Korea DPR

Vahid Halilhodžić Defending East Asian Cup champions Japan kick-off their title defence against North Korea in Wuhan, China on Sunday.

China PR Alain Perrin believes China have no hope of winning the Asian Cup but they look in ominous form after completing a first group-stage sweep.

Uzbekistan Igor Sergeev's sole goal was enough for Uzbekistan as they began their Asian Cup campaign with a scrappy 1-0 win over North Korea in Sydney.

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan need to make a winning start against North Korea if they are to advance beyond the Asian Cup group stages.

Australia The 2015 Asian Cup could double as Australia's coming-of-age in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), nine years after they joined.