Fabio Cannavaro's short reign as China coach could already be over after the hosts were beaten for the second time in five days on Monday and again failed to score....
Uruguay brushed off the absences of Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez to ease past Uzbekistan 3-0 on Friday and reach the final of the China Cup in Nanning....
Goalkeeper Mat Ryan brilliantly saved two penalties as defending champions Australia won a dramatic shoot-out with Uzbekistan to reach the Asian Cup quarter-finals on Monday....
Tsukasa Shiotani's sizzling winner kept Japan on top of their Asian Cup group on Thursday, while Oman scrambled into the knockouts in a pulsating finish to the tournament's first stage....
Former Valencia and Egypt boss Hector Cuper was unveiled as Uzbekistan's new football coach Monday as the ex-Soviet country sets its sights on a first-ever World Cup qualification....
Goal-hungry Japan floored Uzbekistan 5-1 with an explosive performance in a friendly on Tuesday, with young guns Takashi Usami and Gaku Shibasaki pointing to a bright future for the Blue Samurai....
Sardor Rashidov scored twice as Uzbekistan reached the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 3-1 win over Saudi Arabia on Sunday....
Substitute Sun Ke's superb individual goal just two minutes after coming on fired China to a 2-1 win over Uzbekistan and their first Asian Cup quarter-final in 11 years Wednesday....
North Korea coach Jo Tong-Sop said his team were far from done at the Asian Cup despite their 1-0 defeat to Uzbekistan on Saturday....
Igor Sergeev's second-half header gave Uzbekistan a 1-0 win over North Korea as the 2011 semi-finalists shrugged off heavy rain to win their Asian Cup opener on Saturday....