Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Al Ain: New coach Fajr Ebrahim is confident his long-standing relationship with several members of Syria’s AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 squad can help in their quest for victory over Australia on Tuesday as they seek to secure a place in the knockout rounds.
Ebrahim has taken over from Bernd Stange, who was fired following Syria’s 2-0 loss at the hands of Jordan in the second round of matches in Group B, and he is confident he can oversee an immediate upturn in the team’s fortunes when his team take on the Socceroos at Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium on Tuesday evening.
“We have our own plans and we don’t feel any fear,” said Ebrahim. “We just feel the spirit of the challenge.
“The positive thing is that I worked with the team during the qualification process, so I'm not a new head coach. I was training the team and I know most of the players, some of them for nearly 10 years, and I worked with them since they were junior players."
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Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: Head coach Vital Borkelmans has declared that he is not concerned by who Jordan will be playing in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Round of 16, insisting instead that he is fully focused on his side’s final Group B fixture against Palestine.
With one match still to play, Jordan have already been confirmed as group winners following a flying start to the tournament, one which has seen them record successive wins against Australia and then Syria.
Quarter-finalists in 2004 and 2011, Jordan are set to make a third appearance in an AFC Asian Cup knockout phase, although Borkelmans is adamant that he is looking no further than Tuesday’s encounter at Abu Dhabi’s Al Nahyan Stadium.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: Talismanic forward Son Heung-min touched down in Dubai on Monday to hand Korea Republic’s ongoing AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 campaign a major boost.
The 26-year-old, who has missed his country’s opening two matches at the Continental extravaganza, arrived in the Emirates after playing for club side Tottenham Hotspur in their English Premier League encounter with Manchester United a day earlier.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Al Ain: Reigning AFC Player of the Year Abdelkarim Hassan is not expecting another easy ride at the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 after helping Qatar brush aside DPR Korea in Al Ain on Sunday to move into pole position in Group E.
Hassan started the game after only featuring for the final 30 minutes of Qatar’s opening win against Lebanon and was among the scorers as Felix Sanchez’s side notched up a comfortable 6-0 victory over the east Asians.
Almoez Ali netted a record equalling four times while Boualem Khoukhi was also on the scoresheet as Qatar recorded their biggest-ever win at the AFC Asian Cup Finals, but with Saudi Arabia up next and then the Round of 16, Hassan knows the challenges ahead will be significantly greater.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu believes his side are just one of several teams who have what it takes to win the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 title.
Genki Haraguchi’s first-half penalty helped the Samurai Blue seal a narrow 1-0 win over Oman on Sunday, a result which – along with Uzbekistan’s subsequent defeat of Turkmenistan – saw Japan go through to the Round of 16.
Although happy with his side’s progress thus far, the former Sanfrecce Hiroshima boss was quick to add that there are other nations emerging who he feels also have the potential to become champions of Asia.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: With Uzbekistan through to the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 knockout stage, head coach Hector Cuper is now targeting consistency from the White Wolves as they chase Continental glory.
Goals from Javokhir Sidikov and Jaloliddin Masharipov, as well as a brace from Eldor Shomurodov in the first half, secured the Central Asians a 4-0 win over Turkmenistan on Sunday to send them to the top of the Group F standings on six points.
Up next for Uzbekistan are four-time champions Japan, also on six points, in a top-of the-table clash on Thursday to decide the group winners.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: While China PR, Korea Republic and Jordan have already guaranteed progression to the Round of 16, the nine remaining teams in Groups A, B and C are all still in contention for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 knockout stage.
The AFC presents the possible qualification scenarios based on results in forthcoming Matchday Three fixtures.
GROUP A
United Arab Emirates' 2-0 victory over India saw the host nation jump to the top of Group A, but the fate of all four sides will be determined in the final two matches, to be held at 20:00 on Tuesday.
For all possible permutations and outcomes for the teams in Group A, please click here.