The 2023 Asian Cup finals will be held in China, and the AFC has completed the final stage of the qualifiers, with 24 teams divided into 6 groups competing for the remaining 11 finals, and the Chinese men's football team is the host, so there is no need to participate in the qualifiers.
The 2019 Asian Cup is the first expansion of the army, increasing to 24 teams, after the round of 40 and the second stage of the Asian Cup qualifiers were combined into one, so China, Japan, Australia, Qatar, Oman, Vietnam, Iran, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and other 13 teams locked the final round in advance.
The remaining 11 places will be generated from the other 24 teams, divided into 6 groups of 4 teams each, and the results of the current specific group draw are as follows:
Group A: Jordan, Kuwait, Indonesia, Nepal
Group B: Palestine, Philippines, Yemen, Mongolia
Group C: Uzbekistan, Thailand, Maldives, Sri Lanka
Group D: India, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Cambodia
Group E: Bahrain, Turkmenistan, Malaysia, Bangladesh
Group F: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Myanmar, Singapore
Of the 24 teams, only 11 advanced to the final round, including 6 first-place groups and 5 second-placed groups with better results, so the second-placed team with the worst results will be eliminated.
From the perspective of 6 groups, the strength of the D team is the most average, and the death group is born. India is the first team, but the strength is not much stronger than the Chinese Hong Kong team, Afghanistan team, Cambodia team, is still the fourth and fifth class level in Asia, and the other three teams have the opportunity to compete for the first place in the group.
This group has a Team from Hong Kong, China, so it has attracted the attention of domestic fans. Hong Kong, China, was the host of the first Asian Cup, competing in the Asian Cup for the second time in 1968 and has since missed consecutive finals. The last expansion to 24 teams, The Chinese Hong Kong team still has no chance to return, and now after 54 years of waiting, it has finally ushered in the opportunity, and there is a great hope of qualifying for the Asian Cup by finishing second in the group.
In addition, there are 24 teams in the qualifiers, a total of 7 teams from Southeast Asia, namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.
In recent years, Southeast Asian teams have collectively made great progress, with Vietnam being the most obvious example, having locked in tickets to the Asian Cup in advance. In addition, the Thai team, the Malaysian team, the Cambodian team, the Myanmar team also have good strength, there is hope to work together to qualify for the Asian Cup, considering the large number of Southeast Asian teams, maybe the future group draw, and the host Chinese men's football team in the same group, the probability is not small.
The 2023 Asian Cup in China will be held in 10 cities including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Xiamen, Suzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Dalian and Qingdao from June to July next year.