Video: the best 10 Asian Cup goals
HAVING Asian Cup withdrawals today? Sit back and enjoy the best goals the tournament conjured, and let us know which is your favourite!
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Up for the Cup: in the champs’ own words
IT’S almost impossible to sum up how a night like Saturday feels — so here’s how every Socceroo feels, with the best of their social media.
Studs Up: rating our Asian Cup heroes
STUDS UP: David Davutovic rates the campaigns of every Socceroos player during the Asian Cup. Cast your vote, and re-live his weekly chat.
A golden moment for Australian football
AT first Frank Lowy said there were “no words for what I am feeling now”, but in the end he found one. “Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful,” he declared.
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Classy UAE make bold opening statement
STRIKER Ahmed Khalil grabbed an eccentric double as United Arab Emirates opened their Asian Cup campaign with a 4-1 win over Qatar at Canberra Stadium.
Scouts hoping to find next big Asian star
SCOUTS and club football executives from Europe’s leading leagues as well as Asia are scouring the Asian Cup trying to spot the next big thing.
Skipper Jedinak ruled out of Oman clash
SOCCEROOS captain Mile Jedinak will miss Australia’s second Asian Cup clash with Oman on Tuesday after failing to shrug off an ankle injury.
Suncorp surface ’very, very, very, very bad’
CHINA coach Alain Perrin slammed the state of the Suncorp Stadium playing surface after his side’s 1-0 Asian Cup Group B win over Saudi Arabia.
Video: Last-second saves decide two games
UP FOR THE CUP: three 1-0 results see South Korea, Uzbekistan and China prevail but uncannily similar last-second heroics decided two games.
China snatch points against Saudi Arabia
THE absence of star striker Nasser Al-Shamrani proved costly for Saudi Arabia in their 1-0 loss to China at Suncorp Stadium.
Uzbekistan prevail in Sydney deluge
IGOR Sergeev headed in the only goal of a rain-sodden game in the 62nd-minute Saturday to give Uzbekistan a 1-0 win over North Korea.
Le Guen hits out as Oman denied penalty
OMAN boss Paul Le Guen has slammed A-League referee Peter O’Leary for not awarding his side a penalty in their 1-0 loss to Korea Republic.
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