AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Qualifiers Final Round Draw to Be Held on February 24
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The draw for the final round qualifiers for the Asian Cup China 2023 will be made next Thursday February 24 with 11 qualifying places to play for.
The AFC’s flagship men’s national team competition was successfully expanded in 2019 to 24 teams and hosted in the UAE.
For 2023, 13 teams, including host China have already qualified from the first round of Asian qualifiers that also served as first round qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
The final Group Stages will be played in June in centralized venues across all five AFC zones in six host nations – India, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia and Uzbekistan.
The six group winners and five best runners up will qualify for China 2023.
Qualifying matches will be played across three match days – June 8, 11 and 14, 2022, while the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 kicks off on June 16, 2023.
