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The 30-year-old custodian missed Saudi Arabia's matches against Australia and Vietnam last November after injuring his lateral knee ligament against China PR in a Group B match.

The 31-year-old Mabkhout, who is the leading scorer in the AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar, has missed the last seven matches for UAE Pro League side Al Jazira after suffering a muscle injury in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.

The thrilling final marked a significant milestone for the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023™, which will be aiming to hosts all the matches of Asia’s premier men’s national team competition in football specific stadiums.

Five venues across the cities of Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney hosted the games with the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium hosting the opening match and Stadium Australia in Sydney hosting the final.

Hosted in five stadiums, two of which are set to host games in the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the-AFC.com takes a stroll down memory lane for one of the most exciting editions in AFC Asian Cup history.

Four years after the unique experience of hosting the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in four countries for the first time in the competition’s history, eyes turned to the west of the continent with Qatar playing hosts to Asia’s top national teams’ competition for the second time in their history after 1988.

Iraq arrived in Doha as reigning champions, while Saudi Arabia and Japan were eager to establish advantage in the race to dominate the continent, having won three AFC Asian Cup titles each. And while there were no debutants, the 2011 edition saw the return of India for the first time since 1984, DPR Korea for the first time since 1992 and Syria who had been absent since 1996.

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said in a media release that Tan's decision was prompted by the team's recent 2020 AFF Cup campaign.

The Thais lifted the AFF Cup trophy for a record-extending sixth time on Saturday, after the second leg of the final against Indonesia ended 2-2, with the War Elephants winning 6-2 on aggregate.

Having seen Vietnam replace them as the kings of ASEAN football in recent years, head coach Alexandre Polking wants to use Saturday's AFF Cup triumph as a base to keep pushing Thai football forward.

The 47-year old Yoshida leaves after 30 months in charge, having just guided Singapore to the 2020 AFF Cup semi-finals..

Andersen replaces Mixu Paatelainen at the helm and will lead Hong Kong into next year’s qualifiers for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023.

The match was the first of two for the West Asian side during the international break in preparation for the final round of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 qualifiers scheduled for next year.

The AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ Local Organising Committee (LOC) has launched a “10 hand 100” Rural Vitalisation Social Responsibility (SR) Project, which aims to leverage on hosting the prestigious tournament to develop football in counties that just emerged from poverty in recent years, particularly among the younger generation, and to promote rural vitalisation.

The thrilling final marked a significant milestone for the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023™, which will be aiming to hosts all the matches of Asia’s premier men’s national team competition in football specific stadiums.

Five venues across the cities of Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney hosted the games with the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium hosting the opening match and Stadium Australia in Sydney hosting the final.

Hosted in five stadiums, two of which are set to host games in the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, the-AFC.com takes a stroll down memory lane for one of the most exciting editions in AFC Asian Cup history.

Four years after the unique experience of hosting the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in four countries for the first time in the competition’s history, eyes turned to the west of the continent with Qatar playing hosts to Asia’s top national teams’ competition for the second time in their history after 1988.

Iraq arrived in Doha as reigning champions, while Saudi Arabia and Japan were eager to establish advantage in the race to dominate the continent, having won three AFC Asian Cup titles each. And while there were no debutants, the 2011 edition saw the return of India for the first time since 1984, DPR Korea for the first time since 1992 and Syria who had been absent since 1996.

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said in a media release that Tan's decision was prompted by the team's recent 2020 AFF Cup campaign.

The 47-year old Yoshida leaves after 30 months in charge, having just guided Singapore to the 2020 AFF Cup semi-finals..

Andersen replaces Mixu Paatelainen at the helm and will lead Hong Kong into next year’s qualifiers for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023.

The dazzling and immersive display showcased the vibrant new logo unveiled through projection mapping and Augmented Reality for the first time in the tournament’s history.

The new logo was launched by Vice Minister of the General Administration of Sports of China and Executive Chairman of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ LOC, H.E. Du Zhaocai, who is also a FIFA Council member, together with the main leaders from the 10 host cities, who also revealed the Host City logos in the first on-ground milestone event of the tournament, which will be held from June 16 to July 16, 2023.

The decision was taken by the AFC Executive Committee after taking into consideration the existing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, while prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all stakeholders in the lead-up to the Finals of Asia’s premier men’s national team tournament, which will be held in China PR from June 16 to July 16, 2023.

It was agreed that the three Match Days would be held on June 8, 11 and 14, 2022, with the AFC opening in due course the bidding process to all Participating Member Associations to express their interest in hosting the AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ Qualifiers Final Round.

Similar to the bidding process of all centralised AFC Competitions in 2021, a wide range of requirements have been put in place to ensure adherence to the highest health and safety protocols and standards.

These include minimum travel and quarantine restrictions for all participating teams, convenience of flight connections to the host country, the medical situation in the host country, sufficient venues to organise the matches and most importantly, mandatory COVID-19 test to be organised for all players and officials upon arrival and during the duration of the competition under the guidance of the AFC’s Infection Control Officers.

The new match schedule may be amended where necessary pursuant to relevant provisions of the competition regulations.

Following the conclusion of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ Qualifiers Play-off stage earlier this month, Indonesia and Cambodia sealed the final two spots in the AFC Asian Cup China 2023™ Qualifiers Final Round after 22 teams clinched their places in June’s Preliminary Joint Qualifiers Round 2.

Guam took the lead through Devan Mendiola in the first half, but a tenacious Cambodian side came back stronger after the break with goals from Sos Suhana and substitute Keo Sokpheng securing the win.

Guam kicked off the match on the attacking foot as they sought to reverse their 1-0 first leg defeat and were successful in containing the Southeast Asians within their own half in the opening minutes.

Guam had their first sight on goal in the 10th minute when Jason Cunliffe collected Jonahan Romero’s long-range pass, but his run was cut short by the Cambodian defence, before Devan Mendiola failed to convert the loose ball from inside the box.