Big Upsets And Even Bigger Wins: The AFC Asian Cup 2019 Has Kicked Off In The UAE

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Just four matches in and the eyes of the world are already the UAE as the AFC Asian Cup has kicked off.

And local teams are smashing it!

Taking place in stadiums across the UAE, so far the Jordanian team has caused major upset by beating the Socceroos, while Indian fans are positively buzzing after an amazing 4-1 victory over Thailand.

(Fixture info here) Here’s all the action so far

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UAE and Bahrain came out with a respectable 1-1 draw in the opening match

The turnout for the opening match was huge!

A massive win for India: The underdog beat Thailand 4 -1 and Indian fans went WILD

Jordan 1 – Australia 0

Australian fans have taken to Twitter to vent their frustrations while Jordanians are loving every minute of their first match win. The match at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain left Aussie Socceroo fans in shock and Jordan with three beautiful points.

Syria 0 – Palestine 0

Taking home one point each and many happy fans at their first round match

#BringingAsiaTogether

The scenes from the UAE stadiums will put a smile on your face

Well they did win….

And the post-match celebrations have been insane!

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