Palestine

Jordan piled the pressure on Australia with a victory over Tajikistan on a busy day of AFC World Cup qualifiers.

Japan and South Korea continued to impress with victories in AFC World Cup qualification, while Australia got back to winning way.

Syria continued their promising start to World Cup qualifying, while crowd trouble marred Malaysia versus Saudi Arabia.

FIFA has ruled Palestine will play two World Cup qualifiers on neutral territory due to security concerns in the region.

Ramzi Saleh Veteran goalkeeper and captain Ramzi Saleh is one of six overseas-based players selected in Palestine's 23-man squad for the Asian Cup.

Japan They say the best is left until last and that may be the case in Group D, with the final Asian Cup group featuring the past two champions.

Australia The 2015 Asian Cup could double as Australia's coming-of-age in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), nine years after they joined.

Ray Wilkins Ray Wilkins says Hamza Al-Dardour is Jordan's Geoff Hurst after his four-goal blitz in the 5-1 Asian Cup beating of Palestine.

Jordan Palestine scored their first Asian Cup goal but it was not enough to keep their tournament alive as Jordan routed them in Melbourne.

Iraq Iraq will meet Iran in the Asian Cup quarter-finals after a 2-0 win against Palestine - a match that saw them miss a second-half penalty.