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Asian Cup dual challenge for hosts Australia
Australia The 2015 Asian Cup could double as Australia's coming-of-age in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), nine years after they joined.
"Uday Hussein shaved my perm" - Iraq's fear-filled venture to Mexico '86
World Cup 1986 The Iraqi national team arrived at Mexico 86 with the spectre of Saddam breathing down their necks. More precisely Uday, his bloodthirsty emissary, son and one-time heir to Hussein'™s brutal political dynasty...
Aguirre relieved to come through Iraq test
Javier Aguirre Coach Javier Aguirre was relieved to collect three points after witnessing Japan spurn several chances in their 1-0 Asian Cup win over Iraq.
Iraq 0 South Korea 0: Stielike's men stumble ahead of key World Cup qualifier
Uli Stielike Despite a strong line-up that included Son Heung-min and Ji Dong-won, South Korea could not find a way past Iraq in their friendly clash.
Asian Cup: Iran 3 Iraq 3 (pens 6-7)
Iraq Salam Shakir's spot-kick gave Iraq an incredible 7-6 penalty shootout win over Iran in their Asian Cup quarter-final.
Argentina will analyse how Brazil play - Martinez
Srečko Katanec Argentina rested key players in their 4-0 win over Iraq as they kept one eye on Tuesday's clash with rivals Brazil in Saudi Arabia.
Japan begin Asian Cup defence against qualifiers
Japan Holders Japan will begin their Asian Cup defence in 2015 with a fixture against the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup.
