AFC Asian Cup: Jordanians Advance To Knockout Stage

The second cycle of AFC Asian Cup group-stage games commenced in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday with three games.

GROUP A:

At Dubai:

Chanathip Songkrasin scored the only goal of the match in the 58th minute as Thailand defeated Bahrain 1-0.

At Abu Dhabi:

Khalfan Mubarak (41') and Ali Ahmed Mabkhout (88') each scored once as the host United Arab Emirates blanked India 2-0.

Group A Standings:

1. United Arab Emirates (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. India (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Thailand (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Bahrain (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)



GROUP B:

At Al Ain:

Musa Al-Taamari (26') and Tareq Khattab (43') produced the scoring as Jordan became the first country to advance to the knockout stage after their 2-0 blanking of Syria.