DOHA, Dec 31, 2010 (AFP) - Qatar hosts the Asian Cup for a second time when the tournament is held between January 7-29.
Group A: Qatar, Kuwait, China, Uzbekistan
Group B: Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Japan
Group C: South Korea, India, Bahrain, Australia
Group D: Iraq, North Korea, UAE, Iran
The top two teams from each group progress to the knockout stages following round-robin play.
Jan 7: Qatar v Uzbekistan
Jan 8: Kuwait v China
Jan 9: Japan v Jordan; Saudi Arabia v Syria
Jan 10: India v Australia; South Korea v Bahrain
Jan 11: North Korea v UAE; Iraq v Iran
Jan 12: China v Qatar; Uzbekistan v Kuwait
Jan 13: Syria v Japan; Jordan v Saudi Arabia
Jan 14: Bahrain v India; Australia v South Korea
Jan 15: Iran v North Korea; UAE v Iraq
Jan 16: Qatar v Kuwait; China v Uzbekistan
Jan 17: Jordan v Syria; Saudi Arabia v Japan
Jan 18: Australia v Bahrain; South Korea v India
Jan 19: UAE v Iran; Iraq v North Korea
Jan 20: rest day
Jan 21: Quarter-finals
1st Group A v 2nd Group B; 1st Group B v 2nd Group A
Jan 22: Quarter-finals
1st Group C v 2nd Group D; 1st Group D v 2nd Group C
Jan 23: rest day
Jan 24: rest day
Jan 25: Semi-finals
QF1 v QF3; QF2 v QF4
Jan 26: rest day
Jan 27: rest day
Jan 28: Third-place playoff
Jan 29: Final
Previous hosts
1956 - Hong Kong
1960 - South Korea
1964 - Israel
1968 - Iran
1972 - Thailand
1976 - Iran
1980 - Kuwait
1984 - Singapore
1988 - Qatar
1992 - Japan
1996 - UAE
2000 - Lebanon
2004 - China
2007 - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
