| Asia's 13th cup will
be held in china in summer of 2004. July 17 - August 7, 2004. Host Cities: Beijing, Shandong, Chengdu, Jinan
Finalists: China (host), Japan
(Defending champ), Uzbekistan (Group A qualifiers) Thailand (Group
A) Kuwait (Group B) Qatar (Group B) Saudi Arabia
(Group C) Indonesia (Group C) Jordan (Group D) Iran
(Group D) Oman (Group E) Korea Republic (Group
E) Iraq (Group F) Bahrain (Group F) United Arab
Emirates (Group G) Turkmenistan (Group G)
The 16 finalist will be grouped in to groups of 4.
Group winner and runner up will advance to quarter final. Single elimination match will
decide the next Asian cup champion.
Previous Asian cup winners: Korea Republic
(1956), Korea republic (1960), Israel (1964), Iran (1968), Iran (1972), Iran (1976),
Kuwait (1980), Saudi (1984), Saudi (1988), Japan (1992), Saudi (1996), Japan (2000)
| Group D Final matches |
| Teams |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Points |
| Iran |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oman |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Thailand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 20 July 2004 |
Japan vs. Oman |
- |
| 20 July 2004 |
Iran vs. Thailand |
- |
| 24 July 2004 |
Oman vs. Iran |
- |
| 24 July 2004 |
Thailand vs. Japan |
- |
| 28 July 2004 |
Oman vs. Thailand |
- |
| 28 July 2004 |
Japan vs. Iran |
- |
| Group D Qualification matches |
| Teams |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Points |
| Iran |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
5 |
15 |
| Jordan |
5 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
7 |
15 |
| Lebanon |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
| Korea DPR |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
1 |
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| 04 Sep 2003 |
Korea DPR vs. Lebanon |
0:1 |
| 05 Sep 2003 |
Iran vs. Jordan |
4:1 |
| 26 Sep 2003 |
Jordan vs. Iran |
3:2 |
| 27 Sep 2003 |
Lebanon vs. Korea DPR |
1:1 |
| 17 Oct 2003 |
Jordan vs. Lebanon |
1:0 |
| 18 Oct 2003 |
Korea DPR vs. Iran |
1:3 |
| 12 Nov 2003 |
Iran vs. Korea DPR |
3:0 |
| 12 Nov 2003 |
Lebanon vs Jordan |
0:2 |
| 18 Nov 2003 |
Jordan vs. Korea DPR |
3:0 |
| 19 Nov 2003 |
Lebanon vs. Iran |
0:3 |
| 28 Nov 2003 |
Korea DPR vs. Jordan |
0:3 |
| 28 Nov 2003 |
Iran vs. Lebanon |
1:0 |
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