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The field of participants in the current Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates was increased from 16 to 24 teams, following the example of the European Championship. As a result, a knockout round was held for the first time this year. The big favorites were able to prevail in the first knockout round. On Thursday and Friday, the four semi-finalists will be determined. The host is also represented in the tournament and may continue to dream of winning the title. In the quarter-finals, the United Arab Emirates meet Australia, the current defending champion!
Both teams had to work overtime in their respective round of 16 and were only able to fix the progress after 30 additional minutes or a penalty shoot-out. The United Arab Emirates defeated Underdog Kyrgyzstan 3-2 after extra time, defending champion Australia scored 120 goalless minutes against Uzbekistan before goalkeeper Matthew Ryan became a hero on penalties with two successful saves. The host is relatively clear outsider in the bookmakers despite home advantage. The final round of the 17th Asian Championships will kick off at 16:00 on Friday at Al-Ain.
United Arab Emirates :
Already in 1996, the UAE hosted the Asia Cup. At that time, the home advantage was almost perfectly exploited. The dream of the title in their own country was only destroyed in a dramatic final. After scoreless 120 minutes, the home side’s nerves failed and on penalties against Saudi Arabia UAE drew 2: 4 the short straw. The final 23 years ago was until today the biggest success in the history of the association.
As hosts, the expectations at this year’s Asian Cup were correspondingly high. The group phase survived the team of head coach Alberto Zaccheroni without great shine. Against Bahrain and Thailand, the hosts had to be satisfied with a 1-1 draw, thanks to the 2-0 win over India, the group victory was fixed. Kyrgyzstan was a relatively easy draw for the UAE in the last sixteen. Nevertheless, great trembling was announced. In injury time, the underdog managed the surprising 2-2 equalizer. In extra time, Joker Ahmed Khalil was able to fix the victory from the penalty spot and thus book the quarter-final ticket.
The quarterfinals seems to represent the maximum of feelings for the host. The achievements were so far manageable and a real yardstick had the eleven of the Italian head coach not yet before the chest. The fears that the injury-related loss of top star Omar Abdulrahman (cruciate ligament injury) is playfully difficult to compensate, has so far confirmed. The home advantage speaks for UAE, but otherwise no arguments can be found that indicate a victory of the hosts. In the final quarter-finals of this year’s Asian Cup between United Arab Emirates and Australia, a tip on the home side is not recommended.
Australia :
The defending champion from Australia certainly did not know how to impress with spectacular football in the four previous appearances. Although there are many legionaries in head coach Graham Arnold’s squad, there is no such thing as a superstar like Harry Kewell or Tim Cahill in his peak days. In addition, Graham must give up his main husband due to injury. Aaron Mooy has been missing from his home club Huddersfield for almost six weeks and thus missed the current Asian Championships. As a box-to-box player, the 28-year-old is an important part of the Socceroos.
Playfully, Australia still has a lot of room for improvement, but after the defeat against Jordan (0: 1), the defending champion has unpacked the fighter’s heart. In the game against Syria, the winning goal was formally forced when Tom Rogic (who plays with a broken hand) scored the winning goal in added time. In the second round against the sleeping giant Uzbekistan (who celebrated great success in the offspring), the Graham team needed the penalty shoot-out. Given the statistics, the goalless draw after 120 was a bit surprising, as Australia dominated the game at will. A goal shooting ratio of 10: 1 speaks volumes. Nevertheless, no goal was scored and thus advanced keeper Mathew Ryan with two penalties held to the hero. Despite the extremely narrow victory, the performance was already much better compared to the preliminary round matches.
The only downer was in addition to the chance exploitation, the second yellow card for midfielder Tom Rogic. The legionnaire of Celtic Glasgow will therefore have to watch the home side being blocked. Head coach Graham Arnold, of course, was not happy about it, but also confirmed that there are enough opportunities to compensate for this failure. Robbie Kruse, Massimo Luongo or Mustafa Amini are just three names who can take the place. Even without Rogic, Australia has much more experience and quality to offer. Against the host United Arab Emirates, Australia is rightly regarded as a favorite according to current odds.
United Arab Emirates vs Australia head to head matches
28.03.17 WC Australia United Arab Emirates 2 : 0
06.09.16 WC United Arab Emirates Australia 0 : 1
27.01.15 CUP Australia United Arab Emirates 2 : 0
10.10.14 FI United Arab Emirates Australia 0 : 0
05.01.11 FI United Arab Emirates Australia 0 : 0