Saudi Arabia at the AFC Asian Cup
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Saudi Arabia is one of the most successful teams in Asia, having won three AFC Asian Cup titles and is one of the stronger teams in the continent. With influential experiences, the Saudi team has been a major force in the Asian Cup.
The Saudis first qualified to the Asian Cup was in 1984, and it was also the first time Saudi Arabia claimed the title. They repeated the feat in 1988 and 1996, before reaching two other finals, both ended in defeats. Having said, Saudi Arabia also has disappointing performances, notably 2004, 2011 and 2015, when Saudi Arabia crashed out from the group stage. Saudi Arabia will play in 2023 edition, looking on their quest to win the Asian Cup in the new millennia. Saudi Arabia will host the 2027 edition which will mark the first time that the country has ever hosted the Asian Cup.
1984 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Abdullah ![]() |
Lee Tae-Ho ![]() |
Syria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Khalifa ![]() |
Qatar ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Zaid ![]() |
Abduljawad ![]() |
Kuwait ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Jam'an ![]() |
Knockout stage
[edit]- Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Shahin Bayani ![]() |
Shahrokh Bayani ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Abdullah ![]() Abduljawad ![]() Nu'eimeh ![]() Al-Jam'an ![]() Al-Musaibeah ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
- Final
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Nafisah ![]() Abdullah ![]() |
1988 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Syria ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Al-Mutlaq ![]() Al-Suwaiyed ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Jazea'a ![]() |
Report | F. Mohamed ![]() |
China ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report | Al-Bishi ![]() |
Knockout stage
[edit]- Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Abdullah ![]() |
Report |
- Final
South Korea ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Cho Min-Kook ![]() Lee Tae-Ho ![]() Byun Byung-Joo ![]() Kim Joo-Sung ![]() Cho Yoon-Hwan ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1992 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Thunayan ![]() |
Report | Li Bing ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Al-Muwallid ![]() |
Report | Mustafa ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Al-Owairan ![]() Al-Bishi ![]() Al-Thunayan ![]() |
Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]- Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Owairan ![]() Al-Bishi ![]() |
Report |
- Final
Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Takagi ![]() |
Report |
1996 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group B
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Temawi ![]() Al-Mehallel ![]() Al-Muwallid ![]() Al-Jaber ![]() |
Report |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Mehallel ![]() |
Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]- Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Al-Thunayan ![]() Al-Jaber ![]() Al-Mehallel ![]() |
Report | Zhang Enhua ![]() Peng Weiguo ![]() |
- Semi-finals
Iran ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Daei ![]() Peyrovani ![]() Yazdani ![]() Estili ![]() Bagheri ![]() Khakpour ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
- Final
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
M. Ali ![]() Saleh ![]() K. Saad ![]() Saeed ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2000 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group C
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Morioka ![]() |
Report | Yanagisawa ![]() Takahara ![]() Nanami ![]() Ono ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Report |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Otaibi ![]() Al-Shalhoub ![]() Al-Temyat ![]() |
Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]- Quarter-finals
Kuwait ![]() | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Bashar Abdullah ![]() Al-Huwaidi ![]() |
Report | Al-Temyat ![]() ![]() Al-Meshal ![]() |
- Semi-finals
South Korea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Lee Dong-Gook ![]() |
Report | Al-Meshal ![]() |
- Final
Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Mochizuki ![]() |
Report |
2004 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group C
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Al-Qahtani ![]() |
Report | N. Bayramov ![]() Kuliyev ![]() |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Geynrikh ![]() |
Report |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Al-Montashari ![]() |
Report | Akram ![]() Mahmoud ![]() |
2007 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
South Korea ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Choi Sung-Kuk ![]() |
Report | Y. Al-Qahtani ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Y. Al-Qahtani ![]() Al-Harthi ![]() |
Report | Aiboy ![]() |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Al-Mousa ![]() A. Al-Qahtani ![]() Al-Jassim ![]() |
Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]- Quarter-finals
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Y. Al-Qahtani ![]() Al-Mousa ![]() |
Report | Solomin ![]() |
- Semi-finals
Japan ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Nakazawa ![]() Abe ![]() |
Report | Y. Al-Qahtani ![]() Mouath ![]() |
- Final
Iraq ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
---|---|---|
Mahmoud ![]() |
Report |
2011 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
9 January 2011 | ||
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
13 January 2011 | ||
Jordan ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
17 January 2011 | ||
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
2015 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
10 January 2015 | |||
Saudi Arabia ![]() |
0–1[1] | ![]() |
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane |
14 January 2015 | |||
North Korea ![]() |
1–4[2] | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne |
18 January 2015 | |||
Uzbekistan ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
AAMI Park, Melbourne |
2019 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group E
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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|
Report |
Lebanon ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Saudi Arabia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Knockout stage
[edit]- Round of 16
2023 AFC Asian Cup
[edit]Group F
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]Saudi Arabia ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
2–4 |
Overall record
[edit]AFC Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Not an AFC member | Not an AFC member | ||||||||||||||
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Withdrew | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||
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Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Automatic qualification as champions | |||||||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Automatic qualification as champions | |||||||
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | Automatic qualification as champions | |||||||
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Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | ||
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Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Automatic qualification as runners-up | |||||||
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10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |||
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Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
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10th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |||
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Qualified as hosts | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
Total | 3 Titles | 12/19 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 74 | 50 | 54 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 164 | 24 |
Head-to-head record
[edit]AFC Asian Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2015 AFC Asian Cup: China 1-0 Saudi Arabia - CCTV News - CCTV.com English". english.cntv.cn. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Cup's open arms and open goals". www.heraldsun.com.au. January 14, 2015.