2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Group A was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first matches began on 7 January 2011 and its last matches were played on 16 January 2011. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha, Qatar. The group consisted of hosts Qatar, China PR, Kuwait and Uzbekistan.

## Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Uzbekistan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 7  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Qatar (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 6
3  |  China | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 4  |
4  |  Kuwait | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 1  | 7  | −6  | 0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

All times are UTC+3.

## Qatar vs Uzbekistan

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7 January 2011

19:15

Qatar | 0–2|  Uzbekistan

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| Report | Ahmedov 59'
Djeparov 77'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 37,143

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Qatar

Uzbekistan

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GK | 1 | Qasem Burhan
RB | 2 | Hamid Ismail
CB | 6 | Bilal Mohammed (c)
CB | 18 | Ibrahim Al-Ghanim
LB | 13 | Ibrahim Majid
RM | 10 | Hussein Yasser |  |  61'
CM | 4 | Lawrence Quaye
CM | 7 | Wesam Rizik |  64'
LM | 11 | Fábio César |  |  80'
CF | 9 | Jaralla Al-Marri |  |  62'
CF | 23 | Sebastián Soria
Substitutions:
MF | 14 | Khalfan Ibrahim |  |  61'
FW | 16 | Mohamed El-Sayed |  |  62'
FW | 12 | Yusef Ahmed |  |  80'
Manager:
Bruno Metsu
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GK | 12 | Ignatiy Nesterov
CB | 22 | Viktor Karpenko
CB | 4 | Anzur Ismailov
CB | 6 | Sakhob Juraev |  |  53'
DM | 7 | Aziz Haydarov
CM | 18 | Timur Kapadze
CM | 9 | Odil Ahmedov
RW | 19 | Jasur Hasanov |  |  66'
LW | 8 | Server Djeparov (c)
CF | 16 | Maksim Shatskikh
CF | 15 | Alexander Geynrikh |  |  89'
Substitutions:
DF | 14 | Stanislav Andreev |  |  53'
MF | 17 | Sanzhar Tursunov |  |  66'
FW | 13 | Olim Navkarov |  |  89'
Manager:
Vadim Abramov

Man of the Match:
Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Mohsen Torky (Iran)

## Kuwait vs China PR

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8 January 2011

16:15

Kuwait | 0–2|  China

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| Report | Zhang Linpeng 58'
Deng Zhuoxiang 67'

Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 7,423

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Kuwait

China PR

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GK | 22 | Nawaf Al Khaldi (c)
RB | 2 | Yaqoub Al Taher |  11'
CB | 4 | Hussain Fadel
CB | 13 | Musaed Neda |  36'
LB | 6 | Amer Al Fadhel
RM | 7 | Fahad Al Enezi |  |  84'
CM | 18 | Jarah Al Ateeqi |  66'
CM | 14 | Talal Al Amer
LM | 15 | Waleed Ali |  |  71'
CF | 17 | Bader Al-Mutwa
CF | 20 | Yousef Nasser |  |  38'
Substitutions:
DF | 3 | Fahad Awadh |  |  38'
MF | 21 | Abdulaziz Al-Mashaan |  |  71'
FW | 16 | Hamad Al-Enezi |  |  84'
Manager:
Goran Tufegdžić
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GK | 1 | Yang Zhi
RB | 17 | Zhang Linpeng
CB | 5 | Du Wei (c)
CB | 4 | Zhao Peng |  |  58'
LB | 20 | Rong Hao
CM | 7 | Zhao Xuri |  |  77'
CM | 19 | Yang Hao
RW | 11 | Qu Bo |  33' |  46'
AM | 10 | Deng Zhuoxiang
LW | 21 | Yu Hai
CF | 9 | Yang Xu
Substitutions:
MF | 8 | Hao Junmin |  |  46'
MF | 13 | Liu Jianye |  |  58'
MF | 15 | Yu Tao |  |  77'
Manager:
Gao Hongbo

Man of the Match:
Deng Zhuoxiang (China PR)

Assistant referees:
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Hakan Anaz (Australia)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)

## Uzbekistan vs Kuwait

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12 January 2011

16:15

Uzbekistan | 2–1|  Kuwait

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Shatskikh 41'
Djeparov 65' | Report | Al-Mutwa 49' (pen.)

Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,481

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Uzbekistan

Kuwait

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GK | 12 | Ignatiy Nesterov
CB | 22 | Viktor Karpenko
CB | 4 | Anzur Ismailov
CB | 14 | Stanislav Andreev
DM | 7 | Aziz Haydarov
CM | 18 | Timur Kapadze
CM | 9 | Odil Ahmedov
RW | 17 | Sanzhar Tursunov |  |  90'
LW | 8 | Server Djeparov (c)
CF | 16 | Maksim Shatskikh |  |  54'
CF | 15 | Alexander Geynrikh |  62' |  74'
Substitutions:
MF | 19 | Jasur Hasanov |  88' |  54'
FW | 13 | Olim Navkarov |  |  74'
MF | 23 | Vagiz Galiullin |  |  90'
Manager:
Vadim Abramov
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GK | 22 | Nawaf Al Khaldi (c)
RB | 2 | Yaqoub Al Taher
CB | 4 | Hussain Fadel |  40'
CB | 6 | Amer Al Fadhel
LB | 3 | Fahad Awadh |  |  80'
RM | 7 | Fahad Al Enezi
CM | 14 | Talal Al-Amer
CM | 18 | Jarah Al Ateeqi |  |  46'
LM | 15 | Waleed Ali |  |  71'
CF | 17 | Bader Al-Mutwa
CF | 20 | Yousef Nasser
Substitutions:
FW | 16 | Hamad Al-Enezi |  |  46'
MF | 21 | Abdulaziz Al-Mashaan |  |  71'
MF | 5 | Ahmad Ajab |  |  80'
Manager:
Goran Tufegdžić

Man of the Match:
Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)

Assistant referees:
Khaled Al Allan (Bahrain)
Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi (Syria)
Fourth official:
Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

## China PR vs Qatar

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12 January 2011

19:15

China | 0–2|  Qatar

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| Report | Ahmed 27', 45+1'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 30,778

Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

China PR

Qatar

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GK | 22 | Zeng Cheng
RB | 17 | Zhang Linpeng |  53'
CB | 5 | Du Wei (c)
CB | 4 | Zhao Peng
LB | 20 | Rong Hao
CM | 15 | Yu Tao |  |  59'
CM | 19 | Yang Hao |  17'
RW | 11 | Qu Bo |  38'
AM | 10 | Deng Zhuoxiang
LW | 21 | Yu Hai |  |  46'
CF | 18 | Gao Lin |  |  42'
Substitutions:
FW | 9 | Yang Xu |  |  42'
MF | 8 | Hao Junmin |  |  46'
MF | 6 | Zhou Haibin |  |  59'
Manager:
Gao Hongbo
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GK | 1 | Qasem Burhan
RB | 3 | Mohammed Kasola |  45' |  61'
CB | 6 | Bilal Mohammed (c) |  17'
CB | 18 | Ibrahim Al-Ghanim
LB | 13 | Ibrahim Majid
RM | 2 | Hamid Ismail |  |  90'
CM | 4 | Lawrence Quaye
CM | 7 | Wesam Rizik
LM | 16 | Mohamed El-Sayed
CF | 12 | Yusef Ahmed |  |  64'
CF | 23 | Sebastián Soria
Substitutions:
DF | 8 | Mesaad Al-Hamad |  |  61'
FW | 9 | Jaralla Al-Marri |  |  64'
DF | 20 | Ali Afif |  |  90'
Manager:
Bruno Metsu

Man of the Match:
Yusef Ahmed (Qatar)

Assistant referees:
Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)
Jang Jun-mo (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)

## Qatar vs Kuwait

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16 January 2011

19:15

Qatar | 3–0|  Kuwait

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B. Mohammed 12'
El-Sayed 16'
Fábio César 86' | Report |

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 28,339

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Qatar

Kuwait

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GK | 1 | Qasem Burhan
RB | 3 | Mohammed Kasola |  38' |  88'
CB | 6 | Bilal Mohammed (c)
CB | 18 | Ibrahim Al-Ghanim
LB | 13 | Ibrahim Majid
RM | 2 | Hamid Ismail |  30'
CM | 4 | Lawrence Quaye
CM | 7 | Wesam Rizik
LM | 16 | Mohamed El-Sayed |  |  80'
CF | 12 | Yusef Ahmed |  27' |  72'
CF | 23 | Sebastián Soria
Substitutions:
FW | 11 | Fábio César |  |  72'
DF | 20 | Ali Afif |  86' |  80'
DF | 8 | Mesaad Al-Hamad |  |  88'
Manager:
Bruno Metsu
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GK | 22 | Nawaf Al Khaldi (c)
RB | 2 | Yaqoub Al Taher |  |  46'
CB | 4 | Hussain Fadel |  77'
CB | 19 | Ahmad Al-Rashidi |  16'
LB | 6 | Amer Al Fadhel |  42'
RM | 7 | Fahad Al Enezi
CM | 14 | Talal Al-Amer |  84'
CM | 8 | Saleh Al Sheikh |  61' |  62'
LM | 15 | Waleed Ali |  84'
CF | 17 | Bader Al-Mutwa
CF | 16 | Hamad Al-Enezi |  |  79'
Substitutions:
MF | 5 | Ahmad Ajab |  |  46'
MF | 21 | Abdulaziz Al-Mashaan |  |  62'
FW | 10 | Khaled Khalaf |  |  79'
Manager:
Goran Tufegdžić

Man of the Match:
Bilal Mohammed (Qatar)

Assistant referees:
Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)
Haja Maidin (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

## China PR vs Uzbekistan

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16 January 2011

19:15

China | 2–2|  Uzbekistan

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Yu Hai 6'
Hao Junmin 56' | Report | Ahmedov 30'
Geynrikh 46'

Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,529

Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

China PR

Uzbekistan

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GK | 1 | Yang Zhi
RB | 17 | Zhang Linpeng |  90+2'
CB | 5 | Du Wei (c)
CB | 2 | Li Xuepeng
LB | 20 | Rong Hao
DM | 7 | Zhao Xuri |  |  46'
DM | 19 | Yang Hao |  |  73'
CM | 8 | Hao Junmin |  78'
RF | 14 | Wang Song
CF | 18 | Gao Lin
LF | 21 | Yu Hai |  |  60'
Substitutions:
MF | 13 | Liu Jianye |  |  46'
FW | 9 | Yang Xu |  |  60'
MF | 10 | Deng Zhuoxiang |  |  73'
Manager:
Gao Hongbo
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GK | 12 | Ignatiy Nesterov
CB | 22 | Viktor Karpenko |  |  74'
CB | 4 | Anzur Ismailov |  55'
CB | 14 | Stanislav Andreev
DM | 7 | Aziz Haydarov |  26'
RM | 18 | Timur Kapadze |  67'
LM | 9 | Odil Ahmedov
AM | 8 | Server Djeparov (c) |  |  85'
RF | 16 | Maksim Shatskikh
CF | 13 | Olim Navkarov |  |  62'
LF | 15 | Alexander Geynrikh
Substitutions:
MF | 17 | Sanzhar Tursunov |  |  62'
DF | 3 | Shavkat Mullajanov |  |  74'
MF | 10 | Shavkat Salomov |  |  85'
Manager:
Vadim Abramov

Man of the Match:
Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan)

Assistant referees:
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Hamed Al Mayahi (Oman)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)

## Notes

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## External links

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* 2011 AFC Asian Cup Official Site

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2011 AFC Asian Cup

Stages|

* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Knockout stage
* Final

General information|

* Squads
* Qualification

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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