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2011 Asian Cup Final Kicks Off
The recent weather has meant that anyone looking to Fly Drive Australia would probably do well to fit their craft with a propeller. But January has also been a big month for Australian Football (or Soccer, here as opposed to ‘Rules’). The Australian team have been becoming a world power in Football for some time, earning a 14th place ranking in FIFA’s official list. Despite this ranking however, the Australians have never been major performers in the all important cup competitions, crashing out in the group stages of the 2010 World Cup.
Not so according to their progression in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. Australia have only recently become an AFC member: they previously played in the Oceania Football Confederation’s cup, which a tournament that was only ever won by themselves and New Zealand. This offers them greater assurance of a World Cup place, despite the presence of other emerging World powers like Japan and South Korea. At the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, they progressed all the way to the final to face Japan, who have been regular winners of the tournament since 1992. The tournament has been relatively plain sailing, making this one of the most successful Australia tours.
There’s also more good news to be had for future world football power Qatar, who have hosted the AFC tournament as a warm up for the 2022 World Cup. The home team have actually distinguished themselves at the event, though all attention was on the (absolutely fine) stadiums. They fought bravely in a quarter final defeat against the Japanese, losing only two goals to three. The Australian effort in the final has a lot to do with future hosting duties. Australia are hosts for the next Asian Cup, held in 2015. Being defending champions on home soil would assure the longevity of Australian interest in the sport, probably well beyond the invitation of foreign teams to this most footballing of Australia holidays. Australian football can only go from strength to strength, and it seems likely that the days of the constant player drain to other nations will finally draw to a close.
Vanessa Bell Armstrong | Good News
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