2007 Asian Cup

[fridaythe13th]

Note: i dun follow soccer (football) at all but based on my LIMITED KNOWLEGE, these are the countries tat will come out on TOP.

A) Australia

B) Japan

C) China or Iran

D) Korea

wat cha fink

Australia on top????

Yeah, like that's going to happen now that they lost to Iraq!

I think China has a good chance of winning.

[girllikeme]

Oh heck, Malaysia loses 5-0 to Uzbekistan. So they're not satisfied merely being are the only home team to lose their first game, now they have to go get themselves totally humiliated as well.

A little less attention to the Man Utd tour and more to the state of domestic football, thank you. It's time to get couch-potato kids up, cut down the EPL watching, and start playing football.

I'm not surprised; since China could beat Malay. China sucks (and no offence to the chinese. Im chinese myself.)

But it seems china has improved but I dont think they can win.

[atlantean0208]

Oh heck, Malaysia loses 5-0 to Uzbekistan. So they're not satisfied merely being are the only home team to lose their first game, now they have to go get themselves totally humiliated as well.

A little less attention to the Man Utd tour and more to the state of domestic football, thank you. It's time to get couch-potato kids up, cut down the EPL watching, and start playing football.

not enough rice then, poor Malaysia, heads will rolled...

[dgfds01]

I'm not surprised; since China could beat Malay. China sucks (and no offence to the chinese. Im chinese myself.)

But it seems china has improved but I dont think they can win.

It's Malaysia, at least get the name right. Malay is an ethnic group within Malaysia.

not enough rice then, poor Malaysia, heads will rolled...

No amount of rice is going to help them against Iran. They'll need something like Liang Ziwong's snake blood.

The problem is, not enough heads will roll. As usual...

[galvatron]

I think Malaysia will finish last(16th) in this year asian cup as well as a host nation ,Bahrain shock South Korea 2-1 last night.

[sheraldine]

Oh heck, Malaysia loses 5-0 to Uzbekistan. So they're not satisfied merely being are the only home team to lose their first game, now they have to go get themselves totally humiliated as well.

some of us actually betting 6-0. we are not being bad or what, but hey, we do know our malaysian football team, dont we, dont we all?

btw, off topic but still sport, lee cw improved considerably and wong ch past his prime, still rocks in china . dont you agree, my friend?

[dgfds01]

Galvatron,
You think? At this point in time, it's a cert.

Then again, Malaysia shouldn't even be in the competition. They didn't even have a glimmer of hope if they had to qualify the ordinary way.

Sheraldine,
6-0 seems to be a bit on the conservative side. How about 7-0?

As for badminton, I'm delighted. At this rate we might have a chance at the World Champs. WCH doesn't have to win, it'll help if he can clear the way for LCW. Even yo-yo pair Tan Bin Shen-Ong Soon Hock put up a credible performance. Now if only KKK-TBH get their act together...
I think we better take this to the badminton thread.

[sheraldine]

Then again, Malaysia shouldn't even be in the competition. They didn't even have a glimmer of hope if they had to qualify the ordinary way.

now, now... you are being bit on the conservative side. i say they are no hope at all for they are not even playing football, just waterball

6-0 seems to be a bit on the conservative side. How about 7-0?

thought about it, seriously.

[milKBoi]

i really hope Aust dun make it out of the knockout stage. xD

Mind you, i do root for them in the World Cup BUT just not in the Asian Cup.

O.o btw Aust needs to win 2 or more goals against Thailand in order to go through.



Geez, Korea lost -> dats not good news at all.

And China needs to win or draw against Ubekistan in to go through, unless Iran lose to Malay which is very very very highly unlikely.

[dgfds01]

i really hope Aust dun make it out of the knockout stage. xD

Mind you, i do root for them in the World Cup BUT just not in the Asian Cup.

O.o btw Aust needs to win 2 or more goals against Thailand in order to go through.

4 or more goals. Thailand's goal difference is +2 and Australia's is -2. That's 4 goals. I'm rooting for Thailand.

Also hope Vietnam and Indonesia go through.

And China needs to win or draw against Ubekistan in to go through, unless Iran lose to Malay which is very very very highly unlikely.

Really, what's it with all this Malay business? 'Malay' is not a proper short form for Malaysia, unlike Aus/Aust/Oz for Australia.

[Han Solo]

Malaysia tak boleh.

The vice president of the Football Association of Malaysia even resigned because he was ashamed of the national team - made the front page news too.

Sheraldine,

How much are you betting? and more importantly, how are you betting?

Han Solo

[Moinllieon]

Well, Australia did beat Thailand 4-0 to go through.

Boy did Thailand suck. Going into the match with the goal of "don't lose by 4 and you'll go through" and they still couldn't do it. Shows you the gap in quality between the sides.

Korea and China are both in trouble too.

Still can't get over just how bad Thailand was. They were only down 1-0 going into the 80th minute and if that held up, they would have still gone through. So of course they let in 3 goals in 10 minutes and crash out. My mind boggles and I'm not even Thai!

[Neo26988]

Okay, it's been a few days since i've updated this so here we go:

Rest of Match-day 1 Results:
Grp C: China 5-1 Malaysia; Iran 2-1 Uzbekistan
Grp D: Korea Rep 1-1 Saudi Arabia

Match-Day 2 Results:
Grp A: Thailand 2-0 Oman; Iraq 3-1 Australia
Grp B: Vietnam 1-1 Qatar; Japan 3-1 UAE
Grp C: Uzbekistan 5-0 Malaysia; China 2-2 Iran
Grp D: Saudi Arabia 2-1 Indonesia; Bahrain 2-1 Korea Rep

Match-Day 3 results Thus Far:
Grp A: Australia 4-0 Thailand; Oman 0-0 Iraq: Iraq top. Australia go through on head-to-head and GD.
Grp B: Qatar 1-2 UAE; Vietnam 1-4 Japan: Japan top. Vietnam go through on points gained.

Qtr F 1: Iraq vs Vietnam @ Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium
Qtr F 2: Winner Grp C vs Runner-up Grp D @ National Stadium in Malaysia
Qtr F 3: Japan vs Australia @ Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium
Qtr F 4: Winner Grp D vs Runner-up Grp C @ Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

Rest of Match-Day 3 Matches to come:
Grp C: Malaysia vs Iran; Uzbekistan vs China
Grp D: Indonesia vs Korea Rep; Saudi Arabia vs Bahrain

[sheraldine]

Malaysia tak boleh.
Sheraldine,
How much are you betting? and more importantly, how are you betting?
Han Solo

aiyah han, football tak boleh saja.... just some rotten eggs, no need to throw the whole basket lah....

how much and how am i betting??? .. i bet 6-0 .... of course, i lost and my friends got to enjoy their tiramisu and ice blend mocha

[dgfds01]

aiyah han, football tak boleh saja.... just some rotten eggs, no need to throw the whole basket lah....

how much and how am i betting??? .. i bet 6-0 .... of course, i lost and my friends got to enjoy their tiramisu and ice blend mocha

Football saja tak boleh ke? I could think of quite a few others - athletics, swimming, basketball... but none as embarassing as football.

Then there's the sports in the kadang-kala boleh category - bowling, cycling, diving, hockey, weight-lifting, boxing. This category is of course, dependant on the level of the competition.

The only Malaysia boleh sports are probably badminton and squash (thanks to Nicol). Maybe lawn bowls (if that's a sport) and rhythmic gymnastics.

Malaysia memang memang boleh in cakap banyak. Turn it into an Olympic sport and we're guaranteed a gold medal.

The vice president of the Football Association of Malaysia even resigned because he was ashamed of the national team - made the front page news too.

At least he has the grace to accept some responsibility. Unlike the president.

[Sourplum]

Phew, Oz won by another 2 goals in the last ten minutes!

Do you guys get live broadcasts of the Asian Cup at your place? They only broadcast the World Cup down here. I like to live in the moment.

[sheraldine]

Football saja tak boleh ke? I could think of quite a few others - athletics, swimming, basketball... but none as embarassing as football.

come on, such lesson is long overdue. still better late than never, eh?

Malaysia memang memang boleh in cakap banyak. Turn it into an Olympic sport and we're guaranteed a gold medal.

[sheraldine]

yeah.... malaysia did it again!

[dgfds01]

yeah.... malaysia did it again!

I'll take 2-0. It's an improvement.

Plus the kids won the U-19 badminton cup.

[sheraldine]

I'll take 2-0. It's an improvement.

no it is not.... , no improvement at all..... anyway, i was rooting for china but i guess even china cant win every game..... at least they played football.

Plus the kids won the U-19 badminton cup.

yeah, 3-0.... how i wish 3-0 for thomas cup instead