Chris Coyne
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Christopher "Chris" Coyne (born 20 December 1978) is an Australian professional football (soccer)
player who currently plays for Perth Glory FC
and the Australian national football team as a centre back.
before moving to England in 1996 to join West Ham United
. He spent a season at Scottish Premier League
club Dundee
and then joined English Football League club, Luton Town
, in 2001, where he spent six and a half years, making over 200 league appearances and twice winning promotion. He joined Colchester United
in 2007, leaving the club in July 2009 by mutual consent. He made his international debut in June 2008 and has made seven appearances for Australia.
Coyne, who is the older brother of Jamie Coyne
of Perth Glory
, started his career with Australia side Perth S.C.
before a £20 000 move to England with West Ham United
in January 1996, where he was part of the West Ham youth team that reached the FA Youth Cup final in 1996. After loan spells at Brentford
and Southend
and one appearance for West Ham against Leeds United, Coyne moved to Scottish Premier League
club Dundee
on a free transfer in March 2000. He made his debut for Dundee in August 2000, and made 28 appearances in all competitions during the 2000–01 season.
At the beginning of the 2001–02 season, he joined English Division Three
club Luton Town
for a transfer fee of £50,000. Manager Joe Kinnear
described him as: "He's 22, six foot two, an Australian international ... He's big and strong and uncompromising. He can pass with both feet. He reads it well, and he's young enough to improve." He scored an own goal on his debut for Luton against Lincoln
in September 2001, but successfully established himself in the first team, making 31 appearances in that season, despite suffering a knee ligament in December 2001 that sidelined him for several weeks, and helping Luton to set a club record of winning twelve successive games and to promotion to Division Two
.
Coyne made almost 100 appearances for Luton over the next two seasons, and agreed a new two year contract in May 2004. He made a further 44 appearances in the 2004–05 season, as Luton won the Football League One
championship. He won a Football League's Player of the Month Award for April 2005, and was named in the PFA
League One Team of the Season. Coyne struggled with injuries in the 2005–06 season, ultimately requiring knee surgery in April 2006, which ended his season. Coyne signed a new three year contract in August 2006, and after the departure of Kevin Nicholls
, was named club captain. His 2006–07 season was disrupted however by a recurrence of his knee injuries that led to further surgery in October 2006.
Luton went into administration during the 2007–08 season and Coyne was sold to Colchester United
for a Colchester record transfer fee of £350,000 in January 2008 to obtain necessary funding for the club. Colchester manager Geraint Williams
said: "It's great news for the club. Chris is a defender with experience and leadership qualities." However, Coyne was unable to help prevent Colchester from being relegated at the end of the season. Coyne was named Colchester United club captain for the 2008–09 season, but selection for the Australia national team, injuries and a change of management meant that he struggled to hold on to a place in the first team, and at the end of the season, he met with the club management to resolve his future. He left the club by mutual consent in July 2009, saying, "Unfortunately, after 18 months here, it's time to move on. It was made clear that I wasn't going to play week in, week out and I felt that I had to look at that and address it. Also, there isn't much of a chance for the Australian manager to watch League One football but in Australia, I'm guaranteed to play 27 games in front of him." Coyne scored once for the club, his goal coming in a 4-3 defeat against West Bromwich Albion on 29 March 2008.
Coyne returned to Australia to join A-League
club Perth Glory
on a three-year contract. On 5 March 2010 it was announced that Coyne had signed on loan to Chinese Super League
club Liaoning Hongyun as a means to improve his chances of being selected for Australia during the 2010 World Cup. He made his Chinese Super League debut in a 2-1 win over Shaanxi Chanba on 4 April.
Coyne was brought into the Australian
squad for the World Cup 2010
qualifiers against Iraq
and Qatar
in June 2008. He impressed in training with Australia manager Pim Verbeek saying: "Chris is a leader, a tough defender. I think he can play at a higher level, but we shall see. I think it’s better to play a little bit more organised in the backline, and then we can use a player like Chris." He made his debut for Australia in the 0–1 defeat to Iraq
in Dubai
, impressing with the way he marshalled the defence, leading Verbeek to praise him again, saying, "He's an experienced player, he knows what he's doing and he's made a good impression on us. He's a leader. He's a very good header, he's never in panic."
Coyne next played in the friendly games against South Africa
in August 2008, and against The Netherlands
in September 2008. He followed these with a strong performance against Uzbekistan in Australia's 1–0 victory in their opening final stage pool game for the 2010 World Cup
in September 2008. His fifth appearance for the Australia national team came in the 1–0 win against Bahrain
in November 2008. His next appearances were in June 2009 as Australia drew with Qatar
to secure their place in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa
, and followed that up a few days later with a 2–0 win over Bahrain. He and team mate Harry Kewell
were rested for the final World Cup qualifying match against Japan
a week later.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who currently plays for Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
and the Australian national football team as a centre back.
Club career
He began his career with Perth S.C.Perth SC
Perth Soccer Club is a football club based in West Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the Football West Premier League.-Perth Italia:...
before moving to England in 1996 to join West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
. He spent a season at Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
club Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
and then joined English Football League club, Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
, in 2001, where he spent six and a half years, making over 200 league appearances and twice winning promotion. He joined Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
in 2007, leaving the club in July 2009 by mutual consent. He made his international debut in June 2008 and has made seven appearances for Australia.
Coyne, who is the older brother of Jamie Coyne
Jamie Coyne
Jamie Coyne is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a right full back for the A-League club Sydney FC. He is also the younger brother of Chris Coyne who plays for Perth Glory....
of Perth Glory
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
, started his career with Australia side Perth S.C.
Perth SC
Perth Soccer Club is a football club based in West Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the Football West Premier League.-Perth Italia:...
before a £20 000 move to England with West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
in January 1996, where he was part of the West Ham youth team that reached the FA Youth Cup final in 1996. After loan spells at Brentford
Brentford F.C.
Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One....
and Southend
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
and one appearance for West Ham against Leeds United, Coyne moved to Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
club Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
on a free transfer in March 2000. He made his debut for Dundee in August 2000, and made 28 appearances in all competitions during the 2000–01 season.
At the beginning of the 2001–02 season, he joined English Division Three
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
club Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
for a transfer fee of £50,000. Manager Joe Kinnear
Joe Kinnear
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kinnear is an Irish football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Newcastle United....
described him as: "He's 22, six foot two, an Australian international ... He's big and strong and uncompromising. He can pass with both feet. He reads it well, and he's young enough to improve." He scored an own goal on his debut for Luton against Lincoln
Lincoln F.C.
Lincoln Red Imps is an amateur football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar Football League's First Division. They were previously known as Newcastle United F.C.-History:...
in September 2001, but successfully established himself in the first team, making 31 appearances in that season, despite suffering a knee ligament in December 2001 that sidelined him for several weeks, and helping Luton to set a club record of winning twelve successive games and to promotion to Division Two
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
.
Coyne made almost 100 appearances for Luton over the next two seasons, and agreed a new two year contract in May 2004. He made a further 44 appearances in the 2004–05 season, as Luton won the Football League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
championship. He won a Football League's Player of the Month Award for April 2005, and was named in the PFA
Professional Footballers' Association
The Professional Footballers' Association is the trade union for professional footballers in England and Wales. The world's oldest professional sport trade union, it has 4,000 members....
League One Team of the Season. Coyne struggled with injuries in the 2005–06 season, ultimately requiring knee surgery in April 2006, which ended his season. Coyne signed a new three year contract in August 2006, and after the departure of Kevin Nicholls
Kevin Nicholls
Kevin John Richard Nicholls is an English former footballer who played in midfield. He is currently a coach at Conference National side Rushden & Diamonds....
, was named club captain. His 2006–07 season was disrupted however by a recurrence of his knee injuries that led to further surgery in October 2006.
Luton went into administration during the 2007–08 season and Coyne was sold to Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
for a Colchester record transfer fee of £350,000 in January 2008 to obtain necessary funding for the club. Colchester manager Geraint Williams
Geraint Williams
David Geraint Williams is a former professional footballer who also played for Wales. He has also managed Colchester United and Leyton Orient.- Career :...
said: "It's great news for the club. Chris is a defender with experience and leadership qualities." However, Coyne was unable to help prevent Colchester from being relegated at the end of the season. Coyne was named Colchester United club captain for the 2008–09 season, but selection for the Australia national team, injuries and a change of management meant that he struggled to hold on to a place in the first team, and at the end of the season, he met with the club management to resolve his future. He left the club by mutual consent in July 2009, saying, "Unfortunately, after 18 months here, it's time to move on. It was made clear that I wasn't going to play week in, week out and I felt that I had to look at that and address it. Also, there isn't much of a chance for the Australian manager to watch League One football but in Australia, I'm guaranteed to play 27 games in front of him." Coyne scored once for the club, his goal coming in a 4-3 defeat against West Bromwich Albion on 29 March 2008.
Coyne returned to Australia to join A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
club Perth Glory
Perth Glory FC
Perth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
on a three-year contract. On 5 March 2010 it was announced that Coyne had signed on loan to Chinese Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
club Liaoning Hongyun as a means to improve his chances of being selected for Australia during the 2010 World Cup. He made his Chinese Super League debut in a 2-1 win over Shaanxi Chanba on 4 April.
Club appearances
(to end of 2008–09 season)| Season | Club | League Apps (goals) |
FA Cup/ Scottish Cup Apps (goals) |
League Cup Apps (goals) |
Other Apps (goals) |
Total Apps (goals) |
|
| 1998–99 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| 1998–99 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... (loan) |
7 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (0) | |
| 1998–99 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... (loan) |
1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | |
| 1999–00 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| 2000–01 | Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from... |
18 (0) | 4 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 24 (0) | |
| 2001–02 | Dundee | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 4 (0) | |
| 2001–02 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
31 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 31 (3) | |
| 2002–03 | Luton Town | 40 (1) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 44 (1) | |
| 2003–04 | Luton Town | 44 (2) | 5 (0) | 2 (1) | 2 (0) | 53 (3) | |
| 2004–05 | Luton Town | 40 (5) | 3 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 44 (5) | |
| 2005–06 | Luton Town | 30 (2) | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 34 (2) | |
| 2006–07 | Luton Town | 18 (1) | 3 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 22 (1) | |
| 2007–08 | Luton Town | 18 (0) | 4 (1) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 25 (1) | |
| 2007–08 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
16 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (1) | |
| 2008–09 | Colchester United | 19 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 2 (0) | 21 (1) |
A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 16 March 2011)| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Perth Glory | 2009-10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2010-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
International career
Australia national football (soccer) team
The Australia national association football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos"...
squad for the World Cup 2010
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round
The AFC Fourth Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009....
qualifiers against Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
and Qatar
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...
in June 2008. He impressed in training with Australia manager Pim Verbeek saying: "Chris is a leader, a tough defender. I think he can play at a higher level, but we shall see. I think it’s better to play a little bit more organised in the backline, and then we can use a player like Chris." He made his debut for Australia in the 0–1 defeat to Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, impressing with the way he marshalled the defence, leading Verbeek to praise him again, saying, "He's an experienced player, he knows what he's doing and he's made a good impression on us. He's a leader. He's a very good header, he's never in panic."
Coyne next played in the friendly games against South Africa
South Africa national football team
The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...
in August 2008, and against The Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
in September 2008. He followed these with a strong performance against Uzbekistan in Australia's 1–0 victory in their opening final stage pool game for the 2010 World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round
The AFC Fourth Round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was decided by a random draw conducted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 27 June 2008. The round commenced on 6 September 2008, and finished on 17 June 2009....
in September 2008. His fifth appearance for the Australia national team came in the 1–0 win against Bahrain
Bahrain national football team
The Bahrain national football team is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association; it was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the finals of the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so...
in November 2008. His next appearances were in June 2009 as Australia drew with Qatar
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...
to secure their place in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, and followed that up a few days later with a 2–0 win over Bahrain. He and team mate Harry Kewell
Harry Kewell
Harold "Harry" Kewell is an Australian professional football midfielder who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Internationally he has received 55 caps, and scored 16 goals, while playing for the Australian national team...
were rested for the final World Cup qualifying match against Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
a week later.
International appearances
(to 21 June 2009)| Date | Competition | Opponent | Result (Australia score first) |
Venue | Match report |
| 7 June 2008 | 2010 FIFA World Cup 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010... |
Iraq Iraq national football team The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:... |
0–1 | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
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| 19 August 2008 | Friendly | South Africa South Africa national football team The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in... |
2–2 | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
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| 6 September 2008 | Friendly | The Netherlands | 2–1 | Eindhoven | http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009socceroos/default.aspx?s=aus_soc_news_feat_news_news_item_new&id=23512 |
| 10 September 2008 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Uzbekistan Uzbekistan national football team The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in association football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan... |
1–0 | Tashkent Tashkent Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:... |
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| 19 November 2008 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Bahrain Bahrain national football team The Bahrain national football team is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association; it was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the finals of the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so... |
1–0 | Manama Manama Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population... |
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| 6 June 2009 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Qatar Qatar national football team The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian... |
0–0 | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
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| 10 June 2009 | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Bahrain Bahrain national football team The Bahrain national football team is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association; it was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the finals of the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so... |
2–0 | Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
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