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INTERCONTINENTAL CUP 2008
A 10-day football Spectacle,
See the Stars of tommorow today, the football tournament that bring together a mixed pot of talent from the various continents comes to Malaysia, called the invitation Intercontinental Cup to be staged in Kuala Lumpur on May 15-25, the eight- nation tournament promise to be a 10-day football spectacle, featuring the star of tommorrow, today.
Born of an intense passion and love for the game, the Cup is an avenue for teams bound for the Beijing Olympics to fine-tune preparations. The match held in Stadium BolaSepak Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and Stadium MBPJ, Kelana Jaya.
KL WORLD 5′s FUTSAL 08
The Global Kickfest Begins, 10-Nations, 6 Days, 1 Champion at Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, on 29th Jan – 3rd Feb 2008.
Catch the World’s best futsal players from 10 nations compete for their share of the largest purse in the world.
AFC ASIAN CUP 07
The Asian Cup saw many upsets in the early stages of the tournament. In Group A,Oman held favourites Australia to a surprising draw. Oman took the lead and would have won save for an injury time goal fromTim Cahill . Next, hosts Vietnam shocked Gulf Champions UAE with a 2-0 victory. In the same group, Qatar held Japan to a shock 1-1 draw, which caused Japan coach Ivica Osim to fly into a rage in which he branded his players as ‘amateurs’ and reduced his interpreter to tears . In Group D,Indonesia continued the undefeated streak of the hosts by defeating Bahrain 2-1. Malaysia ended up as the only host country to drop their match, losing to China 5-1.Thailand recorded just its 2nd win in the Asian Cup finals (their other was in 1972 against Cambodia), and its first ever win in regulation, when they beat Oman 2-0 on July 12. Meanwhile, Australia was upset by a 3-1 defeat against Iraq the following day, leaving them floundering in the tournament despite high expectations.
In the quarterfinals, Iraq defeated Vietnam 2-0,Saouth Kore (known as ‘Korea Republic’) beat Iran in a shootout 4-2, as did Japan over Australia 4-3, and Saudi Arabia won over Uzbekistan 2-1. Iraq upset South Korea in the semi-finals by winning 4-3 on penalties, resulting in thousands of Iraqis celebrating in the streets of Baghdad. Over 50 Iraqis were killed by terrorist bombs targeting these crowds. In the other semi-finals, Saudi Arabia topped defending champions Japan 3-2 to make an all-Arab affair for the final match.
Iraq went on to defeatSaudi Arabia1-0 taking the Asian Cup title. Iraqi forward and captainYounis Mahmoud was given the title of Most Valuable Player. South Korea took third place narrowly beating Japan in penalties 6-5. It was the third consecutive match in the tournament that South Korea played 0-0 before a penalty shootout. Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea, as the top three national teams in the tournament, all received automatic berths to the 2011 Asian Cup finals to be held in Qatar.
