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2015 AFC Asian Cup, 2015 Group Stage
Iraq
2-0-1
, 6 PTS
0
Japan
3-0-0
, 9 PTS
1
Winner Icon Japan
Keisuke Honda
(23' Pen)
Summary
Report
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
IRQ
JPN
No.
Name
12
Jalal Hassan
2
Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf
6
Ali Kadhim
9
Ahmed Yasin Ghani
14
Salam Shakir
15
Dhurgham Ismail
23
Waleed Salim
5
Yaser Kasim
7
Amjad Kalaf
21
Saad Abdulameer
10
Younus Mahmood
8
Justin Meram
17
Alaa Abdul-Zehra
Substitutes
1
Ali Yaseen
20
Mohammed Farhan
3
Ali Bahjat Fadhil
4
Ali Faez
18
Sameh Saeed
11
Humam Faraj
13
Osama Jabbar
19
Kamil Mahdi
22
Ali Fesny Faisal
16
Marwan Hussein
Game Information
Suncorp Stadium
4:00 AM, January 16, 2015
Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 22,941
Referees:
Alireza Faghani
Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Japan almost through to Asian Cup QF
AFC Asian Cup
May 17, 2023, 01:24 am - Associated Press
Match Timeline
Iraq
Japan
KO
23
HT
51
55
61
64
67
74
FT
90
90+2
AFC Asian Cup Standings
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
P
Iraq
3
3
0
0
+4
9
Japan
3
2
0
1
+3
6
Indonesia
3
1
0
2
-3
3
Vietnam
3
0
0
3
-4
0
AFC Asian Cup News
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As they reached the AFC U-23 semis at the expense of Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan look every bit a rising force of Asian football.
In sheer dramatic fashion, Indonesia move closer to Olympic dream with stunning South Korea upset
In an absolute thriller, Indonesia have upset South Korea to keep their Olympic dream alive at the AFC U-23.
Japan make hard work of Qatar victory but remain on course for Olympic berth
It should have been easier -- but Japan were ultimately able to beat Qatar and reach the U-23 Asian Cup semis.