Wednesday, January 21, 2015

2015 Asian Cup: Final Group-Stage Standings

On Tuesday, group-stage action in the AFC Asian Cup, being held this year in Australia, concluded.  Here are the final standings, with the knockout stage set to begin on Thursday.

GROUP A:

1. South Korea (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. Australia (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
3. Oman (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 3)
4. Kuwait (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

South Korea and host nation Australia advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Friday, January 9:

At Melbourne:

Australia 4, Kuwait 1



Saturday, January 10:

At Canberra:

South Korea 1, Oman 0



Tuesday, January 13:

At Canberra:

South Korea 1, Kuwait 0

At Sydney:

Australia 4, Oman 0



Saturday, January 17: 

At Brisbane:

South Korea 1, Australia 0

At Newcastle, New South Wales:

Oman 1, Kuwait 0



GROUP B:

1. China (Mainland) (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. Uzbekistan (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Saudi Arabia (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. North Korea (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

China and Uzbekistan advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Saturday, January 10:

At Sydney:

Uzbekistan 1, North Korea 0

At Brisbane:

China 1, Saudi Arabia



Wednesday, January 14:

At Melbourne:

Saudi Arabia 4, North Korea 1

At Brisbane:

China 2, Uzbekistan 1



Sunday, January 18:

At Melbourne:

Uzbekistan 3, Saudi Arabia 1

At Canberra:

China 2, North Korea 1



GROUP C:

1. Iran (GP: 3; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
2. United Arab Emirates (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. Bahrain (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Qatar (GP: 3; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

Iran and the United Arab Emirates qualified for the quarterfinal round.

Sunday, January 11:

At Canberra:

United Arab Emirates 4, Qatar 1


At Melbourne:

Iran 2, Bahrain 0



Thursday, January 15:

At Canberra:

United Arab Emirates 2, Bahrain 1

At Sydney:

Iran 1, Qatar 0



Monday, January 19:

At Brisbane:

Iran 1, United Arab Emirates 0

At Sydney:

Bahrain 2, Qatar 1



GROUP D:

1. Japan (GP: 3; GD: +7; PTS: 9)
2. Iraq (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Jordan (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
4. Palestine (GP: 3; GD: -10; PTS: 0)

Japan and Iraq qualified for the quarterfinal round.

Monday, January 12:

At Newcastle, New South Wales:

Japan 4, Palestine 0

At Brisbane:

Iraq 1, Jordan 0



Friday, January 16:

At Melbourne:

Jordan 5, Palestine 1

At Brisbane:

Japan 1, Iraq 0



Tuesday, January 20:

At Melbourne:

Japan 2, Jordan 0

At Canberra:

Iraq 2, Palestine 0



Here are the matchups for the quarterfinal round:

Thursday:

At Melbourne:

South Korea vs. Uzbekistan

At Brisbane:

China vs. Australia

Friday:

At Canberra:

Iran vs. Iraq

At Sydney:

Japan vs. United Arab Emirates



The semifinal round will take place with games next Monday and Tuesday.

Next Monday:

At Sydney:

South Korea-Uzbekistan winner vs. Iran Iraq winner

Next Tuesday:

At Newcastle:

China-Australia winner vs. Japan-UAE winner



The semifinal winners will face off in the final at Sydney on Saturday.  The winner will play in the 2017 Confederations Cup to be played in Russia.





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