17 Jan 2011

Uzbekistan and Qatar into quarter-finals

6:40 pm on 17 January 2011

Uzbekistan and hosts Qatar booked places in the Asian Cup football quarter-finals at the expense of China and Kuwait.

In a tight Group A where all four teams could still have qualified, Qatar beat Gulf Cup winners Kuwait 3-nil and Uzbekistan held China to a 2-all draw to finish as group winners.