Posted at 6:28 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Soccer: Australia, Japan, S. Korea earn Olympic berths
Associated Press
Australia, Japan and South Korea advanced to the men's soccer tournament at the Beijing Olympics, all playing to ties today during Asian qualifiers.Australia tied 1-1 on the road against North Korea; Japan played to a scoreless tie at home against Saudi Arabia; and South Korea tied Bahrain 0-0.
A disputed goal in the 70th minute by Australia's Mark Milligan offset a score by Pak Chol-min in the 10th minute opener. Australia has 12 points in Group A and is assured first place.
Japan finished Group C with 11 points from six games. It needed only to avoid defeat against Saudi Arabia to qualify.
