2011 AFC Asian Cup football competition has begun at Qatar

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2011 AFC Cup, The biggest Asian football competition has begun at Qatar from yesterday 7th Jan. The final of the competition will be played on 29th Jan.. 16 Asian teams divided into 4 groups are competing in the tournament. India is placed in group C along with Australia, South Korea and Bahrain comparatively a strong group 2 of the teams being world cup qualifiers and third one just missing the qualification. Grouwise teams in the tournament are: Group A: Uzbekistan, Kuwait, China PR & Qatar Group B: Saudi Arabia, Japan, Jordan and Syria Group C: South Korea, India, Australia and Bahrain Group D: Iraq, North Korea, United Arab Emirates and Iran In the opening match yesterday Host Qatar was defeated by Uzbekistan by 2-0. The second match between Kuwait and China PR is underway today. Both teams are locked goalless at this time. India is going to play their first match against Australia on 10th Jan. Let us all cheer up India to at least perform creditably against their more fancied opponents so that Indian football will get a boost in near future.