31 Jul 2004 18:27 UTC
Japan's national football team and three-time champion Iran have advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Cup football tournament in China.
Iran pulled off the big upset of the day with a 4-3 win over World Cup semifinalists South Korea. The Iranians got three goals from Ali Karimi and will take on hosts China in the semifinals on Tuesday.
The third place game is August 6 in Beijing. The final is August 7, also in the Chinese capital.
Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.
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Japan set up a semifinal match against Bahrain after winning a penalty shoot out 4-3 over Jordan. Japan's controversial demand to switch ends of the field during the penalty shootout marked the game. The Japanese said the field was in poor condition and asked for the change.