Asian Cup

Hirofumi Moriyasu Defeat to Qatar last time out means few are giving Saudi Arabia much chance against Japan - motivation for boss Juan Antonio Pizzi.

Abdulla Yousuf Bahrain hope to have key player Abdulla Yusuf Helal back fit for their Asian Cup clash against managerless Thailand.

Srečko Katanec Srecko Katanec is wary of minnows Yemen as Iraq approach Saturday's Asian Cup match as heavy favourites.

Iraq Free-agent striker Younis Mahmoud will hope to repeat his heroics of 2007 after being named in Iraq's squad for the Asian Cup.

Ray Wilkins Ray Wilkins says Hamza Al-Dardour is Jordan's Geoff Hurst after his four-goal blitz in the 5-1 Asian Cup beating of Palestine.

Tim Cahill Tim Cahill has called on the Australian public not to lose faith in the Socceroos ahead of January's AFC Asian Cup Down Under.

Iraq head coach Srecko Katanec warned last-16 opponents Qatar that their perfect group record does not mean a thing ahead of Tuesday's tie.

Japan Maya Yoshida thinks Japan's settled starting XI will see the defending Asian Cup champions improve again in the quarter-finals.

Aaron Mooy FFA plans to assess Aaron Mooy's injury before deciding whether the midfielder can play at the Asian Cup.

Tomi Jurić Australia striker Tomi Juric branded Nasser Al Shamrani "unprofessional" after footage emerged of the Saudi Arabia star pushing a fan.