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Stephen Constantine has resigned as India coach following the Blue Tigers' failure to reach the last 16 at the Asian Cup.

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

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

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

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.

Iran Iran were one of five nations to book their place at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup on Tuesday with qualification victories.

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

Mohammed Al Rumaihi South Korea survived a scare against Bahrain to reach the last eight of the Asian Cup, thanks to Kim Jin-su's winner in extra time.

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

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