2011 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

The knockout stage of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup started on 21 January and ended on 29 January 2011.^[1] The top two placed teams from each preliminary group advanced to this stage.

Qualified teams

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	Uzbekistan	Qatar
B	Japan	Jordan
C	Australia	South Korea
D	Iran	Iraq

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	21 January – Doha
	Uzbekistan	2
					25 January – Doha
	Jordan	1
					Uzbekistan	0
	22 January – Doha
					Australia	6
	Australia (a.e.t.)	1
									29 January – Doha
	Iraq	0
									Australia	0
	21 January – Doha
									Japan (a.e.t.)	1
	Japan	3
					25 January – Doha
	Qatar	2
					Japan (pen.)	2 (3)
	22 January – Doha
					South Korea	2 (0)			Third place
	Iran	0
									28 January – Doha
	South Korea (a.e.t.)	1
									Uzbekistan	2
									South Korea	3

Match details

Quarter-finals

Japan vs Qatar

21 January 2011

16:25 UTC+3

Japan	3–2	Qatar
Kagawa 29', 71' Inoha 89'	Report	Soria 13' Fábio César 63'

Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 19,479

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Japan

Qatar

GK 1 Eiji Kawashima RB 17 Makoto Hasebe (c) CB 22 Maya Yoshida  46'  61' CB 2 Masahiko Inoha LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo DM 4 Yasuyuki Konno RM 18 Keisuke Honda CM 7 Yasuhito Endō  33' LM 10 Shinji Kagawa  90+3' CF 9 Shinji Okazaki CF 11 Ryoichi Maeda  64' Substitutions: DF 3 Daiki Iwamasa  64' DF 20 Mitsuru Nagata  90+3' Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni

GK 1 Qasem Burhan CB 18 Ibrahim Al-Ghanim  49' CB 6 Bilal Mohammed (c) CB 13 Ibrahim Majid  14' RM 8 Mesaad Al-Hamad  90+2' CM 4 Lawrence Quaye CM 7 Wesam Rizik LM 16 Mohamed El-Sayed  59' RF 2 Hamid Ismail CF 23 Sebastián Soria LF 12 Yousef Ahmed Substitutions: DF 19 Khalid Muftah  14' MF 11 Fábio César  59' FW 9 Jaralla Al-Marri  90+2' Manager: Bruno Metsu

Man of the Match: Shinji Kagawa (Japan) Assistant referees: Mu Yuxin (China) Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud (Malaysia) Fourth official: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Uzbekistan vs Jordan

21 January 2011

19:25 UTC+3

Uzbekistan	2–1	Jordan
Bakayev 47', 49'	Report	B. Bani Yaseen 58'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 16,073

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Uzbekistan

Jordan

GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov  62' CB 3 Shavkat Mullajanov CB 7 Aziz Haydarov CB 6 Sakhob Juraev CM 18 Timur Kapadze CM 9 Odil Ahmedov RW 17 Sanzhar Tursunov  90+2' AM 19 Jasur Hasanov  57' LW 8 Server Djeparov (c) CF 2 Ulugbek Bakayev CF 15 Alexander Geynrikh  70' Substitutions: DF 14 Stanislav Andreev  57' GK 1 Timur Juraev  62' DF 4 Anzur Ismailov  70' Manager: Vadim Abramov

GK 1 Amer Shafi RB 4 Baha' Abdel-Rahman CB 8 Bashar Bani Yaseen (c) CB 2 Mohammad Muneer LB 5 Mohammad Al-Dmeiri DM 15 Shadi Abu Hash'hash  64' RM 7 Amer Deeb CM 10 Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek  76' LM 18 Hassan Abdel-Fattah CF 3 Suleiman Al-Salman  74' CF 21 Ahmad Abdel-Halim Substitutions: FW 14 Abdallah Deeb  64' MF 23 Anas Hijah  76' Manager: Adnan Hamad

Man of the Match: Ulugbek Bakayev (Uzbekistan) Assistant referees: Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore) Haja Maidin (Singapore) Fourth official: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Australia vs Iraq

22 January 2011

16:25 UTC+3

Australia	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Iraq
Kewell 118'	Report

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 7,889

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Australia

Iraq

GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 15 Mile Jedinak  68' CB 2 Lucas Neill (c)  115' CB 6 Saša Ognenovski LB 3 David Carney  90+1'  109' RM 8 Luke Wilkshire CM 16 Carl Valeri CM 17 Matt McKay LM 10 Harry Kewell  118' CF 4 Tim Cahill  90+2' CF 14 Brett Holman  102' Substitutions: FW 9 Scott McDonald  90+2' FW 11 Nathan Burns  102' MF 22 Neil Kilkenny  109' Manager: Holger Osieck

GK 12 Mohammed Gassid RB 16 Samal Saeed CB 14 Salam Shakir  75' CB 15 Ali Rehema  54' LB 3 Bassim Abbas  84' DM 4 Qusay Munir RM 18 Mahdi Karim  63' LM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed  86' AM 5 Nashat Akram  1' CF 7 Emad Mohammed CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c)  43' Substitutions: FW 9 Mustafa Karim  63' DF 21 Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf  75' MF 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra  86' Manager: Wolfgang Sidka

Man of the Match Harry Kewell (Australia) Assistant referees: Mohammad Dharman (Qatar) Hassan Al Thawadi (Qatar) Fourth official: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

Iran vs South Korea

22 January 2011

19:25 UTC+3

Iran	0–1 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
	Report	Yoon Bit-garam 105'

Qatar SC Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 7,111

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Iran	South Korea

GK 1 Mehdi Rahmati CB 4 Jalal Hosseini CB 5 Hadi Aghili CB 20 Mohammad Nosrati  46' DM 6 Javad Nekounam (c) RM 7 Gholamreza Rezaei CM 18 Pejman Nouri  109' CM 14 Andranik Teymourian  27' LM 11 Ehsan Hajsafi SS 9 Mohammad Reza Khalatbari CF 10 Karim Ansarifard  75' Substitutions: DF 2 Khosro Heydari  46' MF 8 Masoud Shojaei  105'  75' FW 19 Mohammad Gholami  109' Manager: Afshin Ghotbi

GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong RB 22 Cha Du-ri CB 3 Hwang Jae-won CB 14 Lee Jung-soo  77' LB 12 Lee Young-pyo DM 16 Ki Sung-yueng  111' CM 13 Koo Ja-cheol  81' CM 6 Lee Yong-rae RF 17 Lee Chung-yong  120+1' CF 10 Ji Dong-won LF 7 Park Ji-sung (c)  117' Substitutions: MF 8 Yoon Bit-garam  116'  81' DF 15 Hong Jeong-ho  111' FW 19 Yeom Ki-hun  117' Manager: Cho Kwang-rae

Man of the Match: Lee Yong-rae (South Korea) Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Semi-finals

Japan vs South Korea

25 January 2011

16:25 UTC+3

Japan	2–2 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
Maeda 36' Hosogai 97'	Report	Ki Sung-yueng 23' (pen.) Hwang Jae-won 120'
Penalties
K. Honda Okazaki Nagatomo Konno	3–0	Koo Ja-cheol Lee Yong-rae Hong Jeong-ho

Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 16,171

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Japan

South Korea

GK 1 Eiji Kawashima CB 6 Atsuto Uchida  53' CB 3 Daiki Iwamasa  85' CB 5 Yuto Nagatomo  84' DM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)  117' DM 4 Yasuyuki Konno CM 7 Yasuhito Endō AM 18 Keisuke Honda AM 10 Shinji Kagawa  87' CF 9 Shinji Okazaki CF 11 Ryoichi Maeda  105' Substitutions: MF 13 Hajime Hosogai  87' DF 2 Masahiko Inoha  105' MF 15 Takuya Honda  117' Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni

GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong RB 22 Cha Du-ri  102' CB 3 Hwang Jae-won CB 4 Cho Yong-hyung  64'  103' LB 12 Lee Young-pyo DM 16 Ki Sung-yueng CM 13 Koo Ja-cheol CM 6 Lee Yong-rae RF 17 Lee Chung-yong  82' CF 10 Ji Dong-won  66' LF 7 Park Ji-sung (c)  13' Substitutions: DF 15 Hong Jeong-ho  66' FW 11 Son Heung-min  82' FW 20 Kim Shin-wook  103' Manager: Cho Kwang-rae

Man of the Match: Keisuke Honda (Japan) Assistant referees: Hassan Kamranifar (Iran) Reza Sokhandan (Iran) Fourth official: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Uzbekistan vs Australia

25 January 2011

19:25 UTC+3

Uzbekistan	0–6	Australia
	Report	Kewell 5' Ognenovski 35' Carney 65' Emerton 73' Valeri 82' Kruse 83'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 24,826

Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Uzbekistan

Australia

GK 1 Timur Juraev RB 22 Viktor Karpenko  71' CB 4 Anzur Ismailov CB 7 Aziz Haydarov  67' LB 6 Sakhob Juraev CM 18 Timur Kapadze CM 9 Odil Ahmedov RW 19 Jasur Hasanov  55' AM 2 Ulugbek Bakayev  56'  67' LW 8 Server Djeparov (c) CF 16 Maksim Shatskikh  59' Substitutions: FW 11 Marat Bikmaev  55' MF 17 Sanzhar Tursunov  59' DF 5 Aziz Ibrahimov  71' Manager: Vadim Abramov

GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 15 Mile Jedinak CB 2 Lucas Neill (c) CB 6 Saša Ognenovski LB 3 David Carney  71' RM 8 Luke Wilkshire  15' CM 16 Carl Valeri  38' CM 17 Matt McKay LM 10 Harry Kewell  53' CF 4 Tim Cahill  71' CF 14 Brett Holman  61' Substitutions: FW 23 Robbie Kruse  53' MF 7 Brett Emerton  61' MF 22 Neil Kilkenny  71' Manager: Holger Osieck

Man of the Match: Matt McKay (Australia) Assistant referees: Saleh Al Marzouqi (UAE) Yaser Marad (UAE) Fourth official: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Third place match

28 January 2011

18:00 UTC+3

Uzbekistan	2–3	South Korea
Geynrikh 45' (pen.), 53'	Report	Koo Ja-cheol 18' Ji Dong-won 28', 39'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 8,199

Referee: Abdul Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Uzbekistan

South Korea

GK 12 Ignatiy Nesterov RB 22 Viktor Karpenko  87' CB 3 Shavkat Mullajanov  87' CB 7 Aziz Haydarov LB 14 Stanislav Andreev CM 18 Timur Kapadze CM 9 Odil Ahmedov RW 17 Sanzhar Tursunov AM 15 Alexander Geynrikh  90' LW 8 Server Djeparov (c) CF 13 Olim Navkarov  77' Substitutions: MF 10 Shavkat Salomov  85'  77' MF 19 Jasur Hasanov  87' Manager: Vadim Abramov

GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong RB 3 Hwang Jae-won  44' CB 15 Hong Jeong-ho  78' CB 16 Ki Sung-yueng  57' LB 14 Lee Jung-soo RM 22 Cha Du-ri (c) CM 13 Koo Ja-cheol  53' CM 6 Lee Yong-rae LM 12 Lee Young-pyo  90+3' SS 17 Lee Chung-yong  60' CF 10 Ji Dong-won Substitutions: MF 8 Yoon Bit-garam  53' FW 11 Son Heung-min  60' DF 5 Kwak Tae-hwi  78' Manager: Cho Kwang-rae

Man of the Match: Ji Dong-won (South Korea) Assistant referees: Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore) Haja Maidin (Singapore) Fourth official: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Final

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29 January 2011

18:00 UTC+3

Australia	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Japan
	Report	Lee 109'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 37,174

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Australia

Japan

GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 15 Mile Jedinak CB 2 Lucas Neill (c) CB 6 Saša Ognenovski LB 3 David Carney RM 8 Luke Wilkshire CM 16 Carl Valeri  16' CM 17 Matt McKay  112' LM 10 Harry Kewell  103' CF 4 Tim Cahill  109' CF 14 Brett Holman  39'  65' Substitutions: MF 7 Brett Emerton  65' FW 23 Robbie Kruse  103' MF 22 Neil Kilkenny  109' Manager: Holger Osieck

GK 1 Eiji Kawashima CB 6 Atsuto Uchida  120' CB 22 Maya Yoshida CB 5 Yuto Nagatomo DM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c) DM 4 Yasuyuki Konno CM 7 Yasuhito Endō AM 18 Keisuke Honda AM 14 Jungo Fujimoto  56' CF 9 Shinji Okazaki CF 11 Ryoichi Maeda  98' Substitutions: DF 3 Daiki Iwamasa  56' FW 19 Tadanari Lee  98' DF 2 Masahiko Inoha  120' Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match: Eiji Kawashima (Japan) Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)