Australia vs Japan
AFC Asian Cup 2011- January 29, 2011
Final score:- Australia 0-1 Japan ( Tadanari Lee)
Tadanari Lee’s strike in the second half of extra time gives Japan their fourth consecutive Asian Cup title as they beat Australia 1-0 at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Japan 2-2 South Korea
AFC 2011 Asian Cup- Semifinal- January 25, 2011- Qatar
Final score:- Japan 2-2 South Korea ( Ryoichi Maeda, Hajime Hosogai/ Ki Sung Yeung, Jae-Won Hwang)
Japan beat arch rivals South Korea 3-0 on penalties to reach the finals of the 2011 Asian Cup after the scores were tied 2-2 at the end of 120 minutes of play.
Japan vs Qatar
Asian Cup 2011- Quarterfinal
January 21, 2011- 16.25 local time
Final score:- Japan 3-2 Qatar (Shinji Kagawa*2, Masahiko Inoha/ Sebastian Soria, Fabio Montezine)
Favourites Japan knock out hosts Qatar in the first QF of the 2011 Asian Cup. Japan finished the game with ten men ( they were trailing 2-1 to Qatar at one time) and won the fixture thanks to Inoha’s last gasp goal