The Asian Cup 2019 kicked off this January, marking the first major international tournament of 2019.Dark horses Qatar became first-time tournament winners when they beat front-runners and four-time champions Japan 3-1 in the final.It is the 17th edition of the AFC competition and reigning champions Australia lost their chance to defend their crown when they were eliminated from the quarter-finals at the hands of underdogs UAE. Article continues below Editors’ Picks ‘There is no creativity’ – Can Solskjaer get Man Utd scoring freely again? ‘Everyone legged it on to the pitch!’ – How Foden went from Man City superfan to future superstar Emery out of jail – for now – as brilliant Pepe papers over Arsenal’s cracks What is Manchester United’s ownership situation and how would Kevin Glazer’s sale of shares affect the club? Goal brings you the groups, fixtures, results and everything you need to know as the competition enters the final stage.Who are the Asian Cup 2019 hosts?In 2019 the Asian Cup will be held across eight different stadia in four different cities across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) .The eight venues were confirmed in 2015, directly after the last Asian Cup finals.Each of the venues will stage at least three group stage games and a knockout round tie each. The breakdown of venues and games can be seen in the table below. Games City Stadium Group stage & Round of 16 Abu Dhabi Al Nahyan Stadium Group stage & Round of 16 Al Ain Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Group stage & Round of 16 Sharjah Sharjah Stadium Group stage & Round of 16 Dubai Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Group stage, Round of 16 & Quarter-finals Dubai Al-Maktourn Stadium Group stage, Round of 16, Quarter-finals & Semi-finals Al Ain Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Group stage, Round of 16, Quarter-finals & Semi-finals Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Group stage, Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Final Abu Dhabi Zayed Sports City Stadium Asian Cup 2019 final fixtures & resultsJapan will face Qatar in the final after emerging as front-runners to win the tournament following the early exits from Australia and South Korea, having beaten Iran 3-0 in the semi-finals. Date Match Time (UK) Venue February 1, 2019 Japan 1-3 Qatar 2pm Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi Asian Cup 2019 semi-final fixtures & resultsQatar managed to edge out tournament favourites South Korea in a 1-0 semi-final win, while UAE also completed a slim victory over reigning champions Australia during the last eight of the competition.The semi-final round will take place over two days from January 28 to 29, with Japan now the firm front-runners to win the tournament. Date Match Time (UK) Venue January 28, 2019 Iran 0-3 Japan 2pm Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain January 29, 2019 Qatar 4-0 UAE 2pm Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Asian Cup 2019 quarter-final fixtures & resultsThe knockout stage of the Asian Cup is the second stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on January 20 with the round of 16 and ends on February 1 with the final match held at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.Eight teams have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup, including hosts UAE and pre-tournament favourites Japan, Iran and South Korea. The matches are set for January 24 and 25, and will take place across venues in Dubai, Al Ain and Abu Dhabi. Date Match Time (UK) Venue January 24, 2019 Vietnam 0-1 Japan 1pm Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai January 24, 2019 China 0-3 Iran 4pm Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 25, 2019 South Korea 0-1 Qatar 1pm Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 25, 2019 UAE 1-0 Australia 4pm Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain Asian Cup 2019 last 16 fixtures & resultsbooSixteen teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. Date Match Time (UK) Venue January 20, 2019 Jordan 1-1 Vietnam (2-4 pens.) 11am Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai January 20, 2019 Thailand 1-2 China 2pm Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain January 20, 2019 Iran 2-0 Oman 5pm Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 21, 2019 Japan 1-0 Saudi Arabia 11am Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah January 21, 2019 Australia 0-0 Uzbekistan (4-2 pens.) 2pm Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain January 21, 2019 UAE 3-2 Kyrgyzstan (AET) 5pm Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 22, 2019 South Korea 2-1 Bahrain (AET) 1pm Rashid Stadium, Dubai January 22, 2019 Qatar 1-0 Iraq 4pm Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Asian Cup 2019 Groups, fixtures & resultsThe draw for the 2019 Asian Cup took place on May 4, 2018 and divided the 24 qualified nations into six groups. Reigning champions Australia are in a group with Syria, Palestine and Jordan, while Qatar, who host the 2022 World Cup, will face Lebanon, North Korea and Saudi Arabia.The top two teams from each group will qualify for the last 16, with the four best third-placed teams also reaching the knockouts as was the case for Euro 2016.The last day of the group stage is January 17, with the knockout stage commencing on January 20 – the last 16 will be followed by quarter-finals, semi-final and a final in Abu Dhabi on February 1.A full list of every team that has qualified, their fixtures and their group standings is below.Group A Team Pld W D L GD Pts 1 UAE (A) 3 1 2 0 +2 5 2 Thailand (A) 3 1 1 1 -2 4 3 Bahrain (A) 3 1 1 1 0 4 4 India (E) 3 1 0 2 0 3 Date Game Time (UK) Venue January 5, 2019 UAE 1-1 Bahrain 11am Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 6, 2019 Thailand 1-4 India 1:30pm Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah January 10, 2019 Bahrain 0-1 Thailand 1:30pm Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 10, 2019 India 0-2 UAE 4pm Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai January 14, 2019 UAE 1-1 Thailand 1:30pm Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 14, 2019 India 0-1 Bahrain 1:30pm Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain Group B Team Pld W D L GD Pts 1 Jordan (A) 3 2 1 0 +3 7 2 Australia (A) 3 2 0 1 +3 6 3 Palestine (E) 3 0 2 1 -3 2 4 Syria (E) 3 0 1 2 -3 1 Date Game Time (UK) Venue January 6, 2019 Australia 0-1 Jordan 11am Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain January 6, 2019 Syria 0-0 Palestine 3:30pm Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah January 10, 2019 Jordan 2-0 Syria 1:30pm Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain January 11, 2019 Palestine 0-3 Australia 11am Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai January 15, 2019 Australia 3-2 Syria 1:30pm Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain January 15, 2019 Palestine 0-0 Jordan 1:30pm Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Group C Team Pld W D L GD Pts 1 South Korea (A) 3 3 0 0 +4 9 2 China PR (A) 3 2 0 1 +2 6 3 Kyrgyzstan (A) 3 1 0 2 +0 3 4 Philippines (E) 3 0 0 3 -6 0 Date Game Time (UK) Venue January 7, 2019 China PR 2-1 Kyrgyzstan 11am Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 7, 2019 South Korea 1-0 Philippines 1:30pm Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah January 11, 2019 Philippines 0-3 China PR 1:30pm Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 11, 2019 Kyrgyzstan 0-1 South Korea 4pm Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai January 16, 2019 South Korea 2-0 China PR 1:30pm Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 16, 2019 Kyrgyzstan 3-1 Philippines 1:30pm Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain Group D Team Pld W D L GD Pts 1 Iran (A) 3 2 1 0 +7 7 2 Iraq (A) 3 2 1 0 +4 7 3 Vietnam (A) 3 1 0 2 -1 3 4 Yemen (E) 3 0 0 3 -10 0 Date Game Time (UK) Venue January 7, 2019 Iran 5-0 Yemen 4pm Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 8, 2019 Iraq 3-2 Vietnam 1:30pm Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 12, 2019 Vietnam 0-2 Iran 11am Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 12, 2019 Yemen 0-3 Iraq 1:30pm Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah January 16, 2019 Vietnam 2-0 Yemen 4pm Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain January 16, 2019 Iran 0-0 Iraq 4pm Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Group E Team Pld W D L GD Pts 1 Qatar (A) 3 3 0 0 +10 9 2 Saudi Arabia (A) 3 2 0 2 +4 6 3 Lebanon (E) 3 1 0 2 -1 3 4 North Korea (E) 3 0 0 3 -13 0 Date Game Time (UK) Venue January 8, 2019 Saudi Arabia 4-0 North Korea 4pm Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai January 9, 2019 Qatar 2-0 Lebanon 4pm Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain January 12, 2019 Lebanon 0-2 Saudi Arabia 4pm Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai January 13, 2019 North Korea 0-6 Qatar 11am Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain January 17, 2019 Saudi Arabia 0-2 Qatar 4pm Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 17, 2019 Lebanon 4-1 North Korea 4pm Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah Group F Team Pld W D L GD Pts 1 Japan (A) 3 3 0 0 +3 9 2 Uzbekistan (A) 3 2 0 1 +4 6 3 Oman (A) 3 1 0 2 -0 3 4 Turkmenistan (E) 3 0 0 3 -6 0 Date Game Time (UK) Venue January 9, 2019 Japan 3-2 Turkmenistan 11am Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 9, 2019 Uzbekistan 2-1 Oman 1:30pm Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah January 13, 2019 Oman 0-1 Japan 1:30pm Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 13, 2019 Turkmenistan 0-4 Uzbekistan 4pm Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai January 17, 2019 Oman 3-1 Turkmenistan 1:30pm Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi January 17, 2019 Japan 2-1 Uzbekistan 1:30pm Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain How can I buy tickets for the Asian Cup 2019?
Early bird tickets for the Asian Cup went on sale on June 28 for corporate tickets and general sale tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster .Most tickets will be sold in advance online, but ‘last-minute’ tickets for games that have not already sold out will also be available to buy during the tournament at sales centres in the UAE.
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