A late late Tim Cahill goal secures a one all draw for the Socceroos against mighty world football powerhouse Oman :D
34 degrees and humid- The Aussies never looked comfortable and their self styled tournament "favourites" tag must be questioned...
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A late late Tim Cahill goal secures a one all draw for the Socceroos against mighty world football powerhouse Oman :D
34 degrees and humid- The Aussies never looked comfortable and their self styled tournament "favourites" tag must be questioned...
all the latest news is here
http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/
So who are the tips
South Korea and Japan?
Australia.Quote:
Originally Posted by Risteard
Is that a real tip or a dman tip? :p
Both. Care to comment on Uruguay now?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
I knew they were making a mistake switching from the Oceania confederation to the Asian one-now we'll see them struggle to qualify for World Cups against decent opposition like Japan and South Korea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snoop Drog
And Oman, of course :D
I don't think they made a mistake moving to Asia (far from it) but I think qualification for WC will be tougher than what some people thought.
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Originally Posted by Snoop Drog
You've got that straight! I was watching the Australia-Oman match at the Celtic Club here in Melbourne and the Australian performance is absolutely rubbish and deserved a heavy defeat. I am very much of the feeling that the FFA, the manager and possibly some of the players have taken this tournament too lightly. The team only played two practice matches before the tournament, only one of those in conditions similar to Thailand. The manager Graham Arnold is clearly not capable of achieving results and should be sacked. This is really the FFA's fault as they felt they could win this tournament with a second rate manager. Unless there is a major turn around in the next two matches, Australia could well fail tom make it out of their group.
I have a few quid on Japan. I watched them yesterday and they weren't great. Drew 1-1. I'm still confident though.
Hosts Indonesia slayed "heavyweights" Bahrain 2-1 last night in an electric game- End to end stuff all the way.
No guts, no glory!
There looks like there could be a few upsets in this tournament. Should be great to see some new teams coming through.Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
Thailand deal with divers Oman and go top of Australia's group. Aussies need to beat Iraq to get their run back on track...
Iraq beat Australia 3-1.
Japan winning 3-0 against UAE after an hour. :D
The "Sack Graham Arnold" campaign is in full swing. http://www.sackarnold.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tepid Snails
Dick Advocaat it waiting in the wings according to today's Sydney Morning Herald...
Naka!
Australia beaten Thailand 1-0.Omen drawing 0-0 with Iraq.Japan beat Vietnam 4-1 and U.A.E beat Qatar 2-1.
If it stays as it is Japan and Australia will meet in the QF's.
it is now 3-0 to Australia