AFC Asian Cup 2015 schedule AUSTRALIA, January 9-31 ------------------------------ Japan: Champions in 2011 ------------------------------ GROUP A Australia South Korea Oman Kuwait GROUP B Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia China North Korea GROUP C Iran UAE Qatar Bahrain GROUP D Japan Jordan Iraq Palestine ------------------------------- GROUP STAGE Jan 9 Australia - Kuwait Melbourne 10 South Korea - Oman Canberra Uzbekistan - North Korea Sydney Saudi Arabia - China Brisbane 11 UAE - Qatar Canberra Iran - Bahrain Melbourne 12 Japan - Palestine Newcastle Jordan - Iraq Brisbane 13 Kuwait - South Korea Canberra Oman - Australia Sydney 14 North Korea - S. Arabia Melbourne China - Uzbekistan Brisbane 15 Bahrain - UAE Canberra Qatar - Iran Sydney 16 Palestine - Jordan Melbourne Iraq - Japan Brisbane 17 Australia - South Korea Brisbane Oman - Kuwait Newcastle 18 Uzbekistan - S. Arabia Melbourne China - North Korea Canberra 19 Iran - UAE Brisbane Qatar - Bahrain Sydney 20 Japan - Jordan Melbourne Iraq - Palestine Canberra QUARTER-FINALS 1 Jan 22 A1 - B2 Melbourne 2 Jan 22 B1 - A2 Brisbane 3 Jan 23 C1 - D2 Canberra 4 Jan 23 D1 - C2 Sydney SEMI-FINALS Jan 26 Winners 1 - 3 Sydney Jan 27 Winners 2 - 4 Newcastle THIRD-PLACE PLAY-OFF Jan 30 Newcastle Jan 31 ASIA CUP FINAL Sydney -------------------------------------- Source: AFC Picture: Getty Images words 236