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The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It involved 24 national teams after its expansion in 2019 , with hosts Qatar the defending champions.
Group A of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 12 to 22 January 2024. [1] The group consisted of hosts, defending and eventual champions Qatar, China, tournament debutants Tajikistan, and Lebanon. [2] The top two teams, Qatar and Tajikistan, advanced to the round of 16.
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.
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The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the calendar year 2023 throughout the world. This includes the following: In countries whose league seasons fall within a single calendar year, the 2023 season. In countries which crown one champion in a season that spans two calendar years, the 2022–23 season.
The current dates are within five windows: in March, June, September, October, and November. The match calendar also determines when international competitions such as the AFC Asian Cup, Africa Cup of Nations, Copa América, CONCACAF Gold Cup, OFC Nations Cup, UEFA European Championship, FIFA World Cup, and the Summer Olympics can take place.
AFC Asian Cup began on 12 January 2024 and ended on 10th February 2024. [21] At the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, video assistant referees were used in the tournament for the first time, [22] and the tournament expanded to 24 teams. [23] In addition, a fourth substitution was allowed during extra time. [24]
A total of 24 teams competed in the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Since the then-2023 hosts China advanced to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round, the automatic slot for the hosts was no longer necessary, and a total of 11 slots for the Asian Cup were available from this round.