Asian Cup 2015 - Australia no luck....still in the pool of death!

Still no luck with the Soccer gods for Australia.

Looking at our underwealming performance in the World Cup, I have started to think about our next big event...hosting the Asian Cup.

Bit of Silverwear for the Socceroos? Not likely based on the draw.

Once again, we have ended up in the pool of death, along with South Korea, Oman and Kuwait.

Based on my formaula for pool of death, created during the World Cup, we are no certainties to go through...it's the strongest group. Home field advantage will hopefully help propel us across the line...but no guarantees.

The danger is when you look at our record against the teams over the last 5 years.

South Korea Record over the last 5 years. Played 4 times, Wins equal 1-1 (2 draw)
Oman Record over the last 5 years. Played 6 times, Australia 3-1 (2 draws)
Kuwait Record over the last 5 years. Played 2 times, Kuwait 1-0 (1 draw)

We have played Oman the most, with the most victories, but who knows about the other two. Might be worth throwing some dollars on Australia missing the Second Round...