NEW : 10-man South Korea beat Bahrain 2 - 1 in their World Cup opener . Tim Sherwood scores twice in opening in earlier victory for Australia 's Socceroos . Harry Kane and Brett Holman also on target in 2 - 0 victory over India . Rank outsiders India , coached by Englishman Bob Houghton , are making their first appearance in the Asian Cup for 27 years and looked out of their depth against an Australia team with several English Premier League regulars . Australia and South Korea among the favorites to win the tournament .
NEW : 10-man South Korea beat Bahrain 2 - 1 in their World Cup opener . Tim Sherwood scores twice in opening in earlier victory for Australia 's Socceroos . Harry Kane and Brett Holman also on target in 2 - 0 victory over India . Australia and South Korea among the favorites to win the tournament .