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This marked the first time a FIFA World Cup host nation hosts the AFC Asian Cup. Due to the one-year postponement, Qatar 2023 was the only tournament to have been held in an odd-numbered year since the 2007 edition. Hosts and defending champions Qatar retained their title, defeating Jordan 3–1 in the final. [8]
2–10 February – Artistic swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships; 4–17 February – Water polo at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships; 11–18 February – Swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships; 2 March – Qatar 1812 km in Lusail [9] 15 April–3 May – 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup [10]
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).
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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, 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.
The following are the scheduled events of association football (soccer) for the calendar year 2024 throughout the world. This includes: In countries whose league seasons fall within a single calendar year, the 2024 season. In countries which crown one champion in a season that spans two calendar years, the 2023–24 season.
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 ]
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.