Asian Cup 2011 (Final Qualifying Round)

[IncredibleLE]

The AFC announced the final draw of qualification to the 2011 Asian Cup yesterday. Here they are:

Group A: Japan, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Yemen.
Group B: Australia, Indonesia, Oman, Kuwait.
Group C: Uzbekistan, UAE, Malaysia, India.
Group D: Vietnam, China, Syria, Lebanon.
Group E: Iran, Thailand, Jordan, Singapore.

The top two from each group will join South Korea, Saudi Arabia, the Champions Iraq, and the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup 2008/2010 in Qatar in 2011.

[stevieg5]

The top two from each group will join South Korea, Saudi Arabia, the Champions Iraq, and the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup 2008/2010 in Qatar in 2011.

Please correct me if i am wrong. So 15 teams play in the asia cup finals.
What if the winners of the afc challenge cup 2008 and 2010 are the same?. India has qualified to the 2011 asia cup by winning this year's afc challenge cup. So what if they play these qualifying games too and end up first or second in their group?:confused:

[BiG_MaNC]

16 nations play, he forgot to list Qatar, the host nation. First off those in the Challenge Cup are not involved in this group stage. Remember its to help developing nations, so they get a chance to improve at the highest level. So its impossible for India to be 1st or 2nd as they are not apart of this qualification step.

Good old Wiki has the answer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_AFC_Asian_Cup

Qualification

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The teams which finish first, second and third in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and the host nation for the 2011 competition, shall receive automatic byes to Finals. The AFC Challenge Cup shall act as the qualification competition for the 17 eligible countries within the emerging and developing category of member associations. The winners of the AFC Challenge Cup competitions in 2008 and 2010 shall qualify automatically to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup Finals. Should the champions of 2008 and 2010 be the same team, then the runners-up from AFC Challenge Cup 2010 shall qualify along with the champion.

[vamos_ramos]

if any1 caps any matches pls let me know as i would love to watch them.. :)

thank you..

[★ENGLAND★]

Come on uzbekistan!!

[pkhik]

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Japan shat all over Hong Kong, again.