oldtype Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gkoo5l0ZQJU/TAUzGnDFnGI/AAAAAAAAAt0/A-dFeVru9k4/s1600/2011_AFC_Asian_Cup_crest.png The BIGGEST International Football Tournament of 2011! Group A: Qatar, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, China The "evenly matched" Group Group B: Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria The "three random Arab nations getting spanked by the Scum" Group Group C: South Korea, Australia, Bahrain, India The "Can India get out of this with better than -10 goal difference?" Group Group D: North Korea, Iraq, Iran, UAE The "Axis of Evil Reunion" Group Will South Korea and Japan finally fulfill their potential? Will one of the West-Asians once again cheat their way to victory? Would you like to get one last look at Qatar before they rebuild the entire goddamn country from scratch? TUNE INTO THE ASIAN CUP STARTING JANUARY 7TH! ....eh, just wanted to make a thread for the Asians/Aussies on the board to discuss the tournament and have some banter really. For the record, I think we're awesome and we'll batter all of you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayno Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Worth a watch just to see South Korean midgets attempt to play football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Worth a watch just to see South Korean midgets attempt to play football. Thanks but we're actually one of the taller teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 We'll get destroyed in this, entering it with an almost fringe side..not even botherd watching it, just hope India don't defeat us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Man. Australia look out of place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Didn't know about this. Does this mean players like Park and Cahill go away for a while a la the African Nations cup? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Yup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayno Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Didn't know about this. Does this mean players like Park and Cahill go away for a while a la the African Nations cup? I heard 7 games for Cahill from somewhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Ahh the last couple have been summer tournaments which is why I've never heard of players missing games for it before. Seems silly to move it to mid-season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Ahh the last couple have been summer tournaments which is why I've never heard of players missing games for it before. Seems silly to move it to mid-season. It's a one time thing because it's being held in (guess) Qatar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 "Qatar, f***ing up international football tournaments since 2011" should be their new slogan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Probably the least interesting tournament in the World imo. sorry oldtype. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Have to agree, but I think that's my snobbery showing. Really only know Japanese and Australian players, I can't see past those teams winning it. Again, that's simply an ignorant opinion. Who are the favourites? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 What an irritating tournament to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 What an irritating tournament to have. Poor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Have to agree, but I think that's my snobbery showing. Really only know Japanese and Australian players, I can't see past those teams winning it. Again, that's simply an ignorant opinion. Who are the favourites? Japan and Korea are runaway favorites on paper. Australia have actually been unimpressive lately. Random Middle Eastern team always manages to win it though. Iraq won the last one, Saudi Arabia have reached the finals 6 out of the 7 times they've participated in the tournament and have won three of those. It's going to be very interesting this year (well, about as interesting as an Asian tournament can be) because Japan and Korea will actually take it seriously, and the minnows have gotten a lot better. China has been building a great young team for the last couple of years, North Korea just keeps getting better... Even the Uzbeks have an outside chance. I don't expect anyone outside of Asia to genuinely care, but I'm very excited. We haven't won the tournament in 51 years which is ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 What an irritating tournament to have. Poor Kinda pisses me off that none of our relegation rivals have Asian players we can steal for a month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Was so ready to make this thread. Quite excited for the tournament, actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Is this on tv? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Is this on tv? British Eurosport 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 India? What they doing there? They're turboshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Curryheads tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fried Chicken Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 http://files.sharenator.com/north_korea_is_best_korea_RE_10_weirdest_things_about_the_world_cup_so_far-s730x537-70876-580.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObiChrisKenobi Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 India? What they doing there? They're turboshit. Wasn't Chopra supposed to start playing for them, but saw them lose like 18-0 or something and decided not to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 India? What they doing there? They're turboshit. They won the 2008 "AFC Challenge Cup" which is basically a charity competition for the 20 shittest teams in Asia which allows one of them to get direct qualification to the Asian Cup proper. It's like the Intertoto only Asian and for national teams. India overcame such powerhouses such as Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Myanmar to get their place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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