Palestine

Iraq Iraq will meet Iran in the Asian Cup quarter-finals after a 2-0 win against Palestine - a match that saw them miss a second-half penalty.

Harry Redknapp's Jordan won 8-0, Australia and Japan scored big and Thailand reached the next phase in the latest AFC World Cup qualifiers.

Sepp Blatter Sepp Blatter has moved to play down rumours the Israel Football Association could be banned after talks in the country and Palestine.

Jordan Palestine scored their first Asian Cup goal but it was not enough to keep their tournament alive as Jordan routed them in Melbourne.

Japan Japan open their Asian Cup defence with a clash against Palestine in Newcastle on Tuesday.

Israel The Palestinian Football Association has hit out at the selection of Jerusalem as the venue for Tuesday's Euro 2016 qualifier between Israel and Belgium.

Syria failed to make their superiority count against plucky Palestine as they settled for a share of the spoils in a tense Asian Cup clash.

Lionel Messi Lionel Messi's Argentina had been due to play Israel in a World Cup warm-up friendly but the game was eventually cancelled.

Palestine Palestine sealed historic qualification for the 2015 Asian Cup by defeating the Philippines 1-0 in the AFC Challenge Cup final on Friday.

Japan They say the best is left until last and that may be the case in Group D, with the final Asian Cup group featuring the past two champions.