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The draw for the final round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China Qualifiers will be held on Thursday, February 24.
Ahead of the draw which kicks off at 15:00 (UTC+8) in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, join the-AFC.com as we take a quick look at some facts and figures of the continental showpiece.
24 teams will be competing in the Final Round of the Qualifiers. Kuwait, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan were runners-up in their respective second round groups while Bahrain, India, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Palestine, Philippines and Turkmenistan finished third in their respective groups. Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand were fourth place finishers, with Cambodia and Indonesia squeezing into the mix after winning the playoffs.
11 places up for grabs. The six group winners and five best second-placed teams in the Final Round of the Qualifiers will advance to China 2023.
3 Matchdays to decide the 11 qualifiers. Matches will be played on June 8, 11 and 14.
13 teams have already qualified for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Finals. Besides hosts China, Australia, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria and United Arab Emirates qualified as the second round group winners, with Iraq, Lebanon, Oman and Vietnam securing their China 2023 spots as the best four runners-up.
10 teams who competed in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup are vying for back-to-back qualification. Bahrain, India, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Palestine, Philippines, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Yemen were part of the 24 teams in UAE 2019.
7 previous winners have confirmed their place in the 2023 Finals – Australia, Iraq, Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Kuwait, the 1980 winners, will be hoping to join them in China 2023.
6 teams – Tajikistan, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan, Mongolia and Sri Lanka – will be aiming to make their AFC Asian Cup debut in China 2023.
6 nations will host the Qualifiers across all five AFC Zones – India, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia and Uzbekistan.
