Sunday, June 7, 2009

World Cup Qualifiers Asia:

Group 1: Australia qualified for next year' showcase after being held to a 0-0 draw in Doha by Qatar. The draw leaves Qatar with a must win game providing Bahrain lose on Wednesday. 

Japan also secured a place in the finals with a 0-1 win away to Uzbekistan. Shinji Okazaki got the only goal of the game. Uzbekistan need Bahrain to lose and then need to win against Bahrain on Wednesday or they are out. 

Group 2: North Korea were held to 0-0 draw by Iran in Pyongyang. The draw leaves North Korea in 2nd with a chance of qualifing automatically. 

But South Korea have secured a place in next year's competition with a 0-2 win away to the United Arab Emirates. Park Chu-Young and Ki-Sung-Yueng with the goals to secure the place. 

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