Bahrain

UAE Omar Abdulrahman and Ali Ahmed Mabkhout inspired the United Arab Emirates to victory over Bahrain in Group C of the Asian Cup.

Bahrain Qatar's disappointing Asian Cup campaign came to a fitting end as a late mistake ensured a 2-1 loss to Bahrain.

Bahrain United Arab Emirates can take a huge step towards the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a win over Bahrain in Canberra on Thursday.

Iran Iran claimed a 2-0 Asian Cup victory over Bahrain to give their large contingent of boisterous fans plenty to cheer about at AAMI Park.

Australia Asian Cup champions Australia will begin their quest to reach a fourth-successive World Cup finals against Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh.

Iran Iran are favourites to get their Asian Cup campaign off to the perfect start when they take on Bahrain in Melbourne on Sunday.

Carlos Queiróz Iran coach Carlos Queiroz conceded his team have not prepared enough for their Asian Cup campaign, which begins against Bahrain on Sunday.

Australia slipped to their first defeat of AFC World Cup qualifying as they were beaten 2-0 by Jordan in Group B on Thursday.

China PR Iraq secured a place at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia thanks to a 3-1 win over China on Wednesday.

Japan Holders Japan will begin their Asian Cup defence in 2015 with a fixture against the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup.