Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: An injury has ruled out Oman goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi from the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
The Oman Football Association has called up Ammar Al Rashidi to replace veteran Al Habsi, the team captain who has been a mainstay in all previous AFC Asian Cup campaigns for the West Asian side.
His absence will be a blow to Oman, who were aiming to build on their 2017 Gulf Cup success in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: Syria are the latest team to have arrived for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, with Bernd Stange's squad touching down in Abu Dhabi late on Monday.
Syria, drawn in Group B, are determined to make an impact in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 after their 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia adventure, where they came within two matches of advancing to the Inter-Continental Playoff.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: A 69th minute goal from Muhannad Ali helped Iraq secure a 2-1 win against China PR in an international friendly match ahead of both their AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 campaigns.
Ahmad Ibrahim (pictured above) opened the scoring in the 22nd minute for the West Asians, but China made sure they went into the break level as star striker Wu Lei equalised two minutes before the half-time whistle.
However, it was 2007 AFC Asian Cup winners Iraq who prevailed, courtesy of Ali’s goal in the 69th minute.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: United Arab Emirates, hoping to win the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 on home soil, have announced their 23-man squad.
In the squad named by head coach Alberto Zaccheroni, 2015 AFC Player of the Year Ahmed Khalil and Ali Makbhout will be leading the charge for goals in a team that will be missing the talismanic Omar Abdulrahman.
Abdulrahman was ruled out earlier after suffering a season ending knee injury in October.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Sydney: Football Federation Australia (FFA) has confirmed that Austria-based midfielder James Jeggo will replace Aaron Mooy in the Socceroos squad for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
Jeggo, 26, has been playing regularly in the Austrian Bundesliga for his club FK Austria Wien this season and will add a defensive option to Graham Arnold’s midfield mix for the tournament.
Socceroos head coach Arnold said: “James has been performing really well in Austria and is a fantastic character, so we are very happy to have him join the squad. Initially James was very unlucky to miss out on the squad, but sometimes these things happen in football and we are glad we can provide him with this opportunity.
"James has thrived at club level playing in a defensive midfield role and with three attacking central midfielders already in the squad, we felt we needed someone with James’ attributes to provide some depth in that area.”
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Jeonju: 2000 AFC Asian Cup Top Scorer Lee Dong-gook believes Hector Cuper's side can build on the promise shown at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship and 2018 Asian Games.
With 14 AFC Asian Cup goals - second only to Islamic Republic of Iran legend Ali Daei in the all-time list - Korea Republic icon Lee knows a thing or two about success at the continent's most prestigious tournament.
And, while he does believe that it could be Korea Republic's time to end their 58-year Asian Cup title drought at UAE 2019, it is another nation that also intrigues the 39-year-old veteran.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: Former head coach Jorn Andersen has backed DPR Korea to secure a place in the knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 next month despite being drawn in Group E that also features Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Lebanon.
Andersen was at the helm of the team as they secured their berth at the Finals with a 2-0 victory over Hong Kong in Pyongyang in March before standing down to eventually join K League side Incheon United.
The former Norway international striker has since been replaced by Kim Yong-jun, who will take the squad into the Finals, but Andersen is confident DPR Korea can progress to the knockout phase of the competition for the first time since 1980 as one of the qualifiers from Group E.