Uzbekistan

Mirjalol Qosimov Uzbekistan coach Mirjalol Qosimov selected just three players from domestic champions Pakhtakor in his Asian Cup squad on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan With three of the four nations having reached the semi-finals or better in the past three Asian Cups, Group B is set to be a competitive one.

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.

Uzbekistan A double from Odil Akhmedov helped Uzbekistan consign Anthony Hudson to a 3-1 defeat in his first match in charge of New Zealand.

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

Omar Khribin moved Syria closer to a place at Russia 2018 on Thursday with the winning goal in their qualifying clash with Uzbekistan.

Héctor Cúper Uzbekistan can progress to the last 16 with victory over neighbours Turkmenistan, who gave Japan a scare in their tournament opener.

Pim Verbeek Having claimed the Gulf Cup just over a year ago, Oman will have to prove worthy of the title against Uzbekistan, said Hector Cuper.