Soccer Extreme : Football’s 2011 AFC Asian Cup will be played from January 7 to 29 in the Gulf state of Qatar. 16 of Asia’s best national football teams will be seen in action. There is special interest around the world after the Asian Cup organisers Qatar were last month surprisingly named as the hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.The opening match will see hosts Qatar take on Uzbekistan, while China and Kuwait are also part of an evenly poised Group A. Group B will see one of the tournament favourites Japan taking on Middle Eastern sides in heavyweight Saudi Arabia plus rising powers in Jordan and Syria.
AFC ASIAN CUP QATAR SCHEDULE :
GROUP A
1. CHINA P.R.
2. KUWAIT
3. QATAR
4. UZBEKISTAN
1 | 07 January 2011 19:15 | QATAR-UZBEKISTAN | Khalifa Stadium | |
| 2 | 08 January 2011 16:15 | KUWAIT-CHINA P.R. | Al Gharafa Stadium | |
| 9 | 12 January 2011 16:15 | UZBEKISTAN-KUWAIT | Al Gharafa Stadium | |
| 10 | 12 January 2011 19:15 | CHINA P.R.-QATAR | Khalifa Stadium | |
| 17 | 16 January 2011 19:15 | QATAR-KUWAIT | Khalifa Stadium | |
| 18 | 16 January 2011 19:15 | CHINA P.R.-UZBEKISTAN | Al Gharafa Stadium |
GROUP B
1. JAPAN
2. JORDANIA
3. SAUDI ARABIA
4. SYRIA
3 | 09 January 2011 16:15 | JAPAN-JORDAN | Qatar Sports Club Stadium | |
| 4 | 09 January 2011 19:15 | SAUDI ARABIA-SYRIA | Al Rayyan Stadium | |
| 11 | 13 January 2011 16:15 | JORDAN-SAUDI ARABIA | Al Rayyan Stadium | |
| 12 | 13 January 2011 19:15 | SYRIA-JAPAN | Qatar Sports Club Stadium | |
| 19 | 17 January 2011 16:15 | SAUDI ARABIA-JAPAN | Al Rayyan Stadium | |
| 20 | 17 January 2011 16:15 | JORDAN-SYRIA | Qatar Sports Club Stadium |
GROUP C
1. AUSTRALIA
2. BAHRAIN
3. KOREA REPUBLIC
4. INDIA
5 | 10 January 2011 16:15 | INDIA-AUSTRALIA | Al Sadd Stadium | |
| 6 | 10 January 2011 19:15 | KOREA REPUBLIC-BAHRAIN | Al Gharafa Stadium | |
| 13 | 14 January 2011 16:15 | AUSTRALIA-KOREA REPUBLIC | Al Gharafa Stadium | |
| 14 | 14 January 2011 19:15 | BAHRAIN-INDIA | Al Sadd Stadium | |
| 21 | 18 January 2011 16:15 | KOREA REPUBLIC-INDIA | Al Gharafa Stadium | |
| 22 | 18 January 2011 16:15 | AUSTRALIA-BAHRAIN | Al Sadd Stadium |
GROUP D
1. I.R. IRAN
2. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
3. IRAQ
4. DPR KOREA
7 | 11 January 2011 16:15 | DPR KOREA-UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Qatar Sports Club Stadium | |
| 8 | 11 January 2011 19:15 | IRAQ-I.R. IRAN | Al Rayyan Stadium | |
| 15 | 15 January 2011 16:15 | I.R. IRAN-DPR KOREA | Qatar Sports Club Stadium | |
| 16 | 15 January 2011 19:15 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-IRAQ | Al Rayyan Stadium | |
| 23 | 19 January 2011 19:15 | IRAQ-DPR KOREA | Al Rayyan Stadium | |
| 24 | 19 January 2011 19:15 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-I.R. IRAN | Qatar Sports Club Stadium |
Quarter finals
25 | 21 January 2011 16:25 | Winner Group B-Runner Up Group A | Al Gharafa Stadium | |
| 26 | 21 January 2011 19:25 | Winner Group A-Runner Up Group B | Khalifa Stadium | |
| 27 | 22 January 2011 16:25 | Winner Group C-Runner Up Group D | Al Sadd Stadium | |
| 28 | 22 January 2011 19:25 | Winner Group D-Runner Up Group C | Qatar Sports Club Stadium |
Semi-finals
29 | 25 January 2011 16:25 | Winner QF2-Winner QF4 | Al Gharafa Stadium | |
| 30 | 25 January 2011 19:25 | Winner QF1-Winner QF3 | Khalifa Stadium |
Third place match
31 | 28 January 2011 18:00 | Loser SF1-Loser SF2 | Al Sadd Stadium |
Final
32 | 29 January 2011 18:00 | Winner SF1-Winner SF2 | Khalifa Stadium |