The United Arab Emirates shock win over Japan has opened up Australias World Cup qualifying group and reinforced the challenge awaiting the Socceroos in Abu Dhabi.The UAE recorded a historic 2-1 win, coming from behind to beat the Asian heavyweights after star man Ahmed Khalil scored with a free kick and penalty either side of half-time to overcome Keisuke Hondas early header.Asano Takuma might have snatched a point for the hosts, but officials failed to spot his header had crossed the line.The scale of the win is made clear by Australias record in Japan.Australia have never triumphed in seven matches against their Asian arch-rivals, recording three losses and four draws.The Socceroos play the UAE on Tuesday night (early Wednesday AEST), with the winner set to be Group Bs early pacesetter.The result sent shockwaves across the continent but Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou said he wasnt surprised.I said it at the draw, weve got the tougher group for sure, he said.Teams are going to be taking points off each other, theres no games that are going to be givens. Theyre a good side.Australia are top of the group after their 2-0 success over Iraq, with Saudi Arabia also joining the opening night winners list after a late penalty brought a 1-0 defeat of Thailand.The top two sides in the six-team group are guaranteed a place at the 2018 World Cup, with the third-placed nation pitched into a play-off.AUSTRALIAS WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GROUP RESULTSAustralia bt Iraq 2-0United Arab Emirates bt Japan 2-1Saudi Arabia bt Thailand 1-0TABLE AFTER ONE MATCH1. Australia - 3 points, +2 goal difference2. United Arab Emirates - 3 points, +1 goal difference3. Saudi Arabia - 3 points, +1 goal difference4. Japan - 0 points, -1 goal difference5. Thailand - 0 points, -1 goal difference6. Iraq - 0 points, -2 goal difference New Balance 574 Sport Mens New Balance 574 Mens Sale .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. http://www.newbalancesales2018.com/ . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. New Balance Clearance Store . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. New Balance Sales 2018 . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." A decision has seemingly been made - Sundays Group B-deciding tilt against Finland ahead - but it could not have been an easy one. Price opened the tournament with a sturdy 19-save performance against the Norwegians, yielding just one goal. DETROIT -- Matthew Stafford led another crucial drive late in the fourth quarter, and Matt Praters kicking again helped Detroit to a tight victory over Minnesota.For the second time this month, the Lions edged the Vikings. This time, they didnt need overtime.Praters 40-yard field goal on the final play gave Detroit a 16-13 victory Thursday, moving the Lions a game ahead of Minnesota atop the NFC North. Darius Slay intercepted Sam Bradfords pass with 30 seconds remaining to set up the winning kick.On Nov. 6 at Minnesota, Stafford led the Lions into range for Praters 58-yard field at the end of regulation, and Detroit went on to win 22-16 in overtime . Now the Lions (7-4) have sole possession of first place after Thursdays victory.Obviously, were in decent position, but they dont hand out trophies and things of that nature after a few wins like weve had, Detroit coach Jim Caldwell said. But were happy that we were able to find a way to pull them out, thats for sure.The Vikings (6-5) were facing third down in the final minute when Slay stepped up in coverage and intercepted Bradford. His return gave the Lions the ball at the Minnesota 20, and although there was some initial question about whether Slay fumbled at the end of the play, the call was upheld. Detroit ran the clock down, and Praters kick won it.The Vikings led 13-10 and had the Lions pinned back at their own 2 with 5:02 remaining, but Stafford made a 29-yard pass to Anquan Boldin on a crucial third down, and Detroit was able to work its way into position for Praters 48-yard field goal that tied it with 1:45 to play.The Lions have won six of their last seven, and Minnesota has dropped five of six since starting the season 5-0. Now the Vikings will have to rally to win a division that once looked like theirs for the taking.You just keep moving forward. Obviously, theres a lot of football left to play and theres still five games left, Bradford said. All we can do is worry about who we have next week and thats Dallas. Obviously, its a really big game for us.Here are a few things we learned from Detroits big Thanksgiving victory:STANDINGSThe Lions havent won a division title since 1993, and this is certainly a big opportunity for them. Not onlly are they one game ahead of the Vikings, but they also have the tiebreaker, having swept the season series against Minnesota.dddddddddddd And Green Bay (4-6) has fallen back with four straight losses.However, the Vikings could still be heard from down the stretch. Minnesota hosts Dallas next, but none of its final four opponents (Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Green Bay and Chicago) has a winning record at the moment.The Lions, meanwhile, still have road games against Dallas and the New York Giants.MOBILITYStafford is having a terrific season with his arm, but he also showed some effectiveness as a runner Thursday. He ended up with 30 yards on four carries, giving the offense a boost when little else was working.He always adds a couple in there for us. I do think hes a weapon in that regard, Caldwell said. Teams that play some man-to-man in those situations and turn their back on the ball, he finds a way to find a hole and skate through it. He makes good decisions in that regard and those runs are very, very important to us.NOT ENOUGHBradford is very accurate with quick, short passes , but thats not always enough to win. He went 31 of 37 but threw for only 224 yards, and the Vikings managed only one touchdown in the game.CLUTCHThe Lions can feel confident in their kicker in important spots. All 11 of Detroits games this season have been decided by seven points or fewer, and Prater has come up big.In his career, Prater has made 18 game-winning or game-tying field goals with under 4:00 to play in the fourth quarter or in overtime. Six of those kicks have come in 2016.The 40-yarder at the end Thursday was no problem.Its still a short enough kick where you should be making that kick 100 percent of the time, he said.TOUGH UP FRONTThe Vikings defense is still looking strong. After Detroit drove 75 yards for a touchdown on the games first possession, the Lions didnt reach the end zone again. Detroit managed only 90 yards in the second half.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL .---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '