AFC Asian Cup 2019 Final: Qatar vs Japan live Results, updates & predictions.

Defending champions Australia will play opening match against Jorden, the 17th edition of AFC Asian Cup is taking place in the United Arab Emirates for the second time after 1996 finals.

For the first time, the 2019 AFC Cup tournament will feature the 24 teams expanded from 16, the group stage consisting of six groups of four teams, followed by a knockout stage of 16 teams. Top two teams will qualify for the round of 16 along with four best third-placed teams.

The quarter-finals will be played on January 23rd and 24th respectively, while the semi-finals will be staged on27th and 28th Jan.

In 2019 AFC Asian Cup Final winners will get their USD $ 5 million prize money, that will be played at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi on February 1, 2019.

Australia is the defending champions going into the tournament, having won the previous competition in 2015. The winner of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup will earn the right to participate in the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup which is to be hosted by a yet to be determined AFC association after 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts, Qatar, lost the rights.

The 2021 Confederations Cup host country will have already qualified as hosts. If this country wins the Asian Cup, the runner-up will qualify.

AFC Asian Cup 2019 brief overview:

AFC Cup Host country: United Arab Emirates.

Host venue cities: (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, and Sharjah).

Dates: January 5 to February 1, 2019.

Qualified Teams: 24 teams (Six groups each has 4 teams).

AFC Cup Prize Money: Total purse $15 million, winners $5M, runners-up $3M

List of AFC Asian Cup Winners: Asian football historic Champions.

AFC Asian Cup 2019 UAE groups, qualified teams.

India has included with hosts United Arab Emirates, Thailand, and Bahrain in Group A.
Australia has been placed in Group B alongside Syria, Palestine, and Jordan.
South Korea and China are in Group C with Kyrgyzstan and Philippines.
Iran and Iraq set their date in Group D alongside the likes of Vietnam and Yemen.
Three-time champions Saudi Arabia will lock horns with Qatar, Lebanon and North Korea in Group
E.
Favourites Japan have been clubbed with Uzbekistan, Oman, and Turkmenistan in Group F.

Where to buy 2019 AFC Asian Cup Final Tickets.

The host UAE begins the opening against Bahrain on 5th January 2019. The official tickets sale has been announced, you can buy online through 1st August 2018,

Buy Online Tickets for 2019 AFC Asian Cup UAE.

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 centers in the UAE.

AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Prize Money, how much each will earn.?

AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim has announced the total purse-cash value for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 tournament is USD $14.8 million.
In which AFC Asian Cup 2019 winners will get their USD $ 5 million prize money at the Zayed Sports City Stadium on February 1, 2019.
In addition to the purse prize for the winners, the AFC has also announced the runners-up will receive USD$3 million, with the two losing semi-finalists get USD$1 million cash each. All 24 participating teams will also receive USD$200,000.

AFC Asian Cup 2019 Final Predictions, who'll new AFC Cup champions.?

Japan is one of the most favorites in the tournament, due to their best performance, to got a place in last 16 in the World Cup 2018 and missed a chance to go ahead after being defeated by an extra-time goal against Belgium.

But against Japan, Qatar not an easy opponent as compared to Japan, because in group stage they defeated the Asian Cup winners team Saudi Arabia, in last 16 they beat the most dominant Asian team Iran, also headed over South Korea & host United Arab Emirates.

2019 AFC Asian Cup full schedule, All teams Fixtures.

Group A
5 January 2019: UAE 1 - 1 Bahrain

6 January 2019:  India 4 - 1 Thailand

10 January 2019: Bahrain 0 - 1 Thailand.

10 January 2019: UAE 2 - 0 India

14 January 2019: UAE 1 - 1 Thailand

14 January 2019: India 0 - 1 Bahrain

Group B
6 January 2019: Australia 0 - 1 Jordan

6 January 2019: Syria 0 - 0 Palestine

10 January 2019: Jordan 2 - 0 Syria

11 January 2019: Palestine 0 - 3 Australia

14 January 2019: Australia 3 - 2 Syria

14 January 2019: Palestine 0 - 0 Jordan

Group C
7 January 2019: South Korea 1 - 0 Philippines

7 January 2019: China PR 2 - 1 Kyrgyzstan

11 January 2019: Philippines 0 - 3 China

11 January 2019: South Korea 1 - 0 Kyrgyzstan

15 January 2019: South Korea 2 - 0 China

15 January 2019: Kyrgyzstan 3 - 1 Philippines

Group D
7 January 2019: Iran 5 - 0 Yemen

8 January 2019: Iraq 3 - 2 Vietnam

12 January 2019: Yemen 0 - 3 Iraq

12 January 2019: Vietnam 0 - 2 Iran

15 January 2019: Iran 0 - 0 Iraq

15 January 2019: Vietnam 2 - 0 Yemen

Group E
8 January 2019: Saudi Arabia 4 - 0 North Korea

9 January 2019: Qatar 2 - 0 Lebanon

13 January 2019: North Korea 0 - 6 Qatar

12 January 2019: Lebanon 0 - 2 Saudi Arabia

16 January 2019: Saudi Arabia 0 - 2 Qatar

16 January 2019: Lebanon 4 - 1 North Korea

Group F
9 January 2019: Japan 3 - 2 Turkmenistan

9 January 2019: Uzbekistan 2 - 1 Oman

13 January 2019: Turkmenistan 0 - 4 Uzbekistan

13 January 2019: Oman 0 - 1 Japan

16 January 2019: Japan 2 - 1 Uzbekistan

16 January 2019: Oman 3 - 1 Turkmenistan

Round of 16

20 January 2019: Group A - Jorden 1 - 1 ( 2 - 4) Vietnam

20 January 2019: Group D - Thailand 1 - 2 China

20 January 2019: Group B - Iran 2 - 0 Oman

20 January 2019: Group F - Japan 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia

21 January 2019: Group C - Australia 0 - 0 ( 4 - 2 ) Uzbekistan

21 January 2019: Group E - UAE 3 - 2 Kyrgyzstan

21 January 2019: Group A -  South Korea 2 - 1 Bahrain

22 January 2019: Group B - Qatar 1 - 0 Iraq

AFC Asian Cup 2019 Quarterfinals

24 January 2019: Quarterfinal 1 - Veitnam 0 - 1 Japan.

24 January 2019: Quarterfinal 2 - China 0 - 3 Iran

25 January 2019: Quarterfinal 3 - South Korea 0 - 1 Qatar

25 January 2019: Quarterfinal 4 - UAE 1 - 0 Australia

AFC Asian Cup 2019 Semifinals

28 January 2019: Semifinal 1 - Iran 0 - 3 Japan.

29 January 2019: Semifinal 2 - Qatar 4 - 0 United Arab Emirates.

AFC Asian Cup 2019 Final, date, start time.

1 February 2019: Qatar vs Japan.

The United Arab Emirates - UAE Local time: 6:00 pm
Qatar Local time: 5:00 pm
Japan local time: 11:00 pm

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