Head coach Petar Segrt sees every win as a trophy for his Tajikistan side who face Jordan in the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ quarter-finals at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Friday.

We are down to the final eight teams in the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ after four days of action in the Round of 16 where matches were decided by the finest of margins as three of the eight ties went to penalties and another three were settled by a one-goal margin.

The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ achieved truly global broadcast coverage throughout the Group Stage as close to 60 media partners and over 120 channels provided worldwide coverage of the pulsating action featuring Asia’s top 24 teams.

Cho Gue-sung believes mental strength will be key for Korea Republic against Australia when the two sides meet in the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ at the Al Janoub Stadium on Friday.

Ardeshir Ghalehnoy pinpointed tactical substitutions as the key to Islamic Republic of Iran reaching the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ at the expense of Syria after their Round of 16 match went all the way to a penalty shootout on Wednesday.

Jurgen Klinsmann believes Korea Republic’s penalty shoot-out win over Saudi Arabia will give his side a morale boost capable of overcoming any lingering fatigue ahead of their AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ quarter-final meeting with Australia on Friday.

Abbosbek Fayzullaev did not hesitate to admit that it was his innately resilient nature and inability to accept defeat that drove him in Uzbekistan’s AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ Round of 16 tie against Thailand on Tuesday.

Four-time champions Japan moved into the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ on Wednesday as goals from Ritsu Doan, Takefusa Kubo and Ayase Ueda earned the Samurai Blue a 3-1 win over Bahrain at Al Thumama Stadium.

An Uzbekistan team who made their way to the AFC Asian Cup™ Qatar 2023 round of 16 in the absence of a recognised starting striker have enough solutions to unlock Thailand’s so far impenetrable defence, according to midfielder Odiljon Xamrobekov.

Mehdi Taremi has spent much of his career being compared to the legendary Ali Daei, but the Islamic Republic of Iran striker is hoping he can go one step further than his mentor and break his nation’s AFC Asian Cup™ drought.