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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 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.
Marcello Lippi China's Asian Cup campaign is likely to mark the end of Marcello Lippi's time in charge and they beat Thailand 2-1 to reach the last eight.
Teerasil Dangda Mile Jedinak scored two penalties to rescue a point for Australia as they were held 2-2 by Thailand in World Cup qualifying.
Shinji Okazaki Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Okazaki, Yuya Kubo and Maya Yoshida were all on target as Japan routed Thailand 4-0 in the AFC World Cup qualifiers.
Milovan Rajevac After a heavy loss to India to start their Asian Cup campaign, Thailand sacked coach Milovan Rajevac.
