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Alain Perrin China coach Alain Perrin has played down their chances of winning the Asian Cup despite a strong start.

China were held to a 1-1 draw with Japan on Sunday, handing the East Asia Cup title to South Korea in the process.

Cosmin Olaroiu Cosmin Olaroiu felt Saudi Arabia were robbed of at least a point as China grabbed a 1-0 win in the Asian Cup on Saturday.

In a day of emphatic wins in AFC World Cup qualifying, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates both won by double figures.

Marcello Lippi Iran have the chance for quarter-final redemption when they face China in the 2019 Asian Cup last eight.

Kyrgyzstan opened the scoring but it was China who claimed three points from the opening fixture in Asian Cup Group C.

Zhi Zheng China may have to play the mouth-watering Asian Cup last-eight tie versus Australia without captain Zheng Zhi due to a back injury.

Marcello Lippi China's 2019 Asian Cup campaign could be the last challenge of a glittering coaching career for Marcello Lippi.

Uzbekistan With three of the four nations having reached the semi-finals or better in the past three Asian Cups, Group B is set to be a competitive one.

Singapore secured a shock World Cup qualifying draw in Japan on a day in which the tiny island of Guam celebrated victory over India.