Soccer Betting - Asian Nations Cup
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The Asian Football Confederation runs the Asian Cup. The winning national team is established as champion of Asia and qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup. The next edition of the competition will take place in South East Asian nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.
From 1956 onwards the Asian Cup has been held once every four years, the last of which was held in China in 2004. However, as the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship are also held in the same year as the Asian Cup (2004, 2008, 2012 etc.), the sporting calendar is somewhat crowded.
Due to that fact, the AFC has decided to change their tradition, and will be holding the next tournament in 2007, and every four years after that date.
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