The AFC Asian Cup

There is no doubt that football is Singapore’s number one sports. Everyone is tuning in to the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. Singapore is looking forward to win over Syria in the qualifying rounds on November 15,2013. The Singapore’s team has high hopes to win over Syria and give them back to back defeat. Bernd Stange’s team moved 3rd in Group A. The second place is Jordan which is only ahead of two points from the team. It doesn’t matter if you are a football fan or not, it would be beneficial if you know about AFC Asian Cup. Do not be apathetic and take time to know more about this.

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History

The Asian Cup is a football tournament managed by AFC (Asian Football Confederation). It was founded in 1956 and it is considered the second oldest regional championships around the world. It was agreed that オンライン カジノ the tournament will be held every four years like European Foot ball Championship, Summer Olympic Games and other major tournaments. The tournament is joined by 16 teams. The most recent team is from Australia who joined the tournament in 2007.

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Mechanics

As mentioned earlier, there are 16 teams. These teams are comprised of the best football players in their own countries. Each team vies for the AFC Asian Cup championship. The champion will automatically qualify for the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is the ultimate dream of football players. The champions for 2011 AFC Asian Cup was Japan. There are other successful teams like Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and Israel.

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