Asian Cup:
The Asian Cup is the second oldest intercontinental national team (team) competition in the world, second only to the America's Cup. It was founded in 19 16, one year earlier than the first African Cup of Nations (1957) and the first European Cup of Nations (founded in 1960).
On June, 2022, the AFC Executive Committee held a meeting in Kuala Lumpur. After voting, Qatar became the host of the 2023 Asian Cup, which will be held from June 12 to February 10 local time in 2024. On February 1 2023, the 33rd AFC Congress held in Bahrain officially confirmed that the 2027 Asian Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia.
Competition status:
The two teams were divided into ten groups to qualify. As a result, South Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, together with the host United Arab Emirates and the last champion Japan, qualified for the finals.
12 team is divided into three groups, with the top two in each group and the third in the two best groups entering the quarter-finals. The hosts United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, South Korea and Indonesia are in Group A, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Iraq and Iran are in Group B, and China is in Group C with Japanese, Uzbek and Syrian teams.
The situation in China:
China lost to Uzbekistan 0-2 in the first game and defeated Syria 3-0 in the second. In the match with Japan, the opponent scored a goal at the last minute, pushing China, which had a good qualifying situation, to the edge of the cliff. Fortunately, Uzbekistan was unexpectedly defeated by the Syrian team in another match, and China narrowly qualified with a goal difference.