Asian Cup

Pim Verbeek Having claimed the Gulf Cup just over a year ago, Oman will have to prove worthy of the title against Uzbekistan, said Hector Cuper.

Japan Japan open their Asian Cup defence with a clash against Palestine in Newcastle on Tuesday.

Iran World Cup participants Iran are the drawcard of what is set to be an evenly contested group at the 16th Asian Cup in Australia.

India won their first Asian Cup match in eight attempts, beating Thailand emphatically courtesy of veteran star Sunil Chhetri's double.

Nasser Al Shamrani Nasser Al Shamrani faces a race against time to be fit for Saudi Arabia's Asian Cup opener with China on Saturday.

China PR Alain Perrin believes China have no hope of winning the Asian Cup but they look in ominous form after completing a first group-stage sweep.

South Korea South Korea top Asian Cup Group A thanks to hard-fought 1-0 win over hosts Australia on Saturday.

Mark Milligan Australia's Mark Milligan has hailed his team's ability to take the scoring load off striker Tim Cahill so far in the Asian Cup.

Aurelio Vidmar ​It would be a "disaster" if Australia were to fail at the Asian Cup, assistant coach Aurelio Vidmar has claimed.

Heung-Min Son South Korea winger Son Heung-min shapes as the main threat for Australia, according to defender Matthew Spiranovic.