2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D explained

Group D was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches were played on 11 January and its last matches were played on 19 January. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha and Al Rayyan, Qatar. The group consists of defending champions Iraq, 2010 AFC Challenge Cup champions North Korea, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

Standings

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North Korea vs United Arab Emirates

GK 1 Ri Myong-guk RB 2 CB 14 Pak Nam-chol CB 5 Ri Kwang-chon LB 12 Jon Kwang-ik CM 17 An Yong-hak CM 7 Ryang Yong-gi RW 23 Kim Kuk-jin LW 4 CF 10 Hong Yong-jo (c) CF 9 Substitutions: FW 19 MF 6 FW 21 Manager:

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Majed Nasser RB 2 Khalid Sebil Lashkari CB 8 CB 14 Walid Abbas LB 17 Yousif Jaber CM 5 Amer Abdulrahman CM 4 Subait Khater (c) RW 7 AM 10 LW 15 Ismail Al Hammadi CF 11 Substitutions: FW 20 FW 9 MF 23 Manager: Srečko Katanec

Man of the Match: Ismail Matar (United Arab Emirates) Assistant referees Mu Yuxin (China) Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud (Malaysia) Fourth official Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Iraq vs Iran

GK 12 Mohammed Gassid RB 16 CB 14 CB 15 Ali Rehema LB 18 Mahdi Karim DM 4 RM 7 CM 5 Nashat Akram CM 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra LM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions: DF 21 MF 8 FW 9 Manager:

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Mehdi Rahmati RB 20 Mohammad Nosrati CB 5 CB 4 Jalal Hosseini LB 11 Ehsan Hajisafi RM 7 CM 6 Javad Nekounam (c) CM 14 Andranik Teymourian LM 23 CF 19 Mohammad Gholami CF 8 Substitutions: FW 9 FW 10 MF 18 Manager: Afshin Ghotbi

Man of the Match: Iman Mobali (Iran) Assistant referees Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Iran vs North Korea

GK 1 Mehdi Rahmati RB 20 CB 5 Hadi Aghili CB 4 Jalal Hosseini LB 11 Ehsan Hajsafi CM 6 Javad Nekounam (c) CM 18 CM 23 RW 2 LW 9 Mohammad Reza Khalatbari CF 10 Substitutions: MF 17 FW 7 FW 19 Manager:

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Ri Myong-guk RB 2 Cha Jong-hyok CB 3 CB 5 Ri Kwang-chon LB 12 Jon Kwang-ik RM 11 CM 17 An Yong-hak CM 4 LM 23 Kim Kuk-jin CF 9 CF 10 Hong Yong-jo (c) Substitutions: MF 7 FW 21 Manager: Jo Tong-sop

Man of the Match: Hadi Aghili (Iran) Assistant referees Khaled Al Allan (Bahrain) Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi (Syria) Fourth official Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

United Arab Emirates vs Iraq

GK 1 Majed Nasser RB 2 Khalid Sebil Lashkari CB 8 Hamdan Al Kamali CB 14 Walid Abbas LB 17 Yousif Jaber CM 5 Amer Abdulrahman CM 4 Subait Khater (c) RW 7 AM 10 LW 15 Ismail Al Hammadi CF 11 Substitutions: FW 19 DF 21 MF 16 Manager:

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 Mohammed Gassid RB 16 CB 21 CB 15 Ali Rehema LB 18 Mahdi Karim DM 4 Qusay Munir RM 7 CM 5 Nashat Akram CM 17 LM 11 CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions: MF 13 DF 3 FW 9 Manager: Wolfgang Sidka

Man of the Match: Younis Mahmoud (Iraq) Assistant referees Toru Sagara (Japan) Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan) Fourth official Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Iraq vs North Korea

GK 12 Mohammed Gassid RB 16 Samal Saeed CB 15 Ali Rehema CB 21 Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf LB 3 Bassim Abbas DM 4 Qusay Munir RM 18 Mahdi Karim CM 5 Nashat Akram CM 13 LM 9 CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions: MF 17 FW 11 MF 20 Manager:

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Ri Myong-guk RB 2 Cha Jong-hyok CB 3 CB 5 Ri Kwang-chon LB 12 Jon Kwang-ik RM 23 Kim Kuk-jin CM 17 An Yong-hak CM 4 Pak Nam-chol LM 7 Ryang Yong-gi SS 10 Hong Yong-jo (c) CF 9 Jong Tae-se Substitutions: DF 14 MF 11 Manager: Jo Tong-sop

Man of the Match: Qusay Munir (Iraq) Assistant referees Mu Yuxin (China) Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud (Malaysia) Fourth official Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

United Arab Emirates vs Iran

GK 1 RB 2 CB 8 CB 14 Walid Abbas LB 17 Yousif Jaber CM 4 Subait Khater (c) CM 5 RW 7 AM 10 Ismail Matar LW 15 Ismail Al Hammadi CF 11 Substitutions: MF 23 FW 9 FW 20 Manager:

GK 22 Shahab Gordan RB 2 Khosro Heydari CB 3 Farshid Talebi CB 13 LB 11 DM 14 Andranik Teymourian RM 21 CM 17 Mohammad Nouri CM 15 Ghasem Hadadifar LM 8 Masoud Shojaei (c) CF 19 Substitutions: FW 7 DF 20 FW 16 Manager:

Man of the Match: Andranik Teymourian (Iran) Assistant referees Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea) Jang Jun-mo (South Korea) Fourth official Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

External links

• AFC Asian Cup 2011 Official Site