Asian Cup Thread

Roar type of defending! Good news is Luongo can now go back to QPR.

Arnold is a fudgeing shambles! Not sure why they selected him as gaffer again after the debacle that was his previous stint in 2006-7.

It's too early to judge Arnold, this time around. No Mooy, Arzani or Boyle in UAE. Rogic missing the the quarter final, and Leckie still working back from injury.

See how he goes with 1st phase of Asian WC qualifying (which I presume starts 2020), or the Olyroos Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying. I understand he's also in charge of the Olyroos

Chris Beath not enjoying the honour of the AFC just at this moment I'd say 

wow Japan destroyed Iran

Please let's just sack Arnold now and get it over and done with. We need to find a proper coach in preparation for the WC qualifiers and Olympic qualifying. The guy was a disaster last time and nothing seems to have changed since. 

So interesting news coming out now with UAE putting in an eligibility complaint about two Qatar players. Qatar had register both players are with the AFC as being able to represent Qatar solely on the basis that their mothers possess Qatari birth certificates yet the documents released by Ittihad (Club in Saudi) allegedly show their birthplace as being Iraq & Sudan respectively. (needs google translation) https://www.alittihad.ae/article/6966/2019/_%D8%A7...

20 mins in Qatar up  1 nil ... could be a massive upset on the way..

fudge Qatar score again its 2 nil ...

Qatar coach Félix Sánchez Bas as the next Socceroos coach?

Qatar hit the post almost 3 nil... at the 42 min mark Japan have had only had two shots at goal... 

half time 2 nil

massive upset on the cards

58 mins still 2 nil

70 mins gone and still 2 nil... can Qatar hold their nerves...

Japan score its 2-1... its game on now..

3-1 Qatar score

Finishes 3-1. Scrambled highlights. Incredible skill the first goal. Qatar first time Asian Cup champions.

Brown paper bag ? World Cup in Qatar?

Akram Afif, who had an amazing 10 assists in the tournament, was one of their best players here in the under 20s World Cup back in 2015