Iran, Iraq, Oman, South Korea and China all advanced to next year's Asian Cup on Wednesday, assuring themselves a place in the finals and leaving two berths up for grabs with one round of qualifying remaining.
Iran beat Taiwan 2-0 and South Korea drew with Syria 1-1 to settle the berths from Group B while Iraq toppled Singapore 4-2 and China won 2-0 at Palestine to determine Group E.
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Gulf neighbours Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as well as Japan guaranteed their places in next year's Asian Cup finals on Wednesday, joining co-hosts Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The four, along with Australia, which already had qualified, brought to nine the number of teams that have secured places in the 16-team field for the July 7-29 event.
Saudi Arabia beat India 7-1 for its fourth ...
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