• An Aboriginal man performs a traditional ceremony as the Asian Cup trophy is carried to the Sydney Opera House for the official draw on Wednesday. David Gray / Reuters / March 26, 2014
    An Aboriginal man performs a traditional ceremony as the Asian Cup trophy is carried to the Sydney Opera House for the official draw on Wednesday. David Gray / Reuters / March 26, 2014
  • Presenters look at screens displaying the groups after the official draw for the 2015 Asian Cup at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday. Hosts Australia were handed a tough draw for the 2015 Asian Cup when they were paired with South Korea in the group stage. David Gray / Reuters / March 26, 2014
    Presenters look at screens displaying the groups after the official draw for the 2015 Asian Cup at the Sydney Opera House on Wednesday. Hosts Australia were handed a tough draw for the 2015 Asian Cup when they were paired with South Korea in the group stage. David Gray / Reuters / March 26, 2014
  • Australian soccer player Brett Emerton raises the trophy before the draw for the 2015 Asian Cup on Wednesday. Australia will open the tournament in the first Group A match against Kuwait in Melbourne on January 9 with the final taking place at Sydney's Olympic Stadium on January 31. Rick Rycroft / AP
    Australian soccer player Brett Emerton raises the trophy before the draw for the 2015 Asian Cup on Wednesday. Australia will open the tournament in the first Group A match against Kuwait in Melbourne on January 9 with the final taking place at Sydney's Olympic Stadium on January 31. Rick Rycroft / AP
  • AFC General Secretary Dato' Alex Soosay, centre, and Japan's Takashi Fukunishi, right, and Iraq's Younis Mahmoud stand on stage following the draw for the 2015 Asian Cup on Wednesday. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 26, 2014
    AFC General Secretary Dato' Alex Soosay, centre, and Japan's Takashi Fukunishi, right, and Iraq's Younis Mahmoud stand on stage following the draw for the 2015 Asian Cup on Wednesday. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 26, 2014
  • Australia's former player Brett Emerton carries the Asian Cup trophy to the Asian Cup draw on Wednesday. William West / AFP / March 26, 2014
    Australia's former player Brett Emerton carries the Asian Cup trophy to the Asian Cup draw on Wednesday. William West / AFP / March 26, 2014
  • Coach of United Arab Emirates, Mahdi Ali, speaks to the media after the 2015 AFC Asian Cup draw on Wednesday. UAE begin on January 11 v Qatar in Canberra. Joosep Martinson / Getty Images / March 26, 2014
    Coach of United Arab Emirates, Mahdi Ali, speaks to the media after the 2015 AFC Asian Cup draw on Wednesday. UAE begin on January 11 v Qatar in Canberra. Joosep Martinson / Getty Images / March 26, 2014
  • An Aboriginal man performs a "smoking" ceremony as the Asian Cup trophy is carried to the Sydney Opera House for the 2015 Asian Cup draw on Wednesday. David Gray / Reuters / March 26, 2014
    An Aboriginal man performs a "smoking" ceremony as the Asian Cup trophy is carried to the Sydney Opera House for the 2015 Asian Cup draw on Wednesday. David Gray / Reuters / March 26, 2014

In pictures: The 2015 Asian Cup draw in Australia


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Images from the draw for the 2015 Asian Cup at Sydney Opera House on Wednesday.