AL-AIN, united Arab Emirates (AFP) - AFP Sport looks at five things we learnt from the creation circular of outfit games at the Asian mug in the united Arab Emirates:1. home advantage counts
It has been a long times past Iran or Saudi Arabia were kings of Asia but bearing in mind the tournament help in the middle East, they have looked in ominous form.Iran, Asia's top-ranked team, swamped Yemen, the lowest in the competition at 135 on the FIFA listings, 5-0 in the biggest win of the first round. Iran haven't lifted the trophy past 1976, bearing in mind they completed a govern of three straight victories - two of them on home soil. Three-times winners Saudi Arabia, who last won the title in UAE, a immediate hop more than their shared border, in 1996, were as a consequence impressive in their 4-0 win more than North Korea.After Jordan shocked defending champions Australia, and Uzbekistan became the solitary side from outdoor the region to inflection a middle Eastern team, it's charming to think that home comforts include for much.2. Don't mind the gap
Reputations increasingly aspire little in international football but bearing in mind Turkmenistan and the Philippines are playing the continent's best, expectations are suitably low. However, a thunderous first-half strike put Turkmenistan 1-0 going on adjacent to four-time winners Japan, who eventually escaped 3-2, even though the Philippines repeatedly terrified South Korea, runners-up in 2015, past narrowly losing 1-0.They were far and wide from solitary incidents: Jordan dealt a oppressive blow to Australia's title defence bearing in mind a 1-0 catastrophe win, and Kyrgyzstan were 1-0 going on adjacent to China past an own aspire put Marcello Lippi's team on course for a face-saving 2-1 victory.Meanwhile, India's 4-1 win more than Thailand rocked the photo album five-time Southeast Asian champions as a result much that they promptly sacked their coach, Milovan Rajevac.3. Bring me Son-shine
Despite the surprises and moments of mood as a result far, a dash of star gift would not go amiss and it's not just South Korea who are eagerly awaiting the start of Son Heung-min.The Tottenham Hotspur deal with will significantly boost the Korean front line bearing in mind he joins the competition after Friday's game adjacent to Kyrgyzstan, below a deal struck bearing in mind his Premier League club.Son led South Korea to the Asian Games title last year, and memorably struck their second as they knocked holders Germany out of the World mug in Russia.He will as a consequence help lift the profile of a tournament which is not blessed bearing in mind a great number of personalities with ease known outdoor of Asia, apart from some of the coaches who include Lippi, Sven-Goran Eriksson, Carlos Queiroz and Hector Cuper.4. It's not just cricket
Indian sports fans have a new idol to adore - and he's not a cricketer. bearing in mind Sunil Chhetri plundered a brace in the incredulity win more than Thailand, he moved bearing in mind Lionel Messi and behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the goal-scoring charts for nimble international players.Chhetri's exploit other new excitement as India applauded their first Asian mug win past 1964. A strong govern in the tournament will accomplish India's burgeoning football scene no hurt at every but despite the success, headlines remained dominated by cricket as it coincided bearing in mind India sealing their first test series win in Australia.5. Politics never far and wide away
Qatar's journey to UAE in the middle of the chasm blockade was never going to be simple but as a result far and wide they have dealt bearing in mind the issue admirably, shrugging off any outdoor distractions to inflection Lebanon suitably in their creation match.It is the first times Qatar's national team has visited UAE past the start of the crisis in the middle of 2017, bearing in mind neighbouring countries clip ties and enforced a blockade of the resource-rich permit which will host the 2022 World Cup.Sanctions-hit Iran as a consequence complained of a variety of problems in the build-up to the tournament, even though Yemen are in the midst of a full-blown encounter and humanitarian crisis, Syria have long been wracked by encounter and Iraq's issue remains turbulent.
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