the stronger clubs and teams are in west asia,but geographically Australia are closer to east asia.It wouldnt be bad if australia were placed in east asia since korea and japan have good national teams and clubs

 

the stronger clubs and teams are in west asia,but geographically Australia are closer to east asia.It wouldnt be bad if australia were placed in east asia since korea and japan have good national teams and clubs

dont forget the chinese they gettin better by the day

 

Geographically we should be in ASEAN, but I've noticed that that group is far weaker in terms of football and status, so I hope we get into East Asia.

 

Whats the difference?

 

Australia: not Asian at all.

 

Australia: not Asian at all.

Not according to Fifa

 

Whats the difference?

East Asia = Japan, South Korea, China, and so on. Far East Asia.
ASEAN = Indonesia, Malaysia, etc. South East Asia.

East Asia is superior as far as I know. I'd rather us be there as there's really no use of us being in ASEAN against minnows, IMO.

Australia: not Asian at all.

Mmm, bitterness ...

 

khimik is correct there - geographically Australia should be Southeast Asia, coz of the uh, south, element there.
IMHO Australia is not on the same level as S. Korea or Japan, but indeed, it's more suitable for Australia to be 'grouped' under East Asia in that sense (I mean, since in the first place Australia is not Asia...). Of course if we're disregarding the West vs East part there altogether then you have the eternal debate of which region is better, West or East Asia and well, uh, that debate is endless

At any rate it doesn't exactly have that much influence. Unless you intend to join SEA Games for the soccer too, heh.

 

Mmm, bitterness ...

Me, bitter? No. Bemused? Certainly.

Anyhow, welcome to the AFC. As Australia seem to be able to get in wherever they wish, why not be part of West Asia, so our teams can duel with each other frequently, and who knows, we may just stir up a regional rivalry.

Be sure to bring some of those inflatable kangaroos when you hit the road.

 

I'd rather we avoid playing Iran again, brings up bad memories. :-(

khimik is correct there - geographically Australia should be Southeast Asia, coz of the uh, south, element there.
IMHO Australia is not on the same level as S. Korea or Japan, but indeed, it's more suitable for Australia to be 'grouped' under East Asia in that sense (I mean, since in the first place Australia is not Asia...). Of course if we're disregarding the West vs East part there altogether then you have the eternal debate of which region is better, West or East Asia and well, uh, that debate is endless

At any rate it doesn't exactly have that much influence. Unless you intend to join SEA Games for the soccer too, heh.

The main reason we applied to join Asia was so we could play the best on offer. If the best on offer for us is East Asia then that's where he'll try and get ourselves placed in if we can. Plus, they're in the same timezone as us. p

 

I'm not Iranian, Obi-Wan.

 

To stop the confusion they should just merge the OFC and AFC together and name it the APFC (Asian Pacific) or is it easier said than done

 

the kangaroos will suffer from AFC territorys hot,sultry climate(specially japan and middle east) and shitty AFCs refs and
a lot of ARABs plots and travels from your country to middle east.
once u join AFC, u can't leave there for the time being.ok?
AFC is a ****ing organization, ARABs toy.
first, u have to know it before u become a member of asia.

 

I'm not Iranian, Obi-Wan.

I wasn't implying it, Yoda.

 

the kangaroos will suffer from AFC territorys hot,sultry climate(specially japan and middle east)

... what? Mate, this is Australia. We're used to hot, humid, desert-esque temperatures.

 

u know nothing about asia.

 

No, I don't, but if you think Australians are in one bit bothered by hot weather than you're sorely mistaken.

 

i think what they are trying to say is that asia is a different ball game to what Australia have played before, the atmosphere the skill level etc, however Australia are up for the challenge and it'll be good to see how far they will get

 

He's talking about weather. If there's one thing we know as well as anyone it's hot weather.

 

u know nothing about asia.

Sorry just looked at this responce :drunk: if thats the case then be sure to wear sunscreen :shades:

 

All the Australia entry to AFC stuffs would be useless if Australia is categorized in ASEAN region since it only has 1 or 2 good teams there. East Asia suited them more. If you guys Aussie people want some challenge, that's the right place.

 

wherever we end up im happy

im just so relieved that finally we get to play meaningful matches against good opposition consistently, in WC qualifiers and asia cup qualifiers. If we're not good enough to get through then so be it, i wont be whingeing, im just glad we as fans get to see our a-team play in real qualifiers at home more than once every bloody 4 years :thumbsup:

 

Me, bitter? No. Bemused? Certainly.

Anyhow, welcome to the AFC. As Australia seem to be able to get in wherever they wish, why not be part of West Asia, so our teams can duel with each other frequently, and who knows, we may just stir up a regional rivalry.

Be sure to bring some of those inflatable kangaroos when you hit the road.

IF got any wish we would have automatticaly qualifying spot for the only region the world that doesnt have one.

 

u know nothing about asia.

You got me dis-liking Japan more and more :thumbsup:

 

All the Australia entry to AFC stuffs would be useless if Australia is categorized in ASEAN region since it only has 1 or 2 good teams there. East Asia suited them more. If you guys Aussie people want some challenge, that's the right place.

It doesn't matter if Australia is in South East Asia. With or without it, SEA countris still won't qualify for WC. We're way behind east/west asia.
But watch out for Boaz Salosa:star: from Indonesia, he's very good.