TRIBUNNEWS.COM, KUWAIT- The 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers will compete for the remaining 11 tickets. As many as 13 of the 24 teams have confirmed that they will appear in the 18th AFC Asian Cup next year.
The 13 teams that have been confirmed to appear in the Asian Cup are Japan, Syria, Qatar, South Korea, Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, China, Iraq, Oman, Vietnam and Lebanon.
The other 11 tickets will be up for grabs in the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification event which will be attended by 30 participating teams, including Indonesia.
With the last 11 spots up for grabs, which team will qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup? Will be determined in the struggle in the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers which will be held in Kuwait.
AFC Asian Cup 2023 is still a year away. But the line-up of 24 teams will be finalized in the coming week in the 2023 Asian Cup qualifying round.
The 13 contenders have already qualified based on their achievements in the previous round, a feat which saw some of them feature in the FIFA World Cup.
Another 11 teams will advance over the next seven days with the six group winners going through automatically along with the five best-placed runners-up in qualifying.
Although the tournament was originally to be held in China, a new host venue had to be chosen after China withdrew due to the COVID-19 situation in the country.
While there is uncertainty as to where the competition will be held, there is no doubt who will be competing for the biggest prize in Asian football.
There are 6 groups in the third round of Asian Cup qualifying and judging who is most likely to book their place in the tournament.
