Official Asian Cup 2007 Draw Thread [R] (result of the draw that is)

Good draw. Korea-Iran, Australia-Lebanon, Japan-Saudi Arabia. Though none of the big teams will send their A-squad. I expect a great match!
BTW: Anyone know if SBS(Aussie) will televise Australian matches?

 

They would have to ouldnt they? I live in Japan and have little chance of catching the action

 

Should be in Bagdad You should support your national team and go with them to Palestine and Iraq

 

Fixture list ?

I read for Australia `s group that number 4 in pot will meet number one away on feb 22 and then number three home on March 1 so Australia will meet Bahrain away on feb 23 and Lebanon home on March 1.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/public/article/show.asp?articleid=9802&menuItemID=

Is this the same for all groups ? If so this will be matchday 1 on Feb 22 :

Group A
Japan- India , Yemen - Saudi Arabia

Group B
Iran - Chinese Taipei, Syria - Korea Rep

Group C
Jordan - Pakistan , UAE - Oman

Group D
Bahrain- Australia. Lebanon- Kuwait

Group E
China- Palestine , Singapore - Iraq

Group F
Uzbekistan - Bangladesh , Hong Kong- Qatar

 

Complete fixture list on AFC :

http://www.the-afc.com/english/competitions/asiancup_draw.asp

 

and where does palestine play there home matchs?

I think Iraq has no problem to qualify,

and for us, the match against ASEAN champions will be decisive

 

and that's why we should join together at a international level and denounce AFC

 

Forgot about Palestine

Last time played them in Asian Cup 2004 they chose to play both games in Singapore but this time it is impossible as AFC have banned it.

For the game against East Asia Champions , U guys should have no problem in home game in China but your away form is not as good, seeing in the last WC qualifiers U have problems against Malaysia away.

 

One wished

 

in fact we have big problems in all our three away matchs in 2004 WCQ

 

I would like to see Iran, Korea and Australia in a same group.

I think Aussis will have a tough grass rolling show having Bahrain (the world best grass rollers), Kuwait and Lebanon (arabs are all potent grass rollers) on board. It's better to have Gymnastic referees instead of Football referees when you are playing Bahrain, then Bahrainis will surprise you with 6 straight 10 points!

 

My prediction:

Group A: Japan
Group B: Korea Republic
Group C: Oman
Group D: Bahrain
Group E: China
Group F: Qatar

And I think Iraq will play in Jordan since they have the biggest Iraqi population there, +plus+ supporters.

 

don't the top 2 teams get to advance?

 

Australia will rape Bahrain...anyone who thinks differently needs to get a clue.

 

I hope so. Rape them on the grass!

 

Bahrain is going to give oz hell you just watch.

 

Yes some forget that two teams advance to the finals.... total of 12 teams + hosts Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam amd Thailand.

 

How Come Dpr Korea Wasnt Allowed To Participate?????????????????

 

They applied too late. There was a deadline and they didn't make it.

 

Didnt afc sent a deadline info letter to them? Man DPR are among the top 8 countries of asia. Damn the afc............

 

Since North Korea probably don't have access to the internet, the pigeon delivering the deadline documents probably got shot by an ICBM after being mistaken for a South Korean spy plane.

 

You guys should do your best to bring an A team since you dont have any friendlies...thats not a slight either...thats the truth.

 

Palestine usually play their games in jordan, and also Iraq. but iraq sometimes like to play in Doha Qatar, since they have many of their NT players playing in Qatar.

 

or probably this is all south korean conspiracy. If the north koreans use pigeons for delivering deadline documents, so the logic would be THAT the southkorean soldiers at the border might have shot the pigeon and resulted in the N.koreans for not applying for the qualifications.

 

Touche...

You might be onto something...