Asian Cup Quarterfinals Preview

It's something of a shame that there wasn't some sort of elaborate Asian Cup bracket, because looking at the quarterfinal matches it reads across the board as though it could've been drawn up on paper. Japan, Australia and South Korea were arguably the three favorites heading in, with shouts from Iran and Qatar, all three have to be favorites to make the semifinals, along with the Uzbek upstart (Jordan's miracles may have run dry) and the insane training regime which has spawned a new Asian power.

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