Socceroos Earn Asian Cup Berth
Last Wednesday in Brisbane the Socceroos defeated Indonesia 1-0 to secure a place in the 2011 Asian Cup to be played in Qatar. Just a draw was needed to advance.
Australia dominated the match however looking at the score you would not have known. The only goal came in the 42nd minute when Mark Milligan met a Luke Wilkshire cross with his shoulder which hit the post. He then scrambled to hammer the ball into the net from a tight angle.
The Australian team squad included only three overseas based players.
The other team to advance to the finals from group B was Kuwait who ended their qualifying campaign with a draw against Oman.
The full list of qualified teams is below.
Direct bye to the Finals
AFC Asian Cup 2007: Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Korea Republic
AFC Challenge Cup 2008: India
AFC Challenge Cup 2010: DPR Korea
AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011™ hosts: Qatar
Eligible through qualifying
Group A: Japan, Bahrain
Group B: Australia, Kuwait
Group C: UAE, Uzbekistan
Group D: Syria, China PR
Group E: IR Iran, Jordan
The finals take place January 7-29, 2011.
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