A quick summary of action around the AFC third round on SUN 22 JUN 2008.
» Iraq 00-01 Qatar: Needing a win, Qatar pressed forward and finally earned a reward in the 77th minute, when Hussein YASSER’s cross was headed in by Seyd Ali BECHIR. The Maroon steal second place in Group 1.
» United Arab Emirates 01-03 Syria: 50 minutes in, Jihad AL HUSSAIN had scored twice, and Syria believed that they could get the three goal win necessary to advance from Group 5. But a late foul by Syria keeper Mosab BALHOUS gave the UAE a penalty, which Ismail MATAR converted. A stoppage time goal for Syria by Firas AL KHATIB was not enough.
» Teams advancing to fourth round: Australia, Qatar, Japan, Bahrain, Korea Rep, Korea DPR, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Iran, UAE