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  • Australia and Japan seek dominance

    Australia and Japan seek dominance

    Monday 13 October 2008

    In Group 1 of Asian qualifying for South Africa 2010, Australia and Japan will be looking to consolidate at home after their impressive starts.

  • Cahill back in the mix

    Cahill back in the mix

    Monday 13 October 2008

    If there is one Australian player who evokes particular fear in their Asian rivals, it is Tim Cahill. And now the Everton man is back in action.

Photos

  • Saudi Arabia's players (in green) listen to their national anthem
  • Saudi player Abdo Autef (back) fights for the ball against the United Arab Emirates' Ismail al-Hammadi
  • Bahrain's Abdullah Fatadi (R) fights for the ball with Qatar's Wisam Rizk
  • Bahrain's Mohammed Salmin (R) fights for the ball with Majdi Sadiq (L) of Qatar
  • Bahrain's Mahmud Abdulrahman (front) fights for the ball with Bilal Mohammed of Qatar
  • Qatar's national football team player Hussein Yasser (R) fights for the ball with Abdullah al-Marzuqi of Bahrain
  • Qatar's national football team player Khalfan Ibrahim (R) competes with Mahmud Abdulrahman
  • Bahrain's Jessie John (front) fights for the ball with Wissam Rizq (back) of Qatar
  • Saudi players celebrate after beating the United Arab Emirates
  • Saudi coach Nasser al-Johar gestures to Saudi fans after his team beat the United Arab Emirates

Fixtures and Results

10 Sep 08UzbekistanUZB0:1 (0:1)AUSAustralia
10 Sep 08QatarQAT1:1 (1:0)BHRBahrain
15 Oct 08AustraliaAUS-QATQatar
15 Oct 08JapanJPN-UZBUzbekistan

Groups 1|2|

Group 1
TeamMPWDLGFGAPts
QatarQatar2110414
JapanJapan1100323
AustraliaAustralia1100103
BahrainBahrain2011341
UzbekistanUzbekistan2002040

Focus on Afghanistan

Afghanistan
Founded in 1933 and affiliated to FIFA since 1948, the Afghanistan Football Federation and the national team lay dormant for many years. In fact, ...
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AfghanistanAFG1:2 (1:1)SYRSyria

Top Scorers

THA Sarayoot CHAIKAMDEE8
UZB Maksim SHATSKIKH7
KUW Ahmad AL AZEMI6
LIB Mohamad GHADDAR5
SYR Ziad CHABO5