2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D

Group D was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches were played on 11 January and its last matches were played on 19 January. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha and Al Rayyan, Qatar. The group consists of defending champions Iraq, 2010 AFC Challenge Cup champions North Korea, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  North Korea 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

All times are UTC+3.

North Korea vs United Arab Emirates

North Korea 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
North Korea
United Arab Emirates
GK 1 Ri Myong-guk
RB 2 Cha Jong-hyok  12'
CB 14 Pak Nam-chol II  25'
CB 5 Ri Kwang-chon
LB 12 Jon Kwang-ik
DM 17 An Yong-hak
RM 23 Kim Kuk-jin
CM 7 Ryang Yong-gi
LM 10 Hong Yong-jo (c)  49'
SS 4 Pak Nam-chol I  79'
CF 9 Jong Tae-se  83'
Substitutions:
FW 19 An Chol-hyok  49'
MF 6 Choe Myong-ho  79'
FW 21 Pak Chol-min  83'
Manager:
Jo Tong-sop
GK 1 Majed Naser
RB 2 Khalid Sebil
CB 8 Hamdan Al-Kamali  7'
CB 14 Walid Abbas
LB 17 Yousif Jaber
DM 4 Subait Khater (c)
RM 7 Ali Al-Wehaibi  90'
CM 5 Amer Abdulrahman
LM 15 Ismail Al Hammadi
SS 10 Ismail Matar  90'
CF 11 Ahmed Khalil  77'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Saeed Al-Kathiri  77'
FW 9 Mohamed Al-Shehhi  90'
MF 23 Omar Abdulrahman  90'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec

Man of the Match:
Ismail Matar (United Arab Emirates)

Assistant referees:
Mu Yuxin (China)
Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud (Malaysia)
Fourth official:
Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

Iraq vs Iran

Iraq 1–2 Iran
Mahmoud 13' Report Rezaei 42'
Mobali 84'
Iraq
Iran
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 16 Samal Saeed
CB 14 Salam Shaker  46'
CB 15 Ali Rehema
LB 18 Mahdi Karim
DM 4 Qusay Munir  88'
RM 7 Emad Mohammed  82'
CM 5 Nashat Akram
CM 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra
LM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed
CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c)
Substitutions:
DF 21 Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf  46'
FW 8 Samer Saeed  83'  82'
FW 9 Mustafa Karim  88'
Manager:
Wolfgang Sidka
GK 1 Mehdi Rahmati
RB 4 Jalal Hosseini
CB 5 Hadi Aghili
CB 6 Javad Nekounam (c)
LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati
RM 7 Gholamreza Rezaei
CM 14 Andranik Teymourian
LM 11 Ehsan Hajsafi
AM 23 Iman Mobali  87'
AM 8 Masoud Shojaei  69'
CF 19 Mohammad Gholami  84'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Mohammad Reza Khalatbari  69'
FW 10 Karim Ansarifard  84'
MF 18 Pejman Nouri  87'
Manager:
Afshin Ghotbi

Man of the Match:
Iman Mobali (Iran)

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Iran vs North Korea

Iran 1–0 North Korea
Ansarifard 63' Report
Attendance: 6,488
Iran
North Korea
GK 1 Mehdi Rahmati
RB 4 Jalal Hosseini
CB 5 Hadi Aghili
CB 6 Javad Nekounam (c)
LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati  61'
CM 2 Khosro Heydari  90'
CM 18 Pejman Nouri  89'
CM 11 Ehsan Hajsafi
AM 10 Karim Ansarifard  28'  90'
CF 23 Iman Mobali  46'
CF 9 Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
Substitutions:
MF 17 Mohammad Nouri  46'
FW 7 Gholamreza Rezaei  61'
FW 19 Mohammad Gholami  90'
Manager:
Afshin Ghotbi
GK 1 Ri Myong-guk
RB 2 Cha Jong-hyok
CB 3 Ri Jun-il
CB 5 Ri Kwang-chon
LB 12 Jon Kwang-ik
DM 17 An Yong-hak
RM 4 Pak Nam-chol I  13'
CM 23 Kim Kuk-jin
CM 10 Hong Yong-jo (c)  10'
LM 11 Mun In-guk  62'
CF 9 Jong Tae-se  65'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ryang Yong-gi  62'
FW 21 Pak Chol-min  65'
Manager:
Jo Tong-sop

Man of the Match:
Hadi Aghili (Iran)

Assistant referees:
Khaled Al Allan (Bahrain)
Mohammed Jawdat Nehlawi (Syria)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

United Arab Emirates vs Iraq

United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iraq
Report Abbas 90+3' (o.g.)
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
GK 1 Majed Naser
RB 2 Khalid Sebil
CB 8 Hamdan Al-Kamali
CB 14 Walid Abbas
LB 17 Yousif Jaber
DM 4 Subait Khater (c)  84'
RM 7 Ali Al-Wehaibi  74'
CM 5 Amer Abdulrahman
LM 15 Ismail Al Hammadi
SS 10 Ismail Matar  60'
CF 11 Ahmed Khalil  68'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Saeed Al Kass  68'
DF 21 Mahmoud Khamees  74'
MF 16 Amer Mubarak  84'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 16 Samal Saeed
CB 21 Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf  53'
CB 15 Ali Rehema
LB 18 Mahdi Karim
DM 4 Qusay Munir
RM 7 Emad Mohammed  61'
CM 5 Nashat Akram
CM 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra  74'
LM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed  64'
CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c)
Substitutions:
MF 13 Karrar Jassim  61'
DF 3 Bassim Abbas  64'
FW 9 Mustafa Karim  74'
Manager:
Wolfgang Sidka

Man of the Match:
Younis Mahmoud (Iraq)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Toshiyuki Nagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Iraq vs North Korea

Iraq 1–0 North Korea
Jassim 22' Report
Iraq
North Korea
GK 12 Mohammed Gassid
RB 16 Samal Saeed
CB 21 Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf
CB 15 Ali Rehema
LB 3 Bassim Abbas
DM 4 Qusay Munir
RM 18 Mahdi Karim
CM 5 Nashat Akram
CM 13 Karrar Jassim  77'
LM 9 Mustafa Karim  73'
CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c)  90+4'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra  73'
FW 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed  77'
MF 20 Muthana Khalid  90+4'
Manager:
Wolfgang Sidka
GK 1 Ri Myong-guk
RB 2 Cha Jong-hyok
CB 3 Ri Jun-il  48'
CB 5 Ri Kwang-chon
LB 12 Jon Kwang-ik
DM 17 An Yong-hak
RM 23 Kim Kuk-jin  70'
CM 7 Ryang Yong-gi
LM 10 Hong Yong-jo (c)  34'
SS 4 Pak Nam-chol I
CF 9 Jong Tae-se
Substitutions:
DF 14 Pak Nam-chol II  48'
MF 11 Mun In-guk  70'
Manager:
Jo Tong-sop

Man of the Match:
Qusay Munir (Iraq)

Assistant referees:
Mu Yuxin (China)
Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud (Malaysia)
Fourth official:
Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

United Arab Emirates vs Iran

United Arab Emirates 0–3 Iran
Report Afshin 67'
M. Nouri 83'
Abbas 90+3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,012
United Arab Emirates
Iran
GK 1 Majed Naser  75'
RB 2 Khalid Sebil  71'  79'
CB 8 Hamdan Al-Kamali  70'
CB 14 Walid Abbas
LB 17 Yousif Jaber
DM 4 Subait Khater (c)
RM 7 Ali Al-Wehaibi  53'
CM 5 Amer Abdulrahman  64'
LM 15 Ismail Al Hammadi
SS 10 Ismail Matar
CF 11 Ahmed Khalil  75'
Substitutions:
MF 23 Omar Abdulrahman  53'
FW 9 Mohamed Al-Shehhi  64'
FW 20 Saeed Al-Kathiri  75'
Manager:
Srečko Katanec
GK 22 Shahab Gordan
RB 2 Khosro Heydari
CB 3 Farshid Talebi
CB 13 Mohsen Bengar  34'
LB 11 Ehsan Hajsafi  59'
CM 14 Andranik Teymourian
CM 15 Ghasem Hadadifar
RW 21 Arash Afshin  22'  75'
AM 17 Mohammad Nouri
LW 8 Masoud Shojaei (c)  46'
CF 19 Mohammad Gholami  84'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Gholamreza Rezaei  51'  46'
DF 20 Mohammad Nosrati  59'
FW 16 Reza Norouzi  84'
Manager:
Afshin Ghotbi

Man of the Match:
Andranik Teymourian (Iran)

Assistant referees:
Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)
Jang Jun-mo (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Notes