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Apr 24, 2010
Australia to face S.Korea
DOHA - ASIA'S top-ranked team Australia was pitted alongside fellow World Cup finalists South Korea at the 2011 Asian Cup draw on Friday while three-times champions Japan will face Saudi Arabia. The Socceroos, who made their tournament debut at the last Asian Cup in 2007, have their work cut out in a tough Group C that also includes Bahrain and minnows India. At a glitzy draw at the Aspire Dome that culminated 21 months of qualifying, Japan were drawn alongside Syria and Jordan in Group B. Defending champions Iraq will take on Iran, North Korea and UAE while hosts Qatar are in Group A with China, Kuwait and Uzbekistan. The tournament opens at the Khalifa Stadium and is played in January rather than its usual July to avoid the searing summer heat in the Qatari capital. -- AFP
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