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DOHA, Qatar — Three-time champions Japan have long expected to face South Korea at the Asian Cup
and are ready for a tough semi-final with their old cross-strait rivals. South Korea edged Iran 1-0
on Saturday with a 105th-minute winner from substitute Yoon Bit-Garam to book a last-four clash
with the Blue Samurai, who struggled [.
We asked four Soccerphile writers for their picks for the 2011 Asian Cup, which kicks off
today.
First Seoul-based K-League cognoscente John Duerden: It's an open competition but
I have a feeling for Saudi Arabia.
This is a team that could either do terribly or go all the way.
DOHA, Qatar — Japan's World Cup hero Keisuke Honda is ready to orchestrate attacking football
against largely defensive rivals at the Asian Cup, as the Blue Samurai aim for a record fourth
continental title. "My personal goal and the team's goal are one and the same. We are targetting
the title no matter who we [.
DOHA, Qatar — A 92nd minute goal by Maya Yoshida saved three-time champions Japan from a shock
defeat at the hands of underdogs Jordan as the two sides drew 1-1 in their opening Asian Cup match
Sunday. Hasan Abdel Fattah's shot on the stroke of half-time ricochetted off VVV Venlo defender
Yoshida into the net [.
An Italian walks into a bar in Tokyo and asks for a local brew, but not wishing to disappoint,
the barman discreetly pours the visitor a Peroni instead.
It's a plausible scenario in a country like Japan, where citizens are eager to please and
equally desperate to avoid criticism.
Perhaps that's why the Japanese press were quick to turn a blind eye to another poor performance
from the Samurai Blue at the Asian Cup in Qatar, as Alberto Zaccheroni's men laboured to a 2-1 win
over a spirited but technically inferior Syria.
DOHA, Qatar — Ten-man Japan struggled past Syria 2-1 in a high-octane and controversial Asian Cup
group match Thursday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the knockout rounds. Captain Makoto
Hasebe opened the scoring for the three-time champions in the 35th minute but Syria pulled one back
from a penalty controversially awarded against goalkeeper [.
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 — A dramatic last-minute goal from defender Masahiko Inoha saw 10-man Japan twice
come from behind to snatch a 3-2 win over heartbroken hosts Qatar in their Asian Cup quarter-final
on Friday. Inoha struck in the 90th minute at a nearly full Al Gharafa Stadium to keep alive
Japan's bid for a fourth [.
He's one of the most in-demand players in Europe, plays as an attacking talent for Japan and proved
decisive in their 3-2 quarter-final win over hosts Qatar at the Asian Cup.
And his name is not Keisuke Honda.
Japan relied heavily on Borussia Dortmund star Shinji Kagawa to see off the stubborn Qataris in a
pulsating quarter-final, as the diminutive playmaker scored twice and set up the winner for
Masahiko Inoha in a come-from-behind victory.
DOHA, Qatar— Jubilant three-time champions Japan reached the Asian Cup final after defeating
arch-rivals South Korea 3-0 in a nail-biting penalty shootout on Tuesday. Centre-back Yasuyuki
Konno netted the decisive penalty, steering the ball into the right-hand side of the goal, after
Koo Ja-Cheol, Lee Yong-Rae and Hong Jeong-Ho had all failed from 12 yards [.
Japan bagged their fourth ever Asian Cup after a nail-biting 1-0 win over Australia at
the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha with the winner coming courtesy of a splendid first-time
volley by striker Tadanari Lee...
Japan bagged their fourth ever Asian Cup after a nail-biting 1-0 win over Australia at the
Khalifa International Stadium in Doha with the winner coming courtesy of a splendid first-time
volley by striker Tadanari Lee.
