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DW Kick Off was present for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup opener between hosts United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on January 5 at Abu Dhabi.
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup is being held in the United Arab Emirates from January 5 to February 1, 2019. The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and qualifies for the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Groups with every team’s FIFA World Ranking listed in brackets:
GROUP A: UAE (81), Thailand (122), India (97), Bahrain (116) GROUP B: Australia (40), Syria (76), Palestine (83), Jordan (117) GROUP C: Korea Republic (61), China PR (73), Kyrgyz Repubic (75), Philippines (113) GROUP D: IR Iran (36), Iraq (88), Vietnam (103), Yemen (125) GROUP E: Saudi Arabia (70), Qatar (101), Lebanon (82), DPR Korea (112) GROUP F: Japan (60), Uzbekistan (88), Oman (87), Turkmenistan (129)
