Asian Cup Group B Review

Australia secured their place at the 2011 Asian Cup finals after Mark Milligan's goal secured a 1-0 win over Indonesia.

The Socceroos needed just a point to progress but Milligan scored just before half time at Suncorp Stadium to claim all three points and ensure they finish top of the group.

Australia coach Pim Verbeek fielded a side consisting mainly of A-League players and the victory means he can now concentrate on preparing his squad for this summer's World Cup.

"We should have scored a few more goals to make everybody happy, but my job was to qualify for the World Cup and to qualify for the Asian Cup, and we've done that now," said the Dutchman.

"At this moment I have a minimum of three players for every position (for the World Cup), and I'm going to find out more about them in the upcoming months.

"I'm going to travel around the world with the coaching staff to see all those guys play at club level, and then it's up to me to make a decision."

Outgoing Indonesia coach Benny Dollo, meanwhile, believes changes need to be made if the South East Asians are going to become stronger in the future.

"Indonesian football needs improvement, a lot of the players are now at the mature age and they need to improve," he said.

Kuwait join Australia in the finals after they drew 0-0 against Oman at Sultan Qaboos Complex stadium to take second place in the group.

Oman had dominated for large periods of the game but found goalkeeper Nawaf Al Khaldi in dominant form.

"All the players were hoping to qualify for the Asian Cup and it was my ambition as well. This is the biggest disappointment in my history as a coach," said Oman coach Claude Le Roy.

Kuwait coach Goran Tufegdzic believes his side came out on top in the tactical battle.

"We planned for this happy ending and we forced our tactics on the Omani national team," he said. "We played with one striker and we tried to use the quick counter attacks and the midfield played a big role to stop the attacks."