A quick summary of action around the AFC first group phase on TUE 06 SEP 2011.
» Thailand 03-00 Oman: Goals by Sompong SOLEB and Teerasil DANGDA late in the first half, and an own goal late in the second, gave Thailand their first win in Group D and put them in second place behind Australia.
» Uzbekistan 01-01 Japan: The Japanese earned a point away as Shinji OKAZAKI scored a second half equaliser. The teams remain level atop Group C.
» Jordan 02-01 China PR: Baha ABDELRAHMAN and Amer DEEB gave Jordan a 2-0 lead early in the second half, and although HAO Junmin pulled one back shortly thereafter, the home side went top of Group A.
» Qatar 01-01 Iran: The visiting Iranians went ahead in the 47th minute from Hadi AGHIL, but moments later, Mohamed EL SAYED found an equaliser for Qatar. Iran and Bahrain have four points each at the top of Group E.
» Kuwait 01-01 Korea Rep: The Koreans went ahead eight minutes in as PARK Chu Young scored his fourth goal in just two qualifying matches. But Hussain FADEL scored the equaliser early in the second half, and the two sides are still joint leaders of Group B.