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The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The 36 teams were drawn into nine groups of four teams: three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H), one group in the Central Asia Zone (Groups E), and one group each in the South Asia Zone (Group D) and the East Asia Zone (Group I).
This was the first AFC Asian Cup meeting between the two nations since 2015, where Iran defeated Qatar 1–0 to eliminate Qatar from the tournament. The two's most recent meeting in other competitive fixtures occurred during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, which also ended with Iran winning 2–0 and 1–0. Ahead of the semi-final clash ...
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 ...
Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 14 to 24 January 2024. [1] The group consisted of Japan , Indonesia , Iraq and Vietnam . [ 2 ] The top two teams, Iraq and Japan, along with third-placed Indonesia (as one of the four best third-placed teams ), advanced to the round of 16.
This was the fourth time South Korea faced Bahrain in a competitive AFC Asian Cup fixture. Their most recent encounter happened in 2019, where South Korea claimed a hard-fought 2–1 win; all three previous Asian Cup encounters ended by the same scoreline, with Bahrain claiming one win—in 2007—while South Korea won two others, in 2011 and 2019.
The 2023–24 AFC Cup knockout stage was played from 12 February to 5 May 2024. [1] A total of 11 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2023–24 AFC Cup . [ 2 ]
Group B of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 13 to 23 January 2024. [1] The group consisted of Australia , Uzbekistan , Syria and India . [ 2 ] The top two teams, Australia and Uzbekistan, along with third-placed Syria (as one of the four best third-placed teams ), advanced to the round of 16.
Group C of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 14 to 23 January 2024. [1] The group consisted of Iran , United Arab Emirates , Hong Kong and Palestine . [ 2 ] The top two teams, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, along with third-placed Palestine (as one of the four best third-placed teams ), advanced to the round of 16.