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
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North Korea vs United Arab Emirates
GK 1 Ri Myong-gukRB 2 Cha Jong-hyok CB 14 Pak Nam-chol II CB 5 Ri Kwang-chonLB 12 Jon Kwang-ikDM 17 An Yong-hakRM 23 Kim Kuk-jinCM 7 Ryang Yong-giLM 10 Hong Yong-jo (c) SS 4 Pak Nam-chol I CF 9 Jong Tae-se Substitutions:FW 19 An Chol-hyok MF 6 Choe Myong-ho FW 21 Pak Chol-min Manager:Jo Tong-sop GK 1 Majed NaserRB 2 Khalid SebilCB 8 Hamdan Al-Kamali CB 14 Walid AbbasLB 17 Yousif JaberDM 4 Subait Khater (c)RM 7 Ali Al-Wehaibi CM 5 Amer AbdulrahmanLM 15 Ismail Al HammadiSS 10 Ismail Matar CF 11 Ahmed Khalil Substitutions:FW 20 Saeed Al-Kathiri FW 9 Mohamed Al-Shehhi MF 23 Omar Abdulrahman 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
GK 12 Mohammed GassidRB 16 Samal Saeed CB 14 Salam Shaker CB 15 Ali RehemaLB 18 Mahdi KarimDM 4 Qusay Munir RM 7 Emad Mohammed CM 5 Nashat AkramCM 17 Alaa Abdul-ZahraLM 11 Hawar Mulla MohammedCF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c)Substitutions:DF 21 Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf FW 8 Samer Saeed FW 9 Mustafa Karim Manager: Wolfgang Sidka GK 1 Mehdi RahmatiRB 4 Jalal HosseiniCB 5 Hadi AghiliCB 6 Javad Nekounam (c)LB 20 Mohammad NosratiRM 7 Gholamreza RezaeiCM 14 Andranik TeymourianLM 11 Ehsan HajsafiAM 23 Iman Mobali AM 8 Masoud Shojaei CF 19 Mohammad Gholami Substitutions:FW 9 Mohammad Reza Khalatbari FW 10 Karim Ansarifard MF 18 Pejman Nouri 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
GK 1 Mehdi RahmatiRB 4 Jalal HosseiniCB 5 Hadi AghiliCB 6 Javad Nekounam (c)LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati CM 2 Khosro Heydari CM 18 Pejman Nouri CM 11 Ehsan HajsafiAM 10 Karim Ansarifard CF 23 Iman Mobali CF 9 Mohammad Reza KhalatbariSubstitutions:MF 17 Mohammad Nouri FW 7 Gholamreza Rezaei FW 19 Mohammad Gholami Manager: Afshin Ghotbi GK 1 Ri Myong-gukRB 2 Cha Jong-hyokCB 3 Ri Jun-il CB 5 Ri Kwang-chonLB 12 Jon Kwang-ikDM 17 An Yong-hakRM 4 Pak Nam-chol I CM 23 Kim Kuk-jinCM 10 Hong Yong-jo (c) LM 11 Mun In-guk CF 9 Jong Tae-se Substitutions:MF 7 Ryang Yong-gi FW 21 Pak Chol-min 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
GK 1 Majed NaserRB 2 Khalid SebilCB 8 Hamdan Al-KamaliCB 14 Walid AbbasLB 17 Yousif JaberDM 4 Subait Khater (c) RM 7 Ali Al-Wehaibi CM 5 Amer AbdulrahmanLM 15 Ismail Al HammadiSS 10 Ismail Matar CF 11 Ahmed Khalil Substitutions:FW 19 Saeed Al Kass DF 21 Mahmoud Khamees MF 16 Amer Mubarak Manager: Srečko Katanec GK 12 Mohammed GassidRB 16 Samal Saeed CB 21 Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf CB 15 Ali RehemaLB 18 Mahdi KarimDM 4 Qusay MunirRM 7 Emad Mohammed CM 5 Nashat AkramCM 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra LM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c)Substitutions:MF 13 Karrar Jassim DF 3 Bassim Abbas FW 9 Mustafa Karim 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
GK 12 Mohammed GassidRB 16 Samal SaeedCB 21 Ahmad Ibrahim KhalafCB 15 Ali RehemaLB 3 Bassim AbbasDM 4 Qusay MunirRM 18 Mahdi KarimCM 5 Nashat AkramCM 13 Karrar Jassim LM 9 Mustafa Karim CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions:MF 17 Alaa Abdul-Zahra FW 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed MF 20 Muthana Khalid Manager: Wolfgang Sidka GK 1 Ri Myong-gukRB 2 Cha Jong-hyokCB 3 Ri Jun-il CB 5 Ri Kwang-chonLB 12 Jon Kwang-ikDM 17 An Yong-hakRM 23 Kim Kuk-jin CM 7 Ryang Yong-giLM 10 Hong Yong-jo (c) SS 4 Pak Nam-chol ICF 9 Jong Tae-seSubstitutions:DF 14 Pak Nam-chol II MF 11 Mun In-guk 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
GK 1 Majed Naser RB 2 Khalid Sebil CB 8 Hamdan Al-Kamali CB 14 Walid AbbasLB 17 Yousif JaberDM 4 Subait Khater (c)RM 7 Ali Al-Wehaibi CM 5 Amer Abdulrahman LM 15 Ismail Al HammadiSS 10 Ismail MatarCF 11 Ahmed Khalil Substitutions:MF 23 Omar Abdulrahman FW 9 Mohamed Al-Shehhi FW 20 Saeed Al-Kathiri Manager: Srečko Katanec GK 22 Shahab GordanRB 2 Khosro HeydariCB 3 Farshid TalebiCB 13 Mohsen Bengar LB 11 Ehsan Hajsafi CM 14 Andranik TeymourianCM 15 Ghasem HadadifarRW 17 Mohammad NouriAM 21 Arash Afshin LW 8 Masoud Shojaei (c) CF 19 Mohammad Gholami Substitutions:FW 7 Gholamreza Rezaei DF 20 Mohammad Nosrati FW 16 Reza Norouzi 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
External links AFC Asian Cup 2011 Official Site