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DOHA, Qatar — Syria shocked 2007 finalists and three-time champions Saudi Arabia 2-1 at the Asian
Cup on Sunday in Group B, piling yet more pressure on their underfire coach Jose Peseiro. Syria,
who had to hold on for grim life in the end and survived several scares, had Abdulrazak Al Husein
to thank for [.
Dr. Joel RookwoodAfter a disappointing opening fixture of the Asian championships, matches in Group A continued on
Saturday with China taking on Kuwait. A crowd of less than seven-thousand rattled around Doha's Al
Gharafa stadium, a ground with a capacity of four times that. Thanks to an interesting
architectural design the view from our 'VIP' seats offered a full 40% panoramic view of the pitch.
DOHA, Qatar — Three-times champions Iran stormed back from the shock of losing an early goal to
grab a 2-1 victory over arch rivals and holders Iraq at the Asian Cup Tuesday. With United Arab
Emirates and North Korea playing out a 0-0 draw earlier, Iran top Group D after the first round of
games. [.
DOHA, Qatar — Reigning champions Iraq stunned the United Arab Emirates 1-0 on Saturday at the
Asian Cup with an injury-time own-goal to put the holders in a strong position to make the knockout
rounds. Three-times champions Iran became the first team at the championships to qualify for the
quarter-finals after they defeated World Cup [.
DOHA, Qatar — Shinji Okazaki scored a hat trick and Ryoichi Maeda struck twice to give Japan a
5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia on Monday and a place in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup. Japan
will play host Qatar on Friday after completely dominating its last Group B match. "We improved
with every game [.
2,022. That was the attendance figure announced when Japan faced off against Saudi Arabia
at Al-Rayyan stadium, and the symbolism drew a smattering of applause from the 800 or so fans
actually in attendance.
Evidently the Asian Cup is not a widespread crowd-puller. With most Saudi fans on the first bus
back to Jeddah as soon as the whistle blew on their second group-stage defeat, it's clear most of
the Saudi players wished they'd taken the same route.
DOHA, Qatar — Reigning champions Iraq set up a quarter-final clash with Australia after beating
North Korea 1-0 Wednesday, condemning the Koreans to an early exit having failed to score in the
tournament. The 2007 champions finished second in Group D behind Iran, but will be underdogs
against an Australian team out for revenge after [.
More photos » Koki Nagahama - Getty Images
3 days ago: DOHA QATAR - JANUARY 17: A Japanese fan is seen prior to the AFC
Asian Cup Group B match between Saudi Arabia and Japan at Al-Rayyan Stadium on January 17 2011 in
Doha Qatar.
