 The final was held in the Stadium Australia | |||||||
| Event | 2015 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 31 January 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Stadium Australia, Sydney | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Trent Sainsbury (Australia) | ||||||
| Referee | Alireza Faghani (Iran) | ||||||
| Attendance | 76,385 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 22 °C (72 °F) 63% humidity[1][2] | ||||||
The 2015 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match which took place on 31 January 2015 at the Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, to determine the winner of 2015 AFC Asian Cup. It was played between South Korea and hosts Australia. Australia won the match 2–1 in extra time and qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.
Before the match, South Korea had reached the AFC Asian Cup final three times (1972, 1980 and 1988), finishing runners-up in all attempts since a knockout system was introduced. However, prior to such a system, South Korea had won the tournament twice (1956 and 1960). Australia had reached one final (2011) since moving to the Asian Football Confederation from the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006.
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