Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Qatar (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
All times are UTC+3.
Group A was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first matches began on 7 January 2011 and its last matches were played on 16 January 2011. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha, Qatar. The group consisted of hosts Qatar, China PR, Kuwait and Uzbekistan.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Qatar (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
All times are UTC+3.
| Qatar | 0–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| Report | Ahmedov  59'Djeparov 77' |
      Qatar |      Uzbekistan |
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| Kuwait | 0–2 | China |
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| Report | Zhang Linpeng 58' Deng Zhuoxiang 67' |
    Kuwait |      China PR |
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Uzbekistan | Kuwait |
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| Qatar | 3–0 | Kuwait |
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| B. Mohammed 12' El-Sayed 16'Fábio César 86' | Report |
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| China | 2–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| Yu Hai 6' Hao Junmin 56' | Report | Ahmedov 30' Geynrikh 46' |
China PR | Uzbekistan |
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