2011 AFC Asian Cup Group A explained

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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Qatar vs Uzbekistan

GK 1 Qasem Burhan RB 2 Hamid Ismail CB 6 Bilal Mohammed (c) CB 18 Ibrahim Al-Ghanim LB 13 Ibrahim Majid RM 10 CM 4 Lawrence Quaye CM 7 LM 11 CF 9 CF 23 Sebastián Soria Substitutions: MF 14 FW 16 FW 12 Manager: Bruno Metsu

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov CB 22 Viktor Karpenko CB 4 Anzur Ismailov CB 6 DM 7 Aziz Haydarov CM 18 Timur Kapadze CM 9 Odil Ahmedov RW 19 LW 8 Server Djeparov (c) CF 16 Maksim Shatskikh CF 15 Substitutions: DF 14 MF 17 FW 13 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

GK 22 Nawaf Al Khaldi (c) RB 2 CB 4 Hussain Fadel CB 13 LB 6 Amer Al Fadhel RM 7 CM 18 CM 14 Talal Al Amer LM 15 CF 17 Bader Al-Mutwa CF 20 Substitutions: DF 3 MF 21 FW 16 Manager: Goran Tufegdžić

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Yang Zhi RB 17 Zhang Linpeng CB 5 Du Wei (c) CB 4 LB 20 Rong Hao CM 7 CM 19 Yang Hao RW 11 AM 10 Deng Zhuoxiang LW 21 Yu Hai CF 9 Yang Xu Substitutions: MF 8 MF 13 MF 15 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

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 LW 8 Server Djeparov (c) CF 16 CF 15 Substitutions: MF 19 FW 13 MF 23 Manager: Vadim Abramov

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Nawaf Al Khaldi (c) RB 2 Yaqoub Al Taher CB 4 CB 6 Amer Al Fadhel LB 3 RM 7 Fahad Al Enezi CM 14 Talal Al-Amer CM 18 LM 15 CF 17 Bader Al-Mutwa CF 20 Yousef Nasser Substitutions: FW 16 MF 21 MF 5 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

GK 22 Zeng Cheng RB 17 CB 5 Du Wei (c) CB 4 Zhao Peng LB 20 Rong Hao CM 15 CM 19 RW 11 AM 10 Deng Zhuoxiang LW 21 CF 18 Substitutions: FW 9 MF 8 MF 6 Manager: Gao Hongbo

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Qasem Burhan RB 3 CB 6 Bilal Mohammed (c) CB 18 Ibrahim Al-Ghanim LB 13 Ibrahim Majid RM 2 CM 4 Lawrence Quaye CM 7 Wesam Rizik LM 16 Mohamed El-Sayed CF 12 CF 23 Sebastián Soria Substitutions: DF 8 FW 9 DF 20 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

GK 1 Qasem Burhan RB 3 CB 6 Bilal Mohammed (c) CB 18 Ibrahim Al-Ghanim LB 13 Ibrahim Majid RM 2 CM 4 Lawrence Quaye CM 7 Wesam Rizik LM 16 CF 12 CF 23 Sebastián Soria Substitutions: FW 11 DF 20 DF 8 Manager: Bruno Metsu

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Nawaf Al Khaldi (c) RB 2 CB 4 CB 19 LB 6 RM 7 Fahad Al Enezi CM 14 CM 8 LM 15 CF 17 Bader Al-Mutwa CF 16 Substitutions: MF 5 MF 21 FW 10 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

GK 1 Yang Zhi RB 17 CB 5 Du Wei (c) CB 2 Li Xuepeng LB 20 Rong Hao DM 7 DM 19 CM 8 RF 14 Wang Song CF 18 Gao Lin LF 21 Substitutions: MF 13 FW 9 MF 10 Manager: Gao Hongbo

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov CB 22 CB 4 CB 14 Stanislav Andreev DM 7 RM 18 LM 9 Odil Ahmedov AM 8 Server Djeparov (c) RF 16 Maksim Shatskikh CF 13 LF 15 Alexander Geynrikh Substitutions: MF 17 DF 3 MF 10 Manager: Vadim Abramov

Man of the Match: Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Hamed Al Mayahi (Oman) Fourth official Alireza Faghani (Iran)

External links

• 2011 AFC Asian Cup Official Site