2008 Olympics: Vietnam joined by Japan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar

According to the draw results for the third qualifying round of Olympics in Beijing in 2008, which has just finished at Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Vietnam”s Olympic team will be in the same group as Japan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

This is similar to the draw results of the final round of the Asian Cup 2007: Vietnam is in the same group with Japan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates instead of Saudi Arabia.

According to AFC”s rules, the playing results of national teams are the main foundation for defining the tournament”s seeds and the rank at the drawing ceremony.

Three Asian teams which participated in the Olympic Athens 2004, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Iraq, are defined as the seeds in each group and considered the A-grade teams.

The B-grade teams comprise Bahrain, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, while the C-grade group is the People”s Democratic Republic of Korea, Qatar and Syria. The D-grade group has Vietnam, Uzbekistan and Australia.

Australia is named in the D-grade group since this team has just joined the AFC and hasn”t recorded any triumph in Asia.

In the A group, Iraq will compete with Lebanon, the People”s Democratic Republic of Korea and Australia. This is considered the group of death” since all teams are strong.

The B group will seAccording to the draw results for the third qualifying round of Olympics in Beijing in 2008, which has just finished at Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Vietnam”s Olympic team will be in the same group as Japan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

This is similar to the draw results of the final round of the Asian Cup 2007: Vietnam is in the same group with Japan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates instead of Saudi Arabia.

According to AFC”s rules, the playing results of national teams are the main foundation for defining the tournament”s seeds and the rank at the drawing ceremony.

Three Asian teams which participated in the Olympic Athens 2004, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Iraq, are defined as the seeds in each group and considered the A-grade teams.

The B-grade teams comprise Bahrain, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, while the C-grade group is the People”s Democratic Republic of Korea, Qatar and Syria. The D-grade group has Vietnam, Uzbekistan and Australia.

Australia is named in the D-grade group since this team has just joined the AFC and hasn”t recorded any triumph in Asia.

In the A group, Iraq will compete with Lebanon, the People”s Democratic Republic of Korea and Australia. This is considered the group of death” since all teams are strong.

The B group will see competition among the Republic of Korea, Bahrain, Syria and Uzbekistan.

The third qualifier round of the 2008 Olympics will take place from August 22 to November 21.

The top team from each group will represent Asia at the Olympics, along with the host China.

e competition among the Republic of Korea, Bahrain, Syria and Uzbekistan.

The third qualifier round of the 2008 Olympics will take place from August 22 to November 21.

The top team from each group will represent Asia at the Olympics, along with the host China.

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