Past encounters against central Asian teams will help the United Arab Emirates find solutions against their AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ last 16 opponents Tajikistan, according to defender Khalid Al Hashemi.

Tajikistan will aim to prolong their journey when they meet United Arab Emirates in their AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ Round of 16 tie on Sunday.

Australia will start as favourites against Indonesia in their AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ last 16 clash on Sunday.

It was a historic moment for Asian football on Thursday when Saudi Arabia’s Talal Haji etched his name in the record books, becoming the youngest player ever to play in an AFC Asian Cup™ match at the age of 16 years and 131 days.

After 36 matches, 87 goals and 16 teams booking their place in the next phase of the competition, the group stage action in the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™, which gave the supporters plenty to talk about over the past couple of weeks, came to an exciting conclusion on Thursday.

Eight teams bid farewell to the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ following the conclusion of the group stage on Thursday.

The group stage of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ drew to a close on Thursday as the 16 teams for the knockout rounds were confirmed while eight sides have now been eliminated.

Kyrgyz Republic bid farewell to the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ following a 1-1 draw with Oman in their final Group F tie on Thursday with head coach Stefan Tarkovic lamenting that it could have well have been different for his side if not for injuries and suspensions.

Bahrain head coach Juan Antonio Pizzi is relishing the prospect of a personal rematch with four-time champions Japan in the last 16 of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ after leading his side through to the knockout rounds with a 1-0 win over Jordan on Thursday.

Kim Pan-gon applauded his Malaysian players for not giving up in their thrilling 3-3 draw with Korea Republic in their final AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ Group E tie at the Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday.