2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Group B was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 9 January and its last matches were played on 17 January. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha and Al Rayyan, Qatar. The group consisted of defending runners-up Saudi Arabia, Japan, Jordan and Syria.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Jordan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3   Syria 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

All times are UTC+3.

Japan vs Jordan

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Japan  1–1  Jordan
Yoshida   90+2' Report Abdel-Fattah   45'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jordan
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima
RB 6 Atsuto Uchida
CB 22 Maya Yoshida
CB 4 Yasuyuki Konno
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
RW 8 Daisuke Matsui   58'
AM 18 Keisuke Honda   90'
LW 10 Shinji Kagawa
CF 11 Ryoichi Maeda   46'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Tadanari Lee   46'
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki   58'
MF 14 Jungo Fujimoto   90'
Manager:
  Alberto Zaccheroni
 
GK 1 Amer Shafi
RB 3 Suleiman Al-Salman
CB 8 Bashar Bani Yaseen
CB 17 Hatem Aqel (c)   43'   80'
LB 16 Basem Fat'hi
RM 9 Odai Al-Saify
CM 4 Baha' Abdel-Rahman
CM 15 Shadi Abu Hash'hash
LM 14 Abdallah Deeb   72'
CF 7 Amer Deeb
CF 18 Hassan Abdel-Fattah   54'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Ahmad Abdel-Halim   72'
DF 5 Mohammad Al-Dmeiri   80'
Manager:
  Adnan Hamad

Man of the Match:
Amer Shafi (Jordan)

Assistant referees:
Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore)
Haja Maidin (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Saudi Arabia vs Syria

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Saudi Arabia  1–2  Syria
Al-Jassim   60' Report A. Al Hussain   38', 63'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syria
GK 1 Waleed Abdullah
RB 12 Mishaal Al-Saeed   87'
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi
CB 5 Osama Al-Muwallad
LB 2 Abdullah Shuhail
RM 15 Abdoh Otaif   46'
CM 14 Saud Khariri
CM 6 Ahmed Otaif   15'
LM 8 Manaf Abushgeer   67'
CF 11 Nasser Al-Shamrani   56'
CF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutions:
MF 17 Taisir Al-Jassim   46'
FW 9 Naif Hazazi   56'
MF 18 Nawaf Al-Abed   67'
Manager:
  José Peseiro
 
GK 1 Mosab Balhous (c)
RB 2 Belal Abduldaim   86'
CB 3 Ali Diab
CB 17 Abdulkader Dakka
LB 13 Nadim Sabagh
CM 7 Abdelrazaq Al Hussain   90'
CM 5 Feras Esmaeel
RW 6 Jehad Al Hussain   21'   77'
AM 19 Sanharib Malki   66'
LW 14 Wael Ayan   83'
CF 12 Mohamed Al Zeno
Substitutions:
MF 11 Adel Abdullah   66'
MF 9 Qusay Habib   77'
MF 23 Samer Awad   83'
Manager:
  Valeriu Tiţa

Man of the Match:
Abdelrazaq Al Hussain (Syria)

Assistant referees:
Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)
Jang Jun-mo (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Jordan vs Saudi Arabia

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Jordan  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Abdel-Rahman   42' Report
Attendance: 17,349
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jordan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Amer Shafi
RB 3 Suleiman Al-Salman
CB 8 Bashar Bani Yaseen (c)
CB 2 Mohammad Muneer
LB 16 Basem Fat'hi   74'
RM 9 Odai Al-Saify   4'
CM 4 Baha' Abdel-Rahman
CM 15 Shadi Abu Hash'hash
LM 14 Abdallah Deeb   69'
CF 7 Amer Deeb   66'   90'
CF 18 Hassan Abdel-Fattah   83'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek   85'   69'
FW 21 Ahmad Abdel-Halim   83'
MF 23 Anas Hijah   90'
Manager:
  Adnan Hamad
 
GK 1 Waleed Abdullah
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi
CB 7 Kamel Al-Mousa
CB 5 Osama Al-Muwallad   63'
RM 15 Abdoh Otaif   46'
CM 14 Saud Khariri
CM 17 Taisir Al-Jassim
LM 2 Abdullah Shuhail   87'
AM 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub   65'
CF 9 Naif Hazazi
CF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutions:
FW 11 Nasser Al-Shamrani   46'
MF 18 Nawaf Al-Abed   65'
MF 16 Abdullaziz Al-Dosari   87'
Manager:
Nasser Al-Johar

Man of the Match:
Hassan Abdel Fattah (Jordan)

Assistant referees:
Saleh Al Marzouqi (UAE)
Yaser Marad (Kuwait)
Fourth official:
Ben Williams (Australia)

Syria vs Japan

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Syria  1–2  Japan
Al Khatib   76' (pen.) Report[permanent dead link] Hasebe   35'
Honda   82' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,453
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
GK 1 Mosab Balhous (c)
RB 2 Belal Abduldaim
CB 3 Ali Diab  [note 1]
CB 17 Abdulkader Dakka   61'
LB 13 Nadim Sabagh   90+4'   90+5'
CM 7 Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
CM 5 Feras Esmaeel
RW 6 Jehad Al Hussain   77'
AM 23 Samer Awad   22'   46'
LW 14 Wael Ayan
CF 12 Mohamed Al Zeno   64'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Firas Al Khatib   46'
FW 19 Sanharib Malki   64'
FW 18 Abdul Fattah Al Agha   90'   77'
Manager:
  Valeriu Tiţa
 
GK 1 Eiji Kawashima   72'
RB 6 Atsuto Uchida   53'
CB 22 Maya Yoshida   67'
CB 4 Yasuyuki Konno
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
RW 8 Daisuke Matsui   10'   90+2'
AM 18 Keisuke Honda
LW 10 Shinji Kagawa   65'
CF 11 Ryoichi Maeda   75'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Shinji Okazaki   65'
GK 21 Shusaku Nishikawa   75'
MF 13 Hajime Hosogai   90+2'
Manager:
  Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Keisuke Honda (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)
Reza Sokhandan (Iran)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Saudi Arabia vs Japan

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Saudi Arabia  0–5  Japan
Report Okazaki   8', 13', 80'
Maeda   19', 51'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Saudi Arabia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
GK 1 Waleed Abdullah
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi
CB 7 Kamel Al-Mousa   67'
CB 5 Osama Al-Muwallad
RM 15 Abdoh Otaif   28'
CM 6 Ahmed Otaif
CM 17 Taisir Al-Jassim
LM 2 Abdullah Shuhail
AM 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
CF 9 Naif Hazazi   46'
CF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8 Manaf Abushgeer   28'
MF 13 Moataz Al-Musa   69'   46'
Manager:
Nasser Al-Johar
 
GK 21 Shusaku Nishikawa
RB 6 Atsuto Uchida   6'   46'
CB 22 Maya Yoshida   63'
CB 4 Yasuyuki Konno
LB 5 Yuto Nagatomo
CM 7 Yasuhito Endō   83'
CM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)
RW 9 Shinji Okazaki
AM 16 Yosuke Kashiwagi
LW 10 Shinji Kagawa
CF 11 Ryoichi Maeda
Substitutions:
DF 2 Masahiko Inoha   46'
DF 3 Daiki Iwamasa   63'
MF 15 Takuya Honda   83'
Manager:
  Alberto Zaccheroni

Man of the Match:
Shinji Okazaki (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

Jordan vs Syria

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Jordan  2–1  Syria
A. Diab   30' (o.g.)
Al-Saify   59'
Report Al Zeno   15'
Attendance: 9,849
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jordan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syria
GK 1 Amer Shafi
RB 3 Suleiman Al-Salman
CB 8 Bashar Bani Yaseen (c)
CB 2 Mohammad Muneer
LB 16 Basem Fat'hi   45+1'
RM 9 Odai Al-Saify   90+2'
CM 4 Baha' Abdel-Rahman
CM 15 Shadi Abu Hash'hash
LM 14 Abdallah Deeb   48'   62'
CF 7 Amer Deeb
CF 18 Hassan Abdel-Fattah   88'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek   62'
FW 21 Ahmad Abdel-Halim   88'
MF 23 Anas Hijah   90+2'
Manager:
  Adnan Hamad
 
GK 1 Mosab Balhous (c)   53'
RB 2 Belal Abduldaim   47'   78'
CB 3 Ali Diab   63'
CB 17 Abdulkader Dakka
LB 23 Samer Awad   63'
CM 7 Abdelrazaq Al Hussain
CM 5 Feras Esmaeel
RW 6 Jehad Al Hussain
AM 19 Sanharib Malki
LW 14 Wael Ayan
CF 12 Mohamed Al Zeno
Substitutions:
FW 10 Firas Al Khatib   63'
MF 20 Louay Chanko   63'
MF 9 Qusay Habib   78'
Manager:
  Valeriu Tiţa

Man of the Match:
Odai Al-Saify (Jordan)

Assistant referees:
Mohammad Darman (Qatar)
Hassan Al Thawadi (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Notes

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  1. ^ Diab was cautioned after the match.