Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: The draw for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 is just two days away with the six groups set to be unveiled during a glittering ceremony at the Armani Hotel Ballroom in the UAE’s iconic Burj Khalifa on Friday.
It was an arduous campaign as 45 teams competed in a qualifying campaign that began in March 2015. Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the 12 teams who will be in Pots 1 and 2 of the draw for the expanded 24-team AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
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Know your UAE 2019 Teams - Pot 1 & 2
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: The AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 draw on Friday will see three teams making their debut in the Finals.
Join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the three sides alongside the other nine nations who will be in Pots 3 and 4 of the draw for the expanded 24-team AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: With the draw for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 fast approaching, the-AFC.com kicks off our build up to the prestigious event on May 4 with a look back to how the 24 teams qualified.
First Round:
The first round of qualifiers for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 took place more than three years ago in March 2015.
Sunil Chhetri netted twice for India in a 2-0 home victory over Nepal in Guwahati and the South Asians advanced to the next stage by the same scoreline after a scoreless draw in the second leg in Guwahati.
Elsewhere, Yemen overcame Pakistan, while there were also wins for Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka and Timor-Leste, who all advanced to the second round of qualifying.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: With just 250 days to go before the Continent's most prestigious football tournament - the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 - kicks off, the Asian Football Confederation has launched a statistics site for football fans.
The site - http://stats.the-afc.com/ - is a one stop centre for everything connected to Asian football.
The statistics page features all competitions organised by the AFC - stretching as far back as the inaugural AFC Asian Cup in 1956.
Fans can track the performance of their favourite teams - be it in the AFC Asian Cup, Women's Asian Cup, the AFC Champions League, the AFC Cup or the numerous age-group Championships organised by the AFC in its continuous efforts to raise the standard of Asian Football - over the years on the statistics page.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: With the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Official Draw now just days away, we sought the views of five football experts from across the continent.
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates is set to be the largest version of the continental competition yet, with 24 teams going into the Official Draw to be held in Dubai on Friday.
As such, the-AFC.com reached out to each of the Asian Football Confederation's regions (WAFF, CAFA, SAFF, EAFF and ASEAN), for a representative to give their thoughts on the draw and how they see things potentially playing out.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Dubai: The draw for the hotly anticipated AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 will take place at Dubai's Burj Al Arab hotel on Friday.
As excitement for the continental competition starts to build, the-AFC.com picks out some of the key statistics from a tournament which boasts a proud history dating all the way back to 1956.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: When the AFC Asian Cup 2019 kicks off next January, three countries will be participating at the tournament for the first time in their respective histories.
There were wild celebrations in Kyrgyz Republic, the Philippines and Yemen recently when those nations secured their historic qualifications.
All three are now eagerly anticipating the upcoming AFC Asian Cup 2019 Official Draw, to be held in Dubai on May 4, and The-AFC.com spoke to players from the three debutants to get their thoughts on the draw and ask what qualification meant to their respective countries.