goals | 112 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 51 | 45.5 |
| Second half goals | 61 | 54.5 |
| Home team goals | 61 | 54.5 |
| Away team goals | 51 | 45.5 |
AFC 2023 round 3 goals review
8 goals were scored in the first half whilst 23 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 36 | |
| Home wins | 16 | 44.4 |
| Away wins | 10 | 27.8 |
| Drawn | 10 | 27.8 |
| Goalless draws | 5 | 13.9 |
| Goals | 87 | |
| Goals/game | 2.4 | |
| First half goals | 42 | 48.3 |
| Second half goals | 45 | 51.7 |
| Home team goals | 47 | 54.0 |
| Away team goals | 40 | 46.0 |
AFC 2023 round 2 goals review
13 goals were scored in the first half whilst 6 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 10 | 41.7 |
| Away wins | 8 | 33.3 |
| Drawn | 6 | 25.0 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 16.7 |
| Goals | 56 | |
| Goals/game | 2.3 | |
| First half goals | 34 | 60.7 |
| Second half goals | 22 | 39.3 |
| Home team goals | 30 | 53.6 |
| Away team goals | 26 | 46.4 |
AFC 2023 round 1 goals review
21 goals were scored in the first half whilst 16 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 12 | |
| Home wins | 8 | 66.7 |
| Away wins | 2 | 16.7 |
| Drawn | 2 | 16.7 |
| Goalless draws | 2 | 16.7 |
| Goals | 37 | |
| Goals/game | 3.1 | |
| First half goals | 21 | 56.8 |
| Second half goals | 16 | 43.2 |
| Home team goals | 24 | 64.9 |
| Away team goals | 13 | 35.1 |
AFC 2019 round 7 goals review
2 goals were scored in the first half whilst 2 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 51 | |
| Home wins | 23 | 45.1 |
| Away wins | 21 | 41.2 |
| Drawn | 7 | 13.7 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 7.8 |
| Goals | 130 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 63 | 48.5 |
| Second half goals | 67 | 51.5 |
| Home team goals | 63 | 48.5 |
| Away team goals | 67 | 51.5 |
AFC 2019 round 6 goals review
2 goals were scored in the first half whilst 5 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 50 | |
| Home wins | 23 | 46.0 |
| Away wins | 20 | 40.0 |
| Drawn | 7 | 14.0 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 8.0 |
| Goals | 126 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 61 | 48.4 |
| Second half goals | 65 | 51.6 |
| Home team goals | 62 | 49.2 |
| Away team goals | 64 | 50.8 |
AFC 2019 round 5 goals review
2 goals were scored in the first half whilst 4 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 48 | |
| Home wins | 22 | 45.8 |
| Away wins | 19 | 39.6 |
| Drawn | 7 | 14.6 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 8.3 |
| Goals | 119 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 59 | 49.6 |
| Second half goals | 60 | 50.4 |
| Home team goals | 58 | 48.7 |
| Away team goals | 61 | 51.3 |
AFC 2019 round 4 goals review
9 goals were scored in the first half whilst 8 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 44 | |
| Home wins | 21 | 47.7 |
| Away wins | 16 | 36.4 |
| Drawn | 7 | 15.9 |
| Goalless draws | 4 | 9.1 |
| Goals | 113 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 57 | 50.4 |
| Second half goals | 56 | 49.6 |
| Home team goals | 57 | 50.4 |
| Away team goals | 56 | 49.6 |
AFC 2019 round 3 goals review
14 goals were scored in the first half whilst 16 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 36 | |
| Home wins | 16 | 44.4 |
| Away wins | 15 | 41.7 |
| Drawn | 5 | 13.9 |
| Goalless draws | 3 | 8.3 |
| Goals | 96 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 48 | 50.0 |
| Second half goals | 48 | 50.0 |
| Home team goals | 46 | 47.9 |
| Away team goals | 50 | 52.1 |
AFC 2019 round 2 goals review
20 goals were scored in the first half whilst 10 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 9 | 37.5 |
| Away wins | 13 | 54.2 |
| Drawn | 2 | 8.3 |
| Goalless draws | 1 | 4.2 |
| Goals | 66 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 34 | 51.5 |
| Second half goals | 32 | 48.5 |
| Home team goals | 26 | 39.4 |
| Away team goals | 40 | 60.6 |
AFC 2019 round 1 goals review
14 goals were scored in the first half whilst 22 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 12 | |
| Home wins | 8 | 66.7 |
| Away wins | 2 | 16.7 |
| Drawn | 2 | 16.7 |
| Goalless draws | 1 | 8.3 |
| Goals | 36 | |
| Goals/game | 3.0 | |
| First half goals | 14 | 38.9 |
| Second half goals | 22 | 61.1 |
| Home team goals | 24 | 66.7 |
| Away team goals | 12 | 33.3 |
Asian Cup, Afcon, Copa America compared
There are less matches in the Copa America with the tournament only being a 12 team one but the averages can give a fair comparison.
| AFC 2015 | Nations Cup | Copa America | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 32 | 32 | 26 | |
| Drawn | 2 | 15 | 8 | |
| Drawn % | 6.3 | 46.9 | 30.8 | |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| Goalless draws % | 0 | 15.6 | 15.4 | |
| Goals | 85 | 68 | 59 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | |
| First half goals | 38 | 21 | 27 | |
| First half goals % | 44.7 | 30.9 | 45.8 | |
| Second half goals | 47 | 47 | 32 | |
| Second half goals % | 55.3 | 69.1 | 54.2 |
So once again the Asian Cup had the highest goals per game ratio.
This was a tournament where at least one goal was scored during every match as they were no goalless draws.
Asian Cup compared to Nations Cup
Whilst there were many drawn matches in the Africa Nations Cup there were only two draw matches in the Asian Cup hosted by Australia.
| AFC 2015 | Nations Cup | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 32 | 32 |
| Non drawn | 30 | 17 |
| Drawn | 2 | 15 |
| Drawn % | 6.3 | 46.9 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 5 |
| Goalless draws % | 0.0 | 15.6 |
| Goals | 85 | 68 |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| First half goals | 38 | 21 |
| First half goals % | 44.7 | 30.9 |
| Second half goals | 47 | 47 |
| Second half goals % | 55.3 | 69.1 |
The Asian Cup saw more goals than the Afcon and also a higher goals per game ratio of 2.7 compared to 2.1 for Afcon.
2019 Asian Cup in UAE
Australia successfully hosted and won the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and will now defend its title in the Middle East.
The 019 edition of the tournament will see an expanded field of 24 teams contesting, an increase of eight teams from 2015.
Socceroos wins 2015 Asian Cup
The match was tied at one all after full time but the Socceroos scored the all crucial second goal in the first half of extra time.
This is Australia's first Asian cup triumph after having lost to Japan in the final four years ago.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 32 | |
| Home wins | 16 | 50.0 |
| Away wins | 14 | 43.8 |
| Drawn | 2 | 6.3 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 85 | |
| Goals/game | 2.7 | |
| First half goals | 38 | 44.7 |
| Second half goals | 47 | 55.3 |
| Home team goals | 46 | 54.1 |
| Away team goals | 39 | 45.9 |
UAE takes bronze medal
The match was 2-1 at half time in favour of Iraq but UAE managed to score two goals in the second half to secure the bronze medal.
3 goals were scored in the first half whilst 2 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 31 | |
| Home wins | 16 | 51.6 |
| Away wins | 13 | 41.9 |
| Drawn | 2 | 6.5 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 82 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 37 | 45.1 |
| Second half goals | 45 | 54.9 |
| Home team goals | 45 | 54.9 |
| Away team goals | 37 | 45.1 |
South Korea to meet Socceroos in final
South Korea beat Iraq 2-nil whilst the Socceroos beat the UAE by the same scoreline.
The two teams met in the group stages where the Koreans managed a 1-nil win.
So far no team has managed to score against the Koreans whilst the Socceroos are still to play extra time in this competition.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 30 | |
| Home wins | 16 | 53.3 |
| Away wins | 12 | 40.0 |
| Drawn | 2 | 6.7 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 77 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 34 | 44.2 |
| Second half goals | 43 | 55.8 |
| Home team goals | 43 | 55.8 |
| Away team goals | 34 | 44.2 |
AFC 2015 round 4 goals review
2 goals were scored in the first half whilst 10 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 28 | |
| Home wins | 14 | 50.0 |
| Away wins | 12 | 42.9 |
| Drawn | 2 | 7.1 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 73 | |
| Goals/game | 2.6 | |
| First half goals | 31 | 42.5 |
| Second half goals | 42 | 57.5 |
| Home team goals | 39 | 53.4 |
| Away team goals | 34 | 46.6 |
No draws in 2015 Asian Cup
Goals were scored in every match and there was no share of points.
The group winners of each group won all their matches.
With the knockout phase now kicking in, it means that there will be no match now which will be finished as a draw by the end of the match.
If a match is drawn at full time there will be extra and penalties to decide the winner to ensure all the matches will have finished with a clear loser and winner.
Here is a table showing the scorelines for the 2015 Asian after the group phase:
| Scoreline | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 6 | 25.0 |
| 0 - 4 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 1 - 0 | 4 | 16.7 |
| 1 - 2 | 2 | 8.3 |
| 1 - 4 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 1 - 5 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 2 - 0 | 3 | 12.5 |
| 2 - 1 | 2 | 8.3 |
| 3 - 1 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 4 - 0 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 4 - 1 | 2 | 8.3 |
The table below shows the goal margins for the tournament so far:
| Goal Margin | Frequency | Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 58.3 |
| 2 | 4 | 16.7 |
| 3 | 3 | 12.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 12.5 |
So more than half of the matches were won by just one goal and three matches were won by a four goal margin.
AFC 2015 round 3 goals review
6 goals were scored in the first half whilst 11 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 24 | |
| Home wins | 13 | 54.2 |
| Away wins | 11 | 45.8 |
| Drawn | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 61 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 29 | 47.5 |
| Second half goals | 32 | 52.5 |
| Home team goals | 33 | 54.1 |
| Away team goals | 28 | 45.9 |
AFC 2015 round 2 goals review
13 goals were scored in the first half whilst 11 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 16 | |
| Home wins | 7 | 43.8 |
| Away wins | 9 | 56.3 |
| Drawn | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 44 | |
| Goals/game | 2.8 | |
| First half goals | 23 | 52.3 |
| Second half goals | 21 | 47.7 |
| Home team goals | 21 | 47.7 |
| Away team goals | 23 | 52.3 |
AFC 2015 round 1 goals review
10 goals were scored in the first half whilst 10 were scored after half-time.
Here is the league summary so far this season:
| Number | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 | |
| Home wins | 6 | 75.0 |
| Away wins | 2 | 25.0 |
| Drawn | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goalless draws | 0 | 0.0 |
| Goals | 20 | |
| Goals/game | 2.5 | |
| First half goals | 10 | 50.0 |
| Second half goals | 10 | 50.0 |
| Home team goals | 16 | 80.0 |
| Away team goals | 4 | 20.0 |
Asian Cup round up: Goals conceded
Both teams conceded 13 goals but for Uzbekistan it was over six matches whereas for India it was in half the number.
Interestingly both teams endured heavy losses against Australia with India losing 4-nil and the Uzbeks 6-nil.
North Korea, Iran and Australia conceded the least number of goals with two goals conceded.
Here is list of the goals conceded per team :
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| Korea DPR | 2 |
| Iran | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Iraq | 3 |
| UAE | 4 |
| Jordan | 4 |
| China | 4 |
| Syria | 5 |
| Qatar | 5 |
| Bahrain | 5 |
| Japan | 6 |
| Kuwait | 7 |
| Korea | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 |
| Uzbekistan | 13 |
| India | 13 |
Total Goals Conceded : 90
Asian Cup round up: Goals scored
UAE and North Korea failed to score a single goal in their three matches whilst winners Japan topped the goal scoring charts with 13 goals.
The table below shows the goals scored per team:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| UAE | 0 |
| Korea DPR | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Kuwait | 1 |
| Iraq | 3 |
| India | 3 |
| Syria | 4 |
| China | 4 |
| Jordan | 5 |
| Iran | 6 |
| Bahrain | 6 |
| Qatar | 7 |
| Uzbekistan | 10 |
| Korea | 13 |
| Australia | 13 |
| Japan | 14 |
Total Goals Scored : 90
Australia to host 2015 Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation announced the decision after the final between Australia and Japan.
Like the 2011 competition, the tournament will be held in January.
Japan wins fourth Asian Cup final
Japan also maintained its unbeaten run in the final having so far reached four finals and winning all.
It was a debut final for Australia who went into the match having conceded just one goal but the second goal they conceded was going to be the most critical.
With the match tied goalless at the end of normal time Japan went on to score in the second half of extra-time.
Japan has now won four of the last six editions of this tournament with the other winners in this time being Saudi Arabia and Iraq.
Below is table that summarises performances by all the teams in a league table. The table uses goal difference:
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Korea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| Iran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Jordan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Qatar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Iraq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Korea DPR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| UAE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0 |
The table does not include the results from a penalty shootout and hence the match between Japan and South Korea is considered to be a 2-all draw in this table.
Socceroos face Japanese challenge
The Socceroos have only conceded one goal and that was against South Korea in one-all draw.
For the Japanese they have scored two or more goals in every match apart from the one-all draw against Jordan in the group stages.
This will be the first time the two teams meet in an Asian Cup final but the teams met in the group stages of the 2007 tournament where the match finished one-all.
Japan has been involved in three Asian Cup finals and won in every instance and now they face a tough challenge against the Socceroos who would like to win on their first attempt.
Meanwhile South Korea finished third after beating Uzbekistan 3-2 in the third playoff match.
Its the second consecutive tournament that the South Koreans have won the bronze medal.
Here is some of the stats for Australia and Japan so far:
| Australia | Japan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | 5 | 5 | |||
| Drawn | 1 | 1 | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |||
| Lost | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clean sheets | 4 | 1 | |||
| Failed to score | 0 | 0 | |||
| Goals scored | 13 | 13 | |||
| Goals conceded | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1st half goals scored | 6 | 6 | |||
| 2nd half goals scored | 7 | 7 | |||
| 1st half goals conceded | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2nd half goals conceded | 0 | 3 | |||
| Biggest win | Uzbekistan 0 - 6 Australia | Saudi Arabia 0 - 5 Japan | |||
| Biggest loss | No loss | No loss | |||
| Scored 3 or more | 2 | 2 | |||
| Conceded 3 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scored 5 or more | 1 | 1 | |||
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Asian Cup Finals | |||||
| Played | 0 | 3 | |||
| Drawn | 0 | 0 | |||
| Won | 0 | 3 | |||
| Lost | 0 | 0 | |||
| Season | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/8 | 4 | Japan | 1 | Australia | 1 |
Socceroos rout ten-men Uzbekistan
The Socceroos were already 3-nil up by the time the Uzbeks were reduced to ten men.
The Socceroos will now play their maiden Asian Cup final against Japan who overcame South Korea in a penalty shootout.
After ninety minutes the match was tied one-all and at the end of extra time it was 2-all.
Three time champions Japan went on to win the penalty shootout 3-nil.
Here are the winning margin of the 30 matches played so far at the Qatar 2011 Asian Cup:
| Goal Margin | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 | 5 |
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 |
So 15 matches were won by a one-goal margin by far the most popular winning margin whilst the five and six goal margins were contributed by the finalists Japan and Australia respectively.
East Asia clash: Japan v South Korea
The two teams last met in an Asian Cup third place playoff at the last tournament. South Korea won the penalty shoot-out after the match had finished goalless.
Japan goes into the match knowing that every that every time they have reached the final they have never lost.
The three time champions will play a team that won the Cup twice and lost the final thrice.
Both teams are unbeaten so far but Japan won its group and South Korea finished second in Group C.
The winner will meet either Australia or Uzbekistan.
Here is some stats for the two so far in Qatar:
| Japan | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 4 | 4 |
| Points(group) | 7 | 7 |
| Drawn | 1 | 1 |
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Lost | 0 | 0 |
| Goal difference | 6 | 4 |
| Clean sheets | 1 | 2 |
| Failed to score | 0 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 11 | 8 |
| Goals conceded | 4 | 3 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Biggest win | Saudi Arabia 0 - 5 Japan | Korea 4 - 1 India |
| Biggest loss | No loss | No loss |
| Scored 3 or more | 2 | 1 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Scored 5 or more | 1 | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Asian Cup semis | ||
| Played | 4 | 8 |
| Won | 3 | 5 |
| Lost | 1 | 3 |
History beckons: Australia vs Uzbekistan
For both teams its the first time to reach the semis of the tournament and now history beckons as they vie for a place in the final.
To reach the final the Socceroos beat the defending champions Iraq in extra-time.
The other semi features Japan against South Korea.
Here is table showing some of the stats for the two teams so far at this year's tournament:
| Australia | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 4 | 4 |
| Points(group) | 7 | 7 |
| Drawn | 1 | 1 |
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Lost | 0 | 0 |
| Goal difference | 5 | 3 |
| Clean sheets | 4 | 1 |
| Failed to score | 0 | 0 |
| Goals scored | 7 | 8 |
| Goals conceded | 1 | 4 |
| Ave. goals scored | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Biggest win | India 0 - 4 Australia | Qatar 0 - 2 Uzbekistan |
| Biggest loss | No loss | No loss |
| Scored 3 or more | 1 | 0 |
| Conceded 3 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Scored 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 |
2007 rematch - Socceroos vs Iraq
Then in 2007, Iraq won the match and went on to win the tournament and the Socceroos went out at the group stage level.
This time the Socceroos have gone one step further compared to four years ago and their defence has been tight conceding one goal so far.
Iraq started the tournament with a loss against Iran but subsequent one-nil wins have seen them reach the knockout phase.
The winner of this match will meet Uzbekistan who beat Jordan 2-1.
Here is some of the stats for the two teams so far:
| Category | Australia | Iraq | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | 3 | 3 | |||
| Points | 7 | 6 | |||
| Drawn | 1 | 0 | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |||
| Lost | 0 | 1 | |||
| Goal difference | 5 | 1 | |||
| Clean sheets | 2 | 2 | |||
| Failed to score | 0 | 0 | |||
| Goals scored | 6 | 3 | |||
| Goals conceded | 1 | 2 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 2.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.3 | 0.7 | |||
| Biggest win | India 0 - 4 Australia | UAE 0 - 1 Iraq Iraq 1 - 0 Korea DPR | |||
| Biggest loss | No loss | Iraq 1 - 2 Iran | |||
| Scored 3 or more | 1 | 0 | |||
| Conceded 3 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Scored 5 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Conceded 5 or more | 0 | 0 | |||
| Home matches | |||||
| Played | 2 | 2 | |||
| Points | 4 | 3 | |||
| Drawn | 1 | 0 | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |||
| Lost | 0 | 1 | |||
| Goal difference | 1 | 0 | |||
| Goals scored | 2 | 2 | |||
| Goals conceded | 1 | 2 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Away matches | |||||
| Played | 1 | 1 | |||
| Points | 3 | 3 | |||
| Drawn | 0 | 0 | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |||
| Lost | 0 | 0 | |||
| Goal difference | 4 | 1 | |||
| Goals scored | 4 | 1 | |||
| Goals conceded | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ave. goals scored | 4.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Ave. goals conceded | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Season | Round | Team | Goals | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/8 | 2 | Iraq | 3 | Australia | 1 |
UAE, DPR Korea exit goalless
The match between the two matches which was their opening match finished goalless and the teams got their single points from there.
In the same group D, Iran finished with nine points and is the only team to finish with all points.
In doing so Iran only conceded a single which was conceded against Iraq in their first match.
Iraq finished runners up in Group D and will now face off against the Socceroos. Iraq beat the Socceroos 3-1 in the previous edition of the tournament on their way to the title.
Below is a table using goal difference which puts all the 16 teams into one league type ladder:
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Qatar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Korea DPR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| UAE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0 |
Not surprisingly Iran heads this table with their perfect score and India having conceded the most goals and with the lowest goal difference in the group stages anchor it.
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia also left pointless but scored a single goal each.
Socceroos beats Bahrain to top group
South Korea and the Socceroos finished the group stage on seven points with the Socceroos topping the group on goal difference.
The Socceroos will now meet the runner-up from Group D whilst South Korea will meet Group D winners Iran.
After three matches the Socceroos have only conceded a single goal and the table below shows the number of goals each team has conceded so far:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| UAE | 1 |
| Korea DPR | 1 |
| Iran | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Qatar | 2 |
| Jordan | 2 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Iraq | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 |
| Korea | 3 |
| China | 4 |
| Syria | 5 |
| Bahrain | 5 |
| Kuwait | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 |
| India | 13 |
Total Goals Conceded : 60
Japan to meet Qatar in quarters
The 2022 World Cup hosts came second in Group A and will now meet one of the tournament favourites.
Japan beat Saudi Arabia 5-nil to create the biggest winning margin of five goals so far in the tournament.
The second quarter final will feature Group A leaders Uzbekistan who will play Jordan.
Uzbekistan were denied a clean sweep in their group after a draw in their last group match against China.
There are four more group matches to be played from groups C and D.
The table below shows the total number of goals scored by each team so far:
| Team | Goals |
|---|---|
| UAE | 0 |
| Korea DPR | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Kuwait | 1 |
| Iraq | 2 |
| India | 2 |
| Korea | 3 |
| Iran | 3 |
| Syria | 4 |
| Jordan | 4 |
| China | 4 |
| Qatar | 5 |
| Australia | 5 |
| Uzbekistan | 6 |
| Bahrain | 6 |
| Japan | 8 |
Total Goals Scored : 54
Asian Cup: Iran reach quarters
The win left the Iranians with six points and they are the first team to reach the quarters in this year's tournament.
In the other Group D match, defending champions Iraq needed a late own goal against the United Arab Emirates to secure their first points in Qatar and now only need a draw to reach the quarters.
Group D has seen the lowest number of goals with only three goals scored so far.
UAE and North Korea are still to score goal and they will need to do so and win their final matches if they are to reach the quarters.
All the other teams in the competition have all scored at least a goal apart from these two Group D teams.
Here is a table showing the winning margins for the 16 matches played so far:
| Goal Margin | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
India, Saudi Arabia exit Asian Cup
In Group all teams can still reach the quarter-final but Uzbekistan with six points already is in pole position.
In Group B, Saudi Arabia made a surprising early exit after losing their second match 1-nil to Jordan.
In Group C, India who have conceded the most number of goals so far are also out of the tournament after losing 5-2 to Bahrain.
Australia and South Korea are both on four points but with South Korea playing India last they look like certainties to be in the quarters.
Defending champions Iraq started with a 2-1 loss to Iran and they next meet United Arab Emirates who played out the only goalless draw of the tournament so far.
Here are all the scorelines for the 2011 Qatar Asian Cup so far:
| Scoreline | Frequency |
|---|---|
| 0 - 0 | 1 |
| 0 - 2 | 3 |
| 0 - 4 | 1 |
| 1 - 0 | 1 |
| 1 - 1 | 2 |
| 1 - 2 | 3 |
| 2 - 1 | 2 |
| 5 - 2 | 1 |
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
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
