All Groups are Well Balanced: QFA President

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Wednesday, March 26th 2014 04:29 PM

SYDNEY: QFA President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani on Wednesday said all Groups revealed at the 2015 Asian Cup draw are 'well balanced'. Qatar, hosts of the 2011 Asian Cup, were drawn along side neighboring Bahrain, the UAE and Iran in Group C of the 16-team event which will be held in Australia next January. "All teams are well balanced," Sheikh Hamad told Doha media which traveled with the QFA delegation to Sydney. "Asia's top 16 teams will be vying for the Asian Cup title and we have four of those best sides in our group," he added. "I won't say it is a strong or a weak group. It is a well balanced group is my opinion," he added. "I hope we achieve positive results," the QFA chief said. "We will be fully prepared for the event. We have to prepare thoroughly," Sheikh Hamad said. "We will prepare step by step taking into considerations who we will play in friendlies and when we play them. We have the Gulf Cup in November and that should be of great use to us," he said. Qatar have never won the Asian Cup title.