Iraq reached the Asian Cup quarter-finals for the fourth time in row after holding spirited Oman to a goalless draw in their final Group A match on Monday.
The Socceroos' biggest stars found their range when it counted Monday with Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell scoring late goals in a 4-0 win over Thailand that secured Australia an Asian Cup quarterfinals spot.
Holders Japan stormed into the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a clinical 4-1 demolition of co-hosts Vietnam on Monday.
After Japan clobbered their team Monday night, Vietnamese football fans took to the streets in cities across the country to celebrate like never before.
The future of Socceroos coach Graham Arnold is under intense scrutiny with Australian media speculating that he is about to be replaced and a Web site petitioning for him to be sacked.
Vietnam coach Alfred Riedl reprimanded local reporters on Sunday for sneaking into a closed training session on the eve of their Asian Cup clash with Japan.
The deputy president of the Football Association of Malaysia has resigned, one day after the co-hosts suffered a second straight heavy defeat in the Asian Cup.
China drew with Iran 2-2 in a hard-fought match while South Korea suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Bahrain in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup group stage on Sunday.
Australia have denied reports of a major rift in their camp which is threatening to ruin their Asian Cup campaign.
China captain Zheng Zhi on Saturday revealed he is in talks with "one or two" clubs about a move back to the English Premier League.
Maksim Shatskikh made a triumphant return from suspension to spark Uzbekistan to a 5-0 drubbing of hosts Malaysia in Asian Cup Group C on Saturday.
Vietnam's Asian Cup players are profiting from their fine start to the tournament in the form of a tidy windfall from the Vietnam Football Association (VFA).
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