Uzbekistan beat China 3-0 on Wednesday to hand the regional giants their first AFC Asian Cup group-stage exit in 27 years.

在周三乌兹别克斯坦队以3 - 0击败中国队，27年来首次无缘afc亚洲杯小组赛。

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China captain Zheng Zhi hopes to use the AFC Asian Cup to enhance his reputation in Europe following his loan spell at Charlton.

完成了与查尔顿的租借合同以后，中国国家足球队的队长郑智期望利用这次亚洲杯的机会增加自己在欧洲足坛的印象分。

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The Saudi national side has suffered a sharp fall from grace since qualifying for five consecutive AFC Asian Cup finals from 1984 to 2000, and peaking at 21st in the FIFA world rankings in 2003.

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Wednesday's match was a group-stage tie in the AFC Cup, the Asian Football Confederation's second-tier club tournament.

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The three officials all accredited with FIFA, soccer's global administrator were in Singapore to referee the April 3 match, which was part of early round robin play in the Asian Football Confederation's second-tier club tournament, the AFC Cup.

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