Group B of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup took place from 6 to 15 January 2019.[1] The group consisted of defending champions Australia, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan.[2] The top two teams, Jordan and Australia, advanced to the round of 16.[3]

Teams

Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
April 2018[nb 1] December 2018
B1 AustraliaAFFSecond round group B winners29 March 20164th2015 (winners)Winners (2015)4041
B2 SyriaWAFFSecond round group E runners-up
(2nd best runners-up)
29 March 20166th2011 (group stage)Group stage (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011)7674
B3 PalestineWAFFThird Round Group D runners-up10 October 20172nd2015 (group stage)Group stage (2015)8399
B4 JordanWAFFThird Round Group C winners14 November 20174th2015 (group stage)Quarter-finals (2004, 2011)117109
Notes
  1. The rankings of April 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Palestine 3 0 2 1 0 3 3 2
4  Syria 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group B, Jordan, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group D, Vietnam.
  • The runners-up of Group B, Australia, advanced to play the runners-up of Group F, Uzbekistan.

Matches

All times listed are GST (UTC+4).

Australia vs Jordan

Jordan players celebrating after the match

With 10 minutes on the clock, Musa Al-Taamari turned in the area, only to shoot across the face of the goal. Robbie Kruse’s through ball found Awer Mabil, whose first-time shot was kept out by Amer Shafi. At 26 minutes, Baha' Abdel-Rahman’s corner found Anas Bani Yaseen who powered his header beyond Mathew Ryan. Minutes later Jordan almost doubled their lead after Trent Sainsbury’s foul on Al-Taamari provided Abdel-Rahman the opportunity to go for goal from the edge of the area, only for Ryan to tip the free-kick onto the crossbar.[4] Australia were denied a penalty for Feras Shelbaieh's apparent handball shortly before the break.[5] Early in the second half, Mabil drove a low ball across the face of goal that Shafi pushed to the feet of one of his own defenders, while Tom Rogic’s dipping shot from range was also beaten away by the goalkeeper. At the other end, Yaseen Al-Bakhit’s long range drive was just off target moments after beating two defenders and seeing the ball out for a corner. Twelve minutes from time, Mabil saw his low drive come back off the base of Shafi’s left upright while substitute Jackson Irvine headed wide three minutes later. Australia continued to push and Shafi was forced into action in the final seconds of the game as Jordan recorded a historic result.[6]

Australia 0–1 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Australia
Jordan
GK1Mathew Ryan
RB19Josh Risdondownward-facing red arrow 46'
CB2Milos Degenek
CB20Trent SainsburyYellow card 28'
LB16Aziz Behich
CM5Mark Milligan (c)
CM8Massimo Luongodownward-facing red arrow 74'
RW21Awer Mabil
AM23Tom Rogic
LW10Robbie Krusedownward-facing red arrow 55'
CF9Jamie Maclaren
Substitutions:
DF4Rhyan Grantupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW15Chris Ikonomidisupward-facing green arrow 55'
MF22Jackson Irvineupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Graham Arnold
GK1Amer Shafi (c)
RB2Feras Shelbaieh
CB3Tareq Khattab
CB19Anas Bani Yaseen
LB21Salem Al-Ajalin
CM4Baha' Abdel-Rahman
CM6Saeed Murjandownward-facing red arrow 90'
RW7Yousef Al-Rawashdeh
AM11Yaseen Al-Bakhitdownward-facing red arrow 88'
LW13Khalil Bani Attiah
CF18Musa Al-TaamariYellow card 51'downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
FW9Baha' Faisalupward-facing green arrow 72'
FW14Ahmad Ersanupward-facing green arrow 88'
MF10Ahmed Samirupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Belgium Vital Borkelmans

Man of the Match:
Anas Bani Yaseen (Jordan)

Assistant referees:[7]
Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman)
Rashid Al-Ghaithi (Oman)
Fourth official:
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Additional assistant referees:
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Syria vs Palestine

Syrian fans before the match

Omar Al Somah’s run down the left caught Palestine off guard and his cross found Omar Kharbin in the area who fired his effort wide. Syria almost took the lead after seven minutes, when Palestine custodian Rami Hamadeh lost the ball in the area only for Kharbin to see his close-range effort cleared off the line by Abdullah Jaber.[8] Syria continued to pile the pressure on Palestine as Hamadeh was called into action in the 29th minute when he produced an acrobatic save to deny Kharbin's header. Syria then suffered a blow in the 39th minute when Osama Omari was stretchered off the pitch after picking up an injury and replaced by Youssef Kalfa. With a minute left in the half, Syria were given another opportunity but Al Somah couldn’t convert his free-kick as the score remained 0–0 at half-time. Palestine went down to 10 men after Mohammed Saleh picked up his second yellow card in the 68th minute. However, Syria failed to capitalise on their one-man advantage, and both the teams settled for a share of the points.[9]

Syria 0–0 Palestine
Report
Syria
Palestine
GK1Ibrahim Alma
RB2Ahmad Al Saleh
CB4Jehad Al Baour
CB15Abdul Malek Al Anizan
LB3Moayad Ajan
CM14Tamer Haj MohamadYellow card 76'downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM18Zaher Midanidownward-facing red arrow 73'
RW11Osama Omaridownward-facing red arrow 41'
AM7Omar Kharbin
LW21Fahd Youssef
CF9Omar Al Somah (c)
Substitutions:
MF17Youssef Kalfaupward-facing green arrow 41'
MF10Mohammed Osmanupward-facing green arrow 73'
MF16Ahmed AshkarYellow card 90+2'upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Germany Bernd Stange
GK22Rami Hamadeh
RB7Musab Al-BattatYellow card 59'
CB4Mohammed SalehYellow card 43' Yellow-red card 68'
CB15Abdelatif Bahdari (c)
LB14Abdullah Jaber
RM23Mohammed Darweesh
CM8Jonathan CantillanaYellow card 5'downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM9Tamer Seyam
CM17Pablo Tamburrinidownward-facing red arrow 64'
LM10Sameh Maraaba
CF11Yashir Islamedownward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
DF21Alexis Norambuenaupward-facing green arrow 64'
MF6Shadi Shabanupward-facing green arrow 76'
FW19Mahmoud Wadiupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Algeria Noureddine Ould Ali

Man of the Match:
Abdelatif Bahdari (Palestine)

Assistant referees:[7]
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Sergei Grishchenko (Kyrgyzstan)
Additional assistant referees:
Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Jordan vs Syria

The opener came in the 26th minute when Yaseen Al-Bakhit cut the ball back from the left to Yousef Al-Rawashdeh and his low driven centre was steered home at pace by Musa Al-Taamari. Three minutes later Jordan came close to score their second as Al-Bakhit found Al-Taamari, only for his effort to bounce off the turf before clearing the crossbar. The second goal came two minutes before the interval, Baha' Abdel-Rahman’s short corner to Al-Taamari was whipped into the area and Tareq Khattab held off the Syrian defence to head home at the near post. Omar Kharbin headed just over the bar five minutes after the restart before shooting straight at Amer Shafi six minutes later. Kharbin was involved again in the 71st minute as the Jordanian defence made an error to gift him the ball 25 yards from goal, but this time Shafi was on hand to save, doing just enough to divert his shot wide of the left post. Jordan came close to score late as both Saeed Murjan and Ahmad Ersan narrowly missed.[10] The Syrian coach Bernd Stange was sacked after this match, and replaced with former manager Fajr Ibrahim.[11]

Jordan 2–0 Syria
Report
Jordan
Syria
GK1Amer Shafi (c)
RB2Feras Shelbaieh
CB19Anas Bani Yaseen
CB21Salem Al-Ajalin
LB3Tareq Khattab
RM7Yousef Al-Rawashdehdownward-facing red arrow 52'
CM4Baha' Abdel-Rahman
CM6Saeed Murjan
LM13Khalil Bani Attiah
CF11Yaseen Al-Bakhit
CF18Musa Al-TaamariYellow card 80'downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF10Ahmed Samirupward-facing green arrow 52'
FW14Ahmad Ersanupward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Belgium Vital Borkelmans
GK1Ibrahim Alma
RB2Ahmad Al Saleh
CB21Fahd Youssefdownward-facing red arrow 70'
CB4Jehad Al BaourYellow card 80'downward-facing red arrow 82'
LB3Moayad Ajan
RM15Abdul Malek Al AnizanYellow card 33'
CM14Tamer Haj Mohamad
CM10Mohammed Osman
LM19Mardik MardikianYellow card 2'downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF7Omar Kharbin
CF9Omar Al Somah (c)
Substitutions:
MF8Mahmoud Al-Mawasupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF17Youssef Kalfaupward-facing green arrow 70'
MF20Khaled Mobayedupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Germany Bernd Stange

Man of the Match:
Tareq Khattab (Jordan)

Assistant referees:[12]
Yoon Kwang-yeol (South Korea)
Park Sang-jun (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain)
Additional assistant referees:
Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Palestine vs Australia

Jamie Maclaren headed in from Tom Rogic's cross to score his first international goal and give the holders a 1–0 lead in the 18th minute. Two minutes later, Australia doubled their lead when Awer Mabil found his way in behind the defence to side-foot home an angled pass from Chris Ikonomidis. Mabil was teed up by Maclaren in the dying moments of the first half, only for the winger to blaze his effort high and wide from close range. An attempted 54th-minute cross from Rhyan Grant caught the woodwork after a heavy deflection off Abdullah Jaber, while Palestine's Musab Al-Battat made a defensive intervention moments later. Australia sealed their win in the 90th minute, with substitute Apostolos Giannou rising high to head home an Ikonomidis cross following an Australian set-piece.[13]

Palestine 0–3 Australia
Report
Attendance: 11,915
Palestine
Australia
GK22Rami Hamadeh
RB7Musab Al-Battat
CB15Abdelatif Bahdari (c)
CB21Alexis Norambuena
LB14Abdullah Jaber
CM19Mahmoud Wadidownward-facing red arrow 77'
CM23Mohammed Darweesh
RW6Shadi Shaban
AM20Nazmi Albadawidownward-facing red arrow 71'
LW9Tamer Seyam
CF8Jonathan CantillanaYellow card 35'downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
MF18Oday Dabbaghupward-facing green arrow 57'
MF3Mohammed Bassimupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW12Khaled Salemupward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Algeria Noureddine Ould Ali
GK1Mathew Ryan
RB4Rhyan Grant
CB2Milos Degenek
CB20Trent SainsburyYellow card 83'
LB16Aziz Behich
CM5Mark Milligan (c)
CM22Jackson Irvine
RW21Awer Mabildownward-facing red arrow 87'
AM23Tom RogicYellow card 56'downward-facing red arrow 75'
LW15Chris Ikonomidis
CF9Jamie Maclarendownward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
MF8Massimo Luongoupward-facing green arrow 75'
FW14Apostolos Giannouupward-facing green arrow 82'
FW10Robbie Kruseupward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Man of the Match:
Awer Mabil (Australia)

Assistant referees:[14]
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Salman (Bahrain)
Additional assistant referees:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Australia vs Syria

Awer Mabil after scoring Australia's first goal

Chris Ikonomidis found the hands of Ibrahim Alma with his long range attempt before the Syrian keeper twice denied Jamie Maclaren. In the 41st minute, Awer Mabil's curling strike arced its way inside the keeper’s right post. The lead was to last less than two minutes, however, as Moayad Ajan seared down the left flank beyond Rhyan Grant and sent in a cross that Omar Kharbin headed goalward. Mathew Ryan made the initial save, but Kharbin converted the rebound. Nine minutes after the restart, Australia were back in front. Tom Rogic’s ball from the left slid past Hussein Jwayed to land at the feet of Ikonomidis, who steered his effort over the line. Substitute Apostolos Giannou then hit the post 15 minutes from time, and five minutes later Syria were level after the referee pointed to the spot and Omar Al Somah converted. Three minutes into added time, Rogic gave Australia the win after he scored with an effort from distance.[15] For Syria, this defeat meant they had not progressed from the group stage for the sixth consecutive AFC Asian Cup.

Australia 3–2 Syria
Report
Australia
Syria
GK1Mathew Ryan
RB4Rhyan Grant
CB2Milos Degenek
CB5Mark Milligan (c)
LB16Aziz Behich
CM22Jackson Irvine
CM8Massimo LuongoYellow card 62'downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
RW21Awer Mabildownward-facing red arrow 82'
AM23Tom Rogic
LW15Chris Ikonomidis
CF9Jamie Maclarendownward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
FW14Apostolos Giannouupward-facing green arrow 68'
FW10Robbie Kruseupward-facing green arrow 82'
DF6Matthew Jurmanupward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Graham Arnold
GK1Ibrahim Alma
RB12Hussein Jwayeddownward-facing red arrow 74'
CB5Omar Midani
CB2Ahmad Al Saleh (c)
LB3Moayad Ajan
RM8Mahmoud Al-MawasYellow card 59'
CM14Tamer Haj Mohamad
CM20Khaled Mobayeddownward-facing red arrow 83'
LM7Omar Kharbin
AM10Mohammed Osmandownward-facing red arrow 72'
CF9Omar Al Somah
Substitutions:
MF21Fahd Youssefupward-facing green arrow 72'
DF15Abdul Malek Al Anizanupward-facing green arrow 74'
MF18Zaher Midaniupward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Fajr Ibrahim

Man of the Match:
Tom Rogic (Australia)

Assistant referees:[16]
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Palitha Hemathunga (Sri Lanka)
Additional assistant referees:
Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Palestine vs Jordan

Palestine came close to breaking the deadlock in the 17th minute when Amer Shafi produced a fingertip save to keep out Abdelatif Bahdari’s flicked attempt from a Tamer Seyam corner. Baha' Abdel-Rahman then flashed a shot inches over the bar from distance, before, in the final moments of the first half, Shafi punched clear with striker Mahmoud Wadi lurking. Six minutes after the restart, Oday Dabbagh failed to find the target with a header from Musab Al-Battat’s delivery. Moments later, Bahdari’s header from another Seyam set-piece was gathered on his line by Shafi, and Ahmad Ersan’s 68th minute shot at the other end was saved by Rami Hamadeh.[17]

Palestine 0–0 Jordan
Report
Palestine
Jordan
GK22Rami Hamadeh
RB3Mohammed Bassimdownward-facing red arrow 88'
CB15Abdelatif Bahdari (c)
CB7Musab Al-Battat
LB14Abdullah Jaber
RM18Oday Dabbagh
CM23Mohammed Darweeshdownward-facing red arrow 79'
CM4Mohammed Saleh
LM9Tamer SeyamYellow card 19'
AM11Yashir Islamedownward-facing red arrow 62'
CF19Mahmoud WadiYellow card 88'
Substitutions:
FW12Khaled Salemupward-facing green arrow 62'
MF20Nazmi Albadawiupward-facing green arrow 79'
DF21Alexis Norambuenaupward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Algeria Noureddine Ould Ali
GK1Amer Shafi (c)
RB2Feras Shelbaieh
CB3Tareq Khattab
CB19Anas Bani YaseenYellow card 54'
LB23Ihsan Haddad
CM13Khalil Bani Attiah
CM4Baha' Abdel-Rahman
RW14Ahmad Ersandownward-facing red arrow 82'
AM6Saeed MurjanYellow card 25'downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW11Yaseen Al-Bakhit
CF10Ahmed Samir
Substitutions:
FW20Odai Khadrupward-facing green arrow 63'
MF16Saleh Ratebupward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Belgium Vital Borkelmans

Man of the Match:
Ahmed Samir (Jordan)

Assistant referees:[16]
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Yoon Kwang-yeol (South Korea)
Additional assistant referees:
Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Discipline

Fair play points were used as tiebreakers if the head-to-head and overall records of teams were tied (and if a penalty shoot-out was not applicable as a tiebreaker). These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[3][18]

  • yellow card = 1 point
  • red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points
  • direct red card = 3 points
  • yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Australia 1 2 1 −4
 Jordan 1 1 2 −4
 Syria 2 3 1 −6
 Palestine 21 1 2 −8

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