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Reaction from Mahdi Ali, Omar Abdulrahman and Javier Aguirre after UAE stun Japan on penalties, and knock the reigning champions out of the Asian Cup, in Sydney after a thrilling 1-1 draw on Friday

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SOUNDBITE: Madhi Ali, UAE coach
"Of course beating Japan was not easy and they were a very tough team. Winning against Japan will give the players more confidence for the upcoming tournament and especially against our next match against Australia. We said before the game to the players - yes, we can do it. And they have done it. I thank them again."

SOUNDBITE: Javier Aguirre, Japan coach
"I feel proud of the team because they gave everything in the 120 minutes of the match. We played better than the opponent in all aspects of the match. At the end we decided the match on penalties and you have a half chance to win and rely on the players' decision making. We didn't play with enough care at the start of the game and that's why we conceded a goal. After that we had to fight to score because of that until the last minute. The opponent won but I think we played good football and had more opportunities to score than they did. At the end we lost by one goal. We have to keep fighting as we showed today."