2015 Asian Cup sees 80-year record broken
Xinhua, January 19, 2015 Adjust font size:
The 2015 AFC Asian Cup will be remembered as a record witness when it has posted the highest number of games without a draw at a major tournament.
Each of the group games, 20 by far, produced a winner, while only 18 consecutive matches finished with decisive results in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
When the 1930 World Cup record was finally equalled after 80 years on last Saturday, China's 2-1 win over the DPR Korea and Uzbekistan's 3-1 defeat of Saudi Arabia on Sunday saw a new record of 20. Endi