Group B was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 9 January and its last matches were played on 17 January. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha and Al Rayyan, Qatar. The group consisted of defending runners-up Saudi Arabia, Japan, Jordan and Syria.
Standings
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Japan vs Jordan
GK 1 Eiji KawashimaCB 6 Atsuto UchidaCB 22 Maya YoshidaCB 5 Yuto NagatomoDM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)DM 4 Yasuyuki KonnoCM 7 Yasuhito EndōAM 18 Keisuke Honda AM 10 Shinji KagawaSS 8 Daisuke Matsui CF 11 Ryoichi Maeda Substitutions:FW 19 Tadanari Lee FW 9 Shinji Okazaki MF 14 Jungo Fujimoto Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni GK 1 Amer ShafiRB 3 Suleiman Al-SalmanCB 8 Bashar Bani YaseenCB 17 Hatem Aqel (c) LB 9 Odai Al-SaifyDM 4 Baha' Abdel-RahmanDM 15 Shadi Abu Hash'hashAM 7 Amer DeebAM 18 Hassan Abdel-Fattah CF 14 Abdallah Deeb CF 16 Basem Fat'hiSubstitutions:FW 21 Ahmad Abdel-Halim DF 5 Mohammad Al-Dmeiri Manager: Adnan Hamad Man of the Match: Amer Shafi (Jordan)
Assistant referees: Jeffrey Goh Gek Pheng (Singapore) Haja Maidin (Singapore) Fourth official: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Saudi Arabia vs Syria
GK 1 Waleed AbdullahRB 12 Mishaal Al-Saeed CB 3 Osama HawsawiCB 5 Osama Al-MuwalladLB 2 Abdullah ShuhailCM 14 Saud KaririCM 6 Ahmed Otaif RW 11 Nasser Al-Shamrani AM 15 Abdoh Otaif LW 8 Manaf Abushgeer CF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)Substitutions:MF 17 Taisir Al-Jassim FW 9 Naif Hazazi MF 18 Nawaf Al-Abed Manager: José Peseiro GK 1 Mosab Balhous (c)RB 2 Belal Abduldaim CB 3 Ali DiabCB 17 Abdulkader DakkaLB 13 Nadim SabaghDM 5 Feras EsmaeelRM 19 Sanharib Malki CM 6 Jehad Al Hussain CM 7 Abdelrazaq Al Hussain LM 14 Wael Ayan CF 12 Mohamed Al ZenoSubstitutions:MF 11 Adel Abdullah MF 9 Qusay Habib MF 23 Samer Awad Manager: Valeriu Tiţa Man of the Match: Abdelrazaq Al Hussain (Syria)
Assistant referees: Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea) Jang Jun-mo (South Korea) Fourth official: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Jordan vs Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Amer ShafiRB 3 Suleiman Al-Salman CB 8 Bashar Bani Yaseen (c)CB 2 Mohammad MuneerLB 9 Odai Al-Saify DM 4 Baha' Abdel-RahmanDM 15 Shadi Abu Hash'hashAM 7 Amer Deeb AM 18 Hassan Abdel-Fattah CF 14 Abdallah Deeb CF 16 Basem Fat'hi Substitutions:MF 10 Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek FW 21 Ahmad Abdel-Halim MF 23 Anas Hijah Manager: Adnan Hamad GK 1 Waleed AbdullahRB 3 Osama HawsawiCB 7 Kamel Al-MousaCB 14 Saud KaririLB 5 Osama Al-Muwallad RM 9 Naif HazaziCM 17 Taisir Al-JassimLM 2 Abdullah Shuhail AM 15 Abdoh Otaif AM 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub CF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)Substitutions:FW 11 Nasser Al-Shamrani MF 18 Nawaf Al-Abed MF 16 Abdullaziz Al-Dosari Manager:Nasser Al-Johar Man of the Match: Hassan Abdel Fattah (Jordan)
Assistant referees: Saleh Al Marzouqi (UAE) Yaser Marad (Kuwait) Fourth official: Ben Williams (Australia)
Syria vs Japan
GK 1 Mosab Balhous (c)RB 2 Belal AbduldaimCB 3 Ali Diab Diab was cautioned after the match.CB 17 Abdulkader Dakka LB 13 Nadim Sabagh DM 5 Feras EsmaeelRM 23 Samer Awad CM 7 Abdelrazaq Al HussainCM 6 Jehad Al Hussain LM 14 Wael AyanCF 12 Mohamed Al Zeno Substitutions:FW 10 Firas Al Khatib FW 19 Sanharib Malki FW 18 Abdul Fattah Al Agha Manager: Valeriu Tiţa GK 1 Eiji Kawashima CB 6 Atsuto Uchida CB 22 Maya Yoshida CB 5 Yuto NagatomoDM 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)DM 4 Yasuyuki KonnoCM 7 Yasuhito EndōAM 18 Keisuke HondaAM 10 Shinji Kagawa SS 8 Daisuke Matsui CF 11 Ryoichi Maeda Substitutions:FW 9 Shinji Okazaki GK 21 Shusaku Nishikawa MF 13 Hajime Hosogai Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni Man of the Match: Keisuke Honda (Japan)
Assistant referees: Hassan Kamranifar (Iran) Reza Sokhandan (Iran) Fourth official: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Saudi Arabia vs Japan
GK 1 Waleed AbdullahCB 3 Osama HawsawiCB 7 Kamel Al-Mousa CB 5 Osama Al-MuwalladRM 9 Naif Hazazi CM 17 Taisir Al-JassimCM 6 Ahmed OtaifLM 2 Abdullah ShuhailAM 15 Abdoh Otaif AM 10 Mohammad Al-ShalhoubCF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)Substitutions:MF 8 Manaf Abushgeer MF 13 Moataz Al-Musa Manager:Nasser Al-Johar GK 21 Shusaku NishikawaCB 17 Makoto Hasebe (c)CB 22 Maya Yoshida CB 4 Yasuyuki KonnoRM 6 Atsuto Uchida CM 16 Yosuke KashiwagiCM 7 Yasuhito Endō LM 5 Yuto NagatomoAM 10 Shinji KagawaCF 9 Shinji OkazakiCF 11 Ryoichi MaedaSubstitutions:DF 2 Masahiko Inoha DF 3 Daiki Iwamasa MF 15 Takuya Honda Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni Man of the Match: Shinji Okazaki (Japan)
Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Jordan vs Syria
GK 1 Amer Shafi RB 3 Suleiman Al-SalmanCB 8 Bashar Bani Yaseen (c)CB 2 Mohammad MuneerLB 9 Odai Al-Saify DM 4 Baha' Abdel-RahmanDM 15 Shadi Abu Hash'hashAM 7 Amer DeebAM 18 Hassan Abdel-Fattah CF 14 Abdallah Deeb CF 16 Basem Fat'hi Substitutions:MF 10 Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek FW 21 Ahmad Abdel-Halim MF 23 Anas Hijah Manager: Adnan Hamad GK 1 Mosab Balhous (c) RB 2 Belal Abduldaim CB 3 Ali Diab CB 17 Abdulkader DakkaLB 23 Samer Awad DM 5 Feras EsmaeelRM 19 Sanharib MalkiCM 7 Abdelrazaq Al HussainCM 6 Jehad Al HussainLM 14 Wael AyanCF 12 Mohamed Al ZenoSubstitutions:FW 10 Firas Al Khatib MF 20 Louay Chanko MF 9 Qusay Habib Manager: Valeriu Tiţa Man of the Match: Odai Al-Saify (Jordan)
Assistant referees: Mohammad Darman (Qatar) Hassan Al Thawadi (Qatar) Fourth official: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
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