As the tournament whittles down to its final four teams in Iran, Japan, Qatar and host UAE, Fox Sports Asia takes a look at some of the standout players who’ve performed admirably so far.
These players have used the Asian Cup as a platform to showcase their skills and talents on the world stage and as a result have already attracted or are on the cusp of attracting attention from some of the bigger leagues in the world.
Iran’s superman between the sticks Alireza Beiranvand has had yet another hugely impressive tournament, having conceded no goals in the five games so far – a statistic he’d deeply like to preserve as Iran takes on Japan in the semi finals.
In addition to his shot stopping abilities – which also included a penalty save against Oman in the group stages- he also went viral for his massive 80 yard throw to an attacker that traversed three quarters of the football pitch.
It comes as little surprise then, that Beiranvand has attracted interest from Turkish clubs like Caykur Rizespor Kulubu and even heavyweights Besiktas.