AFC Asian Cup: China, South Korea Advance To Knockout Stage

Three more games were played in the United Arab Emirates on Friday as AFC Asian Cup group-stage action continued.

GROUP B:

At Dubai:

Jamie Maclaren (18'), Awer Mabil (20'), and Apostolos Giannou (90') each scored once as Australia dominated Palestine 3-0.

Group B Standings:

1. x-Jordan (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2.    Australia (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3.    Syria (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)
4.    Palestine (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage



GROUP C:

At Abu Dhabi:

Wu Lei scored twice (40', 66') as China dominated the Philippines 3-0 to advance to the knockout stage

At Al Ain:

Kim Min-jae scored the game's lone goal in the 41st minute as South Korea locked up a berth in the knockout stage 1-0 at Kyrgyzstan's expense.

Group C Standings:

1. x-China (Mainland) (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. x-South Korea (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Kyrgyzstan (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. Philippines (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)

x-Clinched berth in knockout stage