2023 AFC Asian Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 12 to 22 January 2024. [1] The group consisted of hosts and defending champions Qatar, China, tournament debutants Tajikistan, and Lebanon. [2] The top two teams, Qatar and Tajikistan, advanced to the round of 16.

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Teams

Draw positionTeamZoneMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
April 2023 [nb 1] December 2023
A1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar WAFF Hosts and Second round Group E winners7 June 202111th 2019 Winners (2019)6158
A2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China EAFF Second round Group A runners-up15 June 202113th 2019 Runners-up (1984, 2004)8179
A3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan CAFA Third round Group F winners14 June 20221stDebut109106
A4Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon WAFF Second round Group H runners-up15 June 20213rd 2019 Group stage (2000, 2019)99107

Notes

  1. The rankings of April 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (H)330050+59Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 31112204
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 30210112
4Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 30121541
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

Qatar vs Lebanon

The match was originally scheduled to take place at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. However, the AFC confirmed in 21 August 2023 that the match would be moved to Lusail Stadium, Lusail due to significant interest for fans. [3]

This was the sides' second straight fixture in the tournament, having also met in the previous edition, which was won by Qatar 2–0. Qatar had never lost to Lebanon in their history, with ten wins and three draws in their thirteen previous meetings.

Akram Afif struck once late in each half and Almoez Ali scored another as Qatar cruised to a 3–0 win. Adding on to the seven out of seven matches won in their 2019 title-winning campaign, Qatar thus extended their streak to eight consecutive victories in the competition.

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg3–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
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Lusail Stadium, Lusail
Attendance: 82,490
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)
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Lebanon
GK22 Meshaal Barsham
CB2 Ró-Ró Yellow card.svg 90'
CB3 Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar
CB12 Lucas Mendes
DM20 Ahmed Fatehi
RM10 Hassan Al-Haydos (c)Sub off.svg 57'
CM6 Abdulaziz Hatem Sub off.svg 79'
CM4 Mohammed Waad Sub off.svg 72'
LM11 Akram Afif
SS9 Yusuf Abdurisag Sub off.svg 57'
CF19 Almoez Ali Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
MF23 Mostafa Meshaal Sub on.svg 57'
FW17 Ismaeel Mohammad Sub on.svg 57'
DF14 Homam Ahmed Sub on.svg 72'
FW7 Ahmed Alaaeldin Yellow card.svg 86'Sub on.svg 78'
MF24 Jassem Gaber Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Tintín Márquez
GK21 Mostafa Matar
RB12 Robert Alexander Melki
CB18 Kassem El Zein
CB16 Walid Shour Sub off.svg 70'
LB4 Nour Mansour
RM6 Hussein Zein
CM20 Ali Tneich
LM5 Nassar Nassar Sub off.svg 87'
AM22 Bassel Jradi Sub off.svg 80'
AM10 Mohamad Haidar Yellow card.svg 51'Sub off.svg 70'
CF7 Hassan Maatouk (c)Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
MF26 Hasan Srour Yellow card.svg 80'Sub on.svg 70'
FW9 Hilal El-Helwe Sub on.svg 70'
FW11 Omar Chaaban Sub on.svg 70'
FW24 Gabriel Bitar Sub on.svg 80'
FW8 Soony Saad Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Flag of Montenegro.svg Miodrag Radulović

Man of the Match:
Akram Afif (Qatar)

Assistant referees:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)
Ashley Beecham (Australia)
Fourth official:
Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Reserve assistant referee:
Yoon Jae-yeol (South Korea)
Video assistant referee:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kate Jacewicz (Australia)

China vs Tajikistan

This was the sides' first competitive meeting since the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification phase, a 0–0 draw. Their most recent meeting was a friendly match in 2019, with China securing a 1–0 victory. In fact, China had never lost to Tajikistan in all five of their previous encounters.

The match was mostly dominated by Tajikistan, who nevertheless failed to convert a single chance from their dominant display into a goal. Their best chance came in the 26th minute when Alisher Dzhalilov was left unmarked in the penalty area, but aimed his shot wide of the post. In the 81st minute, however, in one of China's rare attacking opportunities from a corner kick, Zhu Chenjie appeared to give his side a 1–0 lead from a header, but the goal was disallowed by the VAR system after Tyias Browning was judged to have interfered with play from an offside position.

China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–0Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
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Tajikistan
GK1 Yan Junling
RB5 Zhang Linpeng (c)
CB3 Zhu Chenjie
CB2 Tyias Browning
LB19 Liu Yang
CM18 Dai Wai Tsun Sub off.svg 72'
CM6 Wang Shangyuan Yellow card.svg 28'
RW7 Wu Lei Sub off.svg 72'
AM26 Wang Qiuming Sub off.svg 58'
LW21 Liu Binbin
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Substitutions:
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MF23 Lin Liangming Sub on.svg 72'
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Manager:
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Janković
GK1 Rustam Yatimov
RB5 Manuchekhr Safarov
CB6 Vakhdat Khanonov
CB2 Zoir Dzhuraboyev
LB19 Akhtam Nazarov
CM7 Parvizdzhon Umarbayev (c)Yellow card.svg 74'
CM14 Alisher Shukurov Sub off.svg 89'
CM16 Ehson Panjshanbe
RF13 Amadoni Kamolov Sub off.svg 90+6'
CF9 Rustam Soirov Sub off.svg 89'
LF10 Alisher Dzhalilov
Substitutions:
MF20 Alidzhoni Ayni Sub on.svg 89'
FW22 Shahrom Samiev Yellow card.svg 90+4'Sub on.svg 89'
FW15 Shervoni Mabatshoev Sub on.svg 90+6'
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Petar Šegrt

Man of the Match:
Liu Yang (China)

Assistant referees:
Khalaf Al-Shammari (Saudi Arabia)
Yasir Al-Sultan (Saudi Arabia)
Fourth official:
Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mohamad Zairul Bin Khalil Tan (Malaysia)
Video assistant referee:
Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Lebanon vs China

This was the first time the sides faced each other in the Asian Cup. Their most recent encounter dated back to 2009, having played home and away during 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, with China emerging victorious in both fixtures. China had never lost against their West Asian counterpart in all five previous meetings, with four wins and one draw.

The opening minutes saw Liu Yang's attempt to deliver a high pass blocked, as no Chinese player managed to capitalize on the opportunity before Lebanon's Maher Sabra cleared the ball with a decisive header in the 19th minute. Lebanon, in turn, launched persistent attacks on China's goal, beginning with Hassan Maatouk's long-range shot in the 24th minute. A counterattack ensued, with Omar Chaaban's shot going just wide of the net in the 34th minute, followed by Khalil Khamis sending a header wide a minute later. In the 44th minute, a well-placed high ball from the left flank by Dai Wai Tsun led to Zhang Yuning's powerful shot, only for Lebanese keeper Mostafa Matar to deny it with a double save. Wu Lei attempted to seize the rebound, but Matar ultimately emerged victorious.

The first half concluded with Maatouk's long-distance attempt for Lebanon in stoppage time, hitting the crossbar of Yan Junling's net. As the second half unfolded, Lebanon continued to test China with long-range shots, including a notable 63rd-minute attempt by Hassan Srour also hitting the crossbar. However, China gradually asserted dominance in the later stages of the half. Despite both teams intensifying their efforts, the match concluded in a goalless draw.

The outcome of the match held significance for China, as it marked an unwanted record of failing to score in three consecutive Asian Cup matches, a feat previously unprecedented for the team in tournament history.

Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
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Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 14,137
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
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China
GK21 Mostafa Matar
CB18 Kassem El Zein
CB4 Nour Mansour Sub off.svg 18'
CB13 Khalil Khamis
RM6 Hussein Zein
CM25 Hasan Srour Sub off.svg 90+3'
CM20 Ali Tneich
LM3 Maher Sabra
AM22 Bassel Jradi
CF7 Hassan Maatouk (c)Sub off.svg 71'
CF11 Omar Chaaban Sub off.svg 90+3'
Substitutions:
DF12 Robert Alexander Melki Sub on.svg 18'
MF10 Mohamad Haidar Sub on.svg 71'
FW9 Hilal El-Helwe Sub on.svg 90+3'
MF16 Walid Shour Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Flag of Montenegro.svg Miodrag Radulović
GK1 Yan Junling
RB5 Zhang Linpeng (c)
CB3 Zhu Chenjie
CB2 Tyias Browning
LB19 Liu Yang
CM8 Xu Xin Sub off.svg 71'
CM6 Wang Shangyuan
CM18 Dai Wai Tsun
RF7 Wu Lei Sub off.svg 66'
CF9 Zhang Yuning Yellow card.svg 30'Sub off.svg 66'
LF21 Liu Binbin Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
FW11 Tan Long Sub on.svg 66'
MF23 Lin Liangming Sub on.svg 66'
MF10 Xie Pengfei Sub on.svg 71'
MF15 Wu Xi Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Janković

Man of the Match:
Mostafa Matar (Lebanon)

Assistant referees:
Park Sang-jun (South Korea)
Kim Kyoung-min (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)
Video assistant referee:
Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Tajikistan vs Qatar

This was the sides' first meeting in the tournament and their first in any competition for twelve years, having met in 2012 where Tajikistan beat the Qataris 2–1 in a friendly. This was also the first competitive fixture to occur between the two. Qatar had only lost once against the sole debutant of this competition after four matches, with the three other encounters ending in Qatari victories.

Tajikistan made a bright start by applying early pressure on to push Qatar on the defence, however a ball won in the midfield saw Almoez Ali seize the opportunity as he provided a clinical pass for Akram Afif, who then struck the net despite Rustam Yatimov's effort to secure Qatar's lead, which turned out to be the only goal of the match. In the 77th minute, in a failed attack from Qatar, Amadoni Kamolov quickly intercepted but his attempt was prevented by Mohammed Waad and Ahmed Al Ganehi, which he later fell and his feet hit the face of Al Ganehi; later VAR consultation resulted in Kamolov being dismissed from the match at the 81st minute, thus killing any hope of a Tajikistani comeback.

Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg0–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
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Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor
Attendance: 57,460
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
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Qatar
GK1 Rustam Yatimov
RB5 Manuchekhr Safarov Yellow card.svg 35'
CB6 Vakhdat Khanonov Yellow card.svg 81'
CB2 Zoir Dzhuraboyev
LB19 Akhtam Nazarov (c)Sub off.svg 82'
RM13 Amadoni Kamolov Red card.svg 81'
CM7 Parvizdzhon Umarbayev Sub off.svg 82'
CM14 Alisher Shukurov Sub off.svg 90+1'
CM17 Ehson Panjshanbe
CF9 Rustam Soirov Sub off.svg 46'
CF10 Alisher Dzhalilov Sub off.svg 90+1'
Substitutions:
FW22 Shahrom Samiev Sub on.svg 46'
FW15 Shervoni Mabatshoev Sub on.svg 82'
DF3 Tabrezi Davlatmir Sub on.svg 82'
MF20 Alidzhoni Ayni Yellow card.svg 90+10'Sub on.svg 90+1'
FW25 Nuriddin Khamrokulov Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Petar Šegrt
GK22 Meshaal Barsham
RB15 Bassam Al-Rawi
CB5 Tarek Salman
CB12 Lucas Mendes
LB4 Mohammed Waad Yellow card.svg 60'
CM23 Mostafa Meshaal Sub off.svg 59'
CM20 Ahmed Fatehi Yellow card.svg 45+1'Sub off.svg 65'
CM24 Jassem Gaber Sub off.svg 88'
RF17 Ismaeel Mohammad (c)Sub off.svg 46'
CF19 Almoez Ali
LF11 Akram Afif
Substitutions:
FW25 Ahmed Al Ganehi Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Hassan Al-Haydos Sub on.svg 59'
DF16 Boualem Khoukhi Sub on.svg 65'
DF2 Ró-Ró Yellow card.svg 90+11'Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Tintín Márquez

Man of the Match:
Akram Afif (Qatar)

Assistant referees:
Jun Mihara (Japan)
Takumi Takagi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Naomi Teshirogi (Japan)
Video assistant referee:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Qatar vs China

This fixture marked the fifth time that the two sides met each other in the Asian Cup. Their most recent meeting in the competition saw the Qatar win 2–0 in 2011, a tournament also held in Qatar. However, the teams' most recent meeting in any competitive fixture occurred during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, where China defeated Qatar away 2–1; both matches took place at the Khalifa International Stadium.

The first half saw China aggressively attempt to score against a largely rotated Qatari side, but they failed to do so despite some big opportunities. This proved costly when at the 66th minute, from a perfectly combined corner kick, Hassan Al-Haydos produced a thunderous volley to score the only goal of the match as Qatar confirmed first place in the group with maximum points.

This result meant China had failed to score in four consecutive Asian Cup matches for the first time; following Syria's win over India in Group B, China were eliminated from the tournament, marking their worst-ever performance during participation. Meanwhile, Qatar managed to advance past the group stage for the second consecutive Asian Cup without conceding a goal.

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg1–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
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GK1 Saad Al-Sheeb (c)Sub off.svg 46'
RB15 Bassam Al-Rawi Yellow card.svg 70'
CB3 Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar
CB16 Boualem Khoukhi
LB18 Sultan Al-Brake
CM8 Ali Assadalla
CM6 Abdulaziz Hatem Sub off.svg 46'
CM23 Mostafa Meshaal Sub off.svg 64'
RF9 Yusuf Abdurisag Sub off.svg 64'
CF7 Ahmed Alaaeldin Sub off.svg 46'
LF13 Khalid Muneer Yellow card.svg 80'
Substitutions:
GK21 Salah Zakaria Sub on.svg 46'Sub off.svg 63'
FW25 Ahmed Al Ganehi Yellow card.svg 88'Sub on.svg 46'
MF24 Jassem Gaber Sub on.svg 46'
GK22 Meshaal Barsham Sub on.svg 63'
MF10 Hassan Al-Haydos Sub on.svg 64'
FW11 Akram Afif Sub on.svg 64'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg Tintín Márquez
GK1 Yan Junling
RB5 Zhang Linpeng
CB2 Tyias Browning
CB3 Zhu Chenjie
LB19 Liu Yang
RM23 Lin Liangming Sub off.svg 75'
CM6 Wang Shangyuan Sub off.svg 85'
CM15 Wu Xi (c)Sub off.svg 67'
LM21 Liu Binbin Sub off.svg 46'
SS20 Wei Shihao Sub off.svg 67'
CF9 Zhang Yuning
Substitutions:
MF10 Xie Pengfei Sub on.svg 46'
MF8 Xu Xin Sub on.svg 67'
MF7 Wu Lei Sub on.svg 67'
FW11 Tan Long Sub on.svg 75'
DF24 Jiang Shenglong Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Janković

Man of the Match:
Bassam Al-Rawi (Qatar)

Assistant referees:
Abdulhadi Al-Anezi (Kuwait)
Ahmad Abbas (Kuwait)
Fourth official:
Shaun Evans (Australia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Anton Shchetinin (Australia)
Video assistant referee:
Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Tajikistan vs Lebanon

This was the sides' first ever meeting.

In the first half's fifth minute of injury time, Shervoni Mabatshoev managed to score for Tajikistan at the near-left post, only to be ruled out for offside. This was later capitalised on by the Lebanese when, from a counterattack, Bassel Jradi produced a brilliant curled effort to record Lebanon's first goal of the competition and give them the lead. However, a brutal foul by Lebanon's Kassem El Zein on Alisher Dzhalilov in the 52nd minute resulted in his dismissal, and Tajikistan then ramped up pressure further, with Dzhalilov scoring in the 70th minute only to be once again ruled offside. Nonetheless, Tajikistan got their reward in the 80th minute when, from a free kick, Parvizdzhon Umarbayev curled the ball into the net to give Tajikistan the equaliser. Empowered by the goal, Tajikistan then went in front when Nuriddin Khamrokulov struck a strong header thanks to a cross from Ehson Panjshanbe in the second minute of stoppage time. Tajikistan thus knocked Lebanon out of the competition and secured second place in their debut group stage campaign, progressing to the last 16.

Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg2–1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
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GK1 Rustam Yatimov
RB5 Manuchekhr Safarov
CB6 Vakhdat Khanonov
CB2 Zoir Dzhuraboyev Yellow card.svg 27'
LB19 Akhtam Nazarov (c)Sub off.svg 90+12'
RM15 Shervoni Mabatshoev Sub off.svg 72'
CM7 Parvizdzhon Umarbayev
CM14 Alisher Shukurov Sub off.svg 72'
LM17 Ehson Panjshanbe Yellow card.svg 90+7'
CF9 Rustam Soirov Sub off.svg 72'
CF10 Alisher Dzhalilov Sub off.svg 88'
Substitutions:
MF11 Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov Sub on.svg 72'
FW22 Shahrom Samiev Sub on.svg 72'
FW25 Nuriddin Khamrokulov Sub on.svg 72'
MF18 Ruslan Khayloev Yellow card.svg 90+12'Sub on.svg 88'
DF3 Tabrezi Davlatmir Sub on.svg 90+12'
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Petar Šegrt
GK21 Mostafa Matar Yellow card.svg 77'
CB13 Khalil Khamis
CB12 Robert Alexander Melki
CB18 Kassem El Zein Red card.svg 56'
RM6 Hussein Zein Yellow card.svg 90+4'
CM20 Ali Tneich Sub off.svg 82'
CM25 Hasan Srour
LM5 Nassar Nassar Sub off.svg 82'
AM22 Bassel Jradi Sub off.svg 82'
CF11 Omar Chaaban Sub off.svg 67'
CF7 Hassan Maatouk (c)Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutions:
MF16 Walid Shour Sub on.svg 58'
FW9 Hilal El-Helwe Sub on.svg 67'
MF10 Mohamad Haidar Sub on.svg 82'
FW19 Daniel Kuri Sub on.svg 82'
FW24 Gabriel Bitar Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of Montenegro.svg Miodrag Radulović

Man of the Match:
Parvizdzhon Umarbayev (Tajikistan)

Assistant referees:
Watheq Al-Swaiedi (Iraq)
Ahmed Al-Baghdadi (Iraq)
Fourth official:
Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Reserve assistant referee:
Rashid Al-Ghaithi (Oman)
Video assistant referee:
Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
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Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 233–8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 11–2
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 2313–11
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 221–7

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Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 14 to 24 January 2024. The group consisted of Japan, Indonesia, Iraq and Vietnam. The top two teams, Iraq and Japan, along with third-placed Indonesia, advanced to the round of 16.

Group F of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 16 to 25 January 2024. The group consisted of Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan and Oman. The top two teams, Saudi Arabia and Thailand, advanced to the round of 16.

The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

The third round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification was played from 8 to 14 June 2022 in six centralised venues. It was originally scheduled for 30 March 2021 to 29 March 2022, but the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) changed the dates on multiple occasions due to postponements of matches in the second round, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup</span> International football competition

The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held from 15 April to 3 May 2024.

The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification was an international men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

The knockout stage of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 28 January with the round of 16 and ended on 10 February with the final match, held at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail. A total of 16 teams advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 AFC Asian Cup final</span> Association football match

The 2023 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match which determined the winner of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation. The match was held at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 10 February 2024 between first-time finalists Jordan and the host country and defending champions Qatar.

References

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