00:00A very warm welcome to Fox Sports coverage of the AFC Asian Cup.
00:04What started as 24 teams has now been whittled down to eight.
00:08Here at the El Maktoum Stadium, it is Japan and Vietnam just walking out onto the pitch.
00:14They're getting ready to battle it out in the first quarter.
00:17And Kong Phuong getting the better of the much bigger centre-half.
00:22Fabulous play by Kong Phuong.
00:24Can he finish it off?
00:26He didn't get hold.
00:27They cough one up here to Japan and there's danger in the middle.
00:31Japan are in front.
00:32It's scrambled home and Maya Yoshida is claiming it.
00:37Have a look.
00:39Because I reckon it goes off Yoshida and then on to Kitagawa.
00:44So there must be a sense in VAR, the video assistant referee room, that maybe Kitagawa's offside.
00:52So just watch this.
00:54It definitely comes off Yoshida.
00:55Watch the number 11.
00:56If it comes off his back side.
00:58It's also come off Yoshida's hand.
01:01Yes.
01:02Head her on to arm of Yoshida.
01:04Now, can that be, if that's the incident in question.
01:10The goal has been disallowed.
01:13Well, the first game ever in the arms, the replays of the arm being used were showing.
01:20Look at him go.
01:21Kong Phuong, what a run.
01:23A real burst from Vietnam striker.
01:26Oh, and he couldn't quite place at home.
01:29Oh, and he couldn't quite place at home.
01:29What a turn of events that would have been.
01:31Worked short.
01:33Shibasaki's onside.
02:02And a free header, Tomiyasu.
02:32Ball across the line.
02:34And he finds with Ritsu Dewan again.
02:37All the way back to Endo.
02:39Trying to place it.
02:40Away by Van Lump.
02:42Together, Endo.
02:45Haraguchi finds an angle.
02:46Ritsu Dewan asks for the penalty.
02:49He's told to get back to his feet by the referee.
02:52And there's a little bit.
02:53Be asked to have a second look.
02:55Because Ritsu Dewan, the ball is played initially by the defender.
02:59But then there's the coming together of the two feet as Dewan is through.
03:03Yeah, I think the first contact, you're right.
03:05Well, let's wait and see.
03:06But I think the first contact was playing on the ball.
03:08There might have been a second contact which brought him down.
03:11Gets the ball.
03:14Maybe he doesn't get the ball even the first time.
03:18This has been wound back a bit.
03:19There's contact there.
03:20It's the second one that I think is the damning one.
03:22Yeah, I think they're in a bit of bother here, Vietnam.
03:26The ref can see if that second one.
03:28I think he might get away with the first.
03:30I'm not quite so sure the second.
03:35Muhammad Abdullah Hassan.
03:37The final decision rests with him.
03:39He's only being advised because the system is there to have a second look at it.
03:43Chris B thinks it might be worthy of a penalty and the referee is going to say yes it is.
03:49A spot kick coming up for Japan.
03:53After about four minutes.
03:57That's the poise from the 20-year-old.
03:59Ritsu Dewar.
04:00Oh, he got there.
04:01Van Lund, but couldn't keep it out.
04:02And Japan do lead.
04:06Haraguchi.
04:07Kitagawa waits in the middle.
04:08Couldn't keep his header down.
04:09He was offside anyway.
04:12It wouldn't have counted.
04:13Rifted into a wide area.
04:18Another of the substitutes with the strike on.
04:20It was just wide.
04:22How well did he play?
04:25From Osaka.
04:27Oh, a tied clearance.
04:28Now they're in Minamito.
04:30And the save by the left boot.
04:33That's a clever ball back inside.
04:34Van Howe.
04:36Curling one.
04:37Big chance for Van.
04:38To one.
04:39Oh, Tomiasu was a little.
04:42The number one.
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