2023 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Group A of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup will take place from 12 to 22 January 2024.[1] The group consisted of China, Lebanon, hosts Qatar and Tajikistan.[2]

Teams
Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
April 2023[nb 1] December 2023
A1 QatarWAFFHosts and Second round Group E winners7 June 202111th2019Winners (2019)61
A2 ChinaEAFFSecond round Group A runners-up15 June 202113th2019Runners-up (1984, 2004)81
A3 TajikistanCAFAThird round Group F winners14 June 20221st—Debut109
A4 LebanonWAFFSecond round Group H runners-up15 June 20213rd2019Group stage (2000, 2019)99

Notes

  1. The rankings of April 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 January 2024. Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches
All match times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Qatar vs Lebanon

The match was originally scheduled to take place at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. However, the AFC confirmed in 21 August 2023 that the match would be moved to Lusail Stadium, Lusail, due to significant interest for fans.[3]

Qatar Match 1 Lebanon

China vs Tajikistan
China Match 3 Tajikistan

Lebanon vs China
Lebanon Match 13 China

Tajikistan vs Qatar
Tajikistan Match 14 Qatar

Qatar vs China
Qatar Match 25 China

Tajikistan vs Lebanon
Tajikistan Match 26 Lebanon

References
  1. ""Match Schedule – AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023"" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. "#AsianCup2023 Groups Finalised". the-AFC. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. "#AsianCup2023 adds world-class Lusail Stadium to elevate fan experience". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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