Hi All..

The Asian Football Cup is starting in China next week on the 17th of July..

is anybody in Neowin excited about that or I am the only Neowin Member who is supporting a team in the tournament?

the official Website: http://www.asiancup2004.com/


VidER

uhhh I dont give a F who wins the Asian Cup, simply not interesting for me.

My, how helpfull your input is Lycan

don't be an idiot. just kill yourself...


i'd be interested to know what will be the top teams of course, because i think japan and south korea will "get a run for their money"

Feh, during the 2002 FIFA World Cup I was supporting both Portugal and Japan.

Mainly because of the Captain Tsubasa/Oliver Atton animes, the very beautiful japanese kit, and also because of Hidetoshi Nakata (one of my idols).

I always liked my hair in the military style, but, in that summer I kept it growing and changed into Hide's colour.

what the ****..they have a Asian cup,geez,i knew about euro and copa america,and then fifa,but asian,pretty kool

Asian cup been out for a long time, where have u rednecks been?

Oh! Pilsung Korea!
BE THE REDS!

Are u korean? Just wondering...

Hey my girlfiend is one of the top officials on Asian Cup organizing comittee!!! I don't mean to brag or anything but the whole thing would fall apart without her . She has been very busy. ALL the teams officials call her with every little minor detail as well as the reffs and the Chinese press. It's cool though because we can go to any of the games for free. If anyone in China is going, I'll see you at the opening cerimonies!!!

no india .

I am interesred but I don't think India are in it. Can somebody tell me if they are?

No, but I used to live there. I really miss Seoul, I'm even thinking of moving back. I was there during the World Cup and I've been a Red Devil ever since.

i been to the soccer matches too.

I asked my girlfriend and she said India isn't in. They didn't qualify

Ji@nBing

Can your girl friend provide us with anything special? inside news or something?

Or even exclusive pictures of some teams!!

VidER

Inside news? I dunno. I'll ask her if there is anything interesting when she's home from work in a few hours. As far as exlusive pics, probably once the tourney starts. In a few nights we will go out to a dinner and the princes of Saudi Arabia will be there. Pretty cool

I want Cheerleader Pictures

Are there cheerleaders in soccer? I dunno, I'm not a soccer fan. If so I'm getting access to thier changeroom!!!

Well I have bad news for u..

No Cheerleaders in Soccer.. yet! Maybe in the future.. tell your GF to give them the suggestion


Here is the Asian Cup Prediction Game guys:

http://virtual.football.ae/v/AFC_Asian_Cup....php?new_lang=1


Ji@nBing.. can you help spreading the site please? its the only Asian Cup prediction game out there and it is made by a Neowinian.. a little publicity would help

VidER

Damn, I was getting really excited. Asked her about inside info and she said a few things that are not interesting and not worth posting. Sorry. Mostly she just complains about her co-workers and what things they do . I'll give her the link and ask her to spread it arround the office. Not all of them speak very good English though so we'll see

Thanks Ji@nBing

Keep us updated regarding the tournament!

VidER

Iran..woot woot..Iran!
watch wer gonna kick some MAJOR ASS!!!
ppl...watch for ALI KARIMI (AKA Wizard of Asia)
hes somethin like MAN U's Ronaldo..but with ALOT more skills...he can pretty much pass every single player on the feild! hes crazy! but he cant score even if hes life depended on it:(
anyways...IRAN...IRAN...IRAN!
wer gonna kick sum ARSEE MATE:P

Opening Match:

China x Bahrain 2-2

Bad result for the host in the opening.. but at least they had a draw.. Portugal Lost in their opening

MetaLRasaM,
yeah Karimi is THE Man!

And his scoring abilities are not bad.. He started scoring headers this season which he has never done before.. He is improving!

VidER

Well I went to the opening cerimonies and the first game between China and Bahrain. I met the president of FIFA!!! I was in the VIP section so I was with all those important people like top Chinese government officials and the AFC officials. I also met some players from Indonesia. The opening cerimonies were pretty boring and the game was just ok. I was reminded of why I don't like soccer much . I'll be going to more games though and hopefully I can get into it. I don't have hockey here so I need a sport to enjoy

He's been in his mother's womb

i say its between

Iran
Japan
S. Korea
Saudi Arabia

xSammyx its a bit early to predict the winner.. lets wait until the end of the first round..

I think Bahrain and Oman might do something.. if they did not take the cup they would screw the chance of some big team!

Today's Results:

Qatar x Indonesia 1-2
Saudi Arabia x Turkmenistan 2-2

VidER

hey Vider..i know its a lil early to predict..but i agree with sammy...but again...always room for a greece in asia:D lmao!
anyways..
Todays results:
Iraq 0 - 1 Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia 2 - 2 Turkmenistan

hmm..Uzbekistan beatin iraq? Greek of Asia?

not excited coz i can't watch it
but let;s see who win

on a thread i posted links of where you could watch Iranian state channels online, on one of the channels they show all the asia cup games live when they are on.

It full of Greeks so far

Bahrain has been a Greek against China..

Indonesia has been a Greek against Qatar..

Turkmenistan has been a Greek against Saudi Arabia..

and Uzbekistan Greeked Iraq Yesterday!

Who knows what would Jordan do to korea today.. Imagine if Jordan won!!!!

any way.. UAE is playing against kuwait today.. Wish us Luck

Tables Group Standings can be found here:

http://virtual.football.ae/v/AFC_Asian_Cup....php?new_lang=1


VidER

so true!
ohh man..good luck u guys should win...and again..its a very unpriditcable sport my friend!

Jordan did it today and the UAE played a very good second half but the first was bad!

Results:

Jordan x S.Korea 0-0
UAE x Kuwait 1-3

Tomorrow emd the first round of the first stage

VidER

i thought jordan played really bad, i dont think they have a chance. they kept falling over on the ground and they were never able to make more than 2 passes in a row. so far no team has been impressive. i was most disapointed with S. korea and Saudi Arabia.

ps. Vider, i think i saw you on persianfootball..??

Sammy yes I write there.. The world is small isn't it?

I think UAE x Kuwait match was the most exciting so far..

and Today is the day for Iran, Japan, and Oman.. this group rhymes.. imagine if they had Jordan instead of Thailand!

VidER

i wish they had jordan instead of thailand, so they would get them out of the way. our 1-0 loss to them was too embaressing. we need revenge. i aggree uae vs kuwait was the most exciting so far, but the emirate defense wasnt very good imo... i hope we see some more goals today

wow japan is playing with real class.. its funny every one in the stadium seems to want oman to win. every time oman takes the ball from the japanese, there is a huge roar. oman is playing pretty violently, i think this is a better game than kuwait vs uae.

I haven't gone to any other games but have had the chance. LOL, my girlfriend got some more VIP tix for us for the Qatar x Indonesia match and we ended up throwing them in the garbage. I'm waiting for Japan and South Korea to come to Beijing to go and watch again. In other news there is a huge contraversy here in Beijing becase the AFC Secratary General said in a press conference that it was pathetic how little people came to the opening cerimonies and he doesn't think Beijing will put on a good Olympics (this is a polite translation of what he said). I dunno what he was thinking, of course those kinds of comments are going to get you in trouble. Anyway I'll try and keep you guys up to date on any interesting news I hear from my girlfriend when I can (I'm quite busy these days). I hope you all enjoy the Cup!!!

Iran vs Thailand 3-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am surprised at the level of technical advancement in china, the filming of the games is horrible, the camera man couldnt follow the game and at times the ball was being played outside of what was being shown on tv. they also cut to replays at the worst possible times, and some times not even show the full replay, also the the camera would at times zoom in on the players while the game was going on at really strange angles..

but other than that, good job to Iran, any one who saw the game saw Iran play with a lot of class and skill.

i totaly agree with the camera...it sucked BUTT..omg..so crappy...bad replays..no fancy angles..no nothing!
anyways..Iran kicked ass..as i said before...Ali Karimi my friends... he is alot more mature than the last time i watched him play(around 2 yrs ago) very smart player...and now..smart with good decisions...did u guys see how he smoked like 3,4 players for the 1st goal? honeslty..hes unstopable...our D was OK...made some mistakes...our midfielders were crap..we are missing Nikbakht Vahedi...and without him..we dont have a left side...so all of our attacks were from the right wing...Karmimi and Mahdavikia were smart enough to swing to left every now and then (specially Karimi) but again..Nikbakht is injured..i really wanna see him healthy...and as for Ali Daei..one word my friend..RETIRE..ur good...not as good as before...ur decent rite now..i respect you...retire while ur something man..he doesnt run as much anymore...doesnt hussle...pfff..anyyways..game started @ 8:30 am..and that made my day(toronto) so ya...woot woot Iran:P

thailand was really lucky, the goal keeper saved a couple goals with his face. i thought that our D was really good, the thai offense was really fast and our D did a good job catching up to them. the problem with our mid field was that we didnt really have one, we had almost our whole forward and midfield attacking the whole time, and our defense was waiting at mid field, we put great pressure on them, every time the thai team got the ball in their half we had two people on them. agh cant wait for Iran vs Oman

China wins 5-0 over Indonesia!! I went to the game and it was pretty exciting to watch. Indonesia's defense was horrible since midway through the first half, and the goaltender couldn't seem to stop anything. With this win China moves into first in group A.

I am from China,I saw that match last night,It is very exciting!

sweet dude!
welcome to NeoWin as well:P

乌兹别克斯坦1：0战胜沙特x
伊拉克3：2战胜土库曼斯坦
Uzbekistan x Saudi Arabia 1:0
Iraq x Turkmenistan 3:2

is China still using a foreign headcoach? When will they enconter South Korea? I hope China kicks their asses.

China 's coach is ARIE HAAN who is from Holland. I don't know whether China will encounter South Korea.China is in group A ,and South Korea is in group B.all the Chinesemen hope to kick their asses.

Hopefully the UAE beats South korea tomorrow and qualifies from that Group

VidER

Does anyone know whether they cover this cup in Canadian TV?

I want to watch the Chinese team