AFC rearranges Asian Cup qualifiers

Following India8217;s win in the AFC Challenge Cup last month 8211; and a subsequent direct berth in the Asian Cup 2011 8211; the Group C for the qualifying competition has been reduced to three teams.

India were earlier placed in the group along with Uzbekistan, UAE and Malaysia. Now, two of the three teams from the group will make the main draw. The AFC had kept two berths for the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup 2008 and 2010 for the 2011 Asian Cup.

The Groupings: Group A: Japan, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Yemen; Group B: Australia, Indonesia, Oman, Kuwait; Group C: Uzbekistan, UAE, Malaysia; Group D: Vietnam, China, Syria, Lebanon; Group E: Iran, Thailand, Jordan, Singapore.