Asian Cup of attractions

The victories and goals scored by the "favorite" teams accurately reflect their playing style, based on the "play to win" spirit. Central Asian teams such as Tajikistan or Uzbekistan also clearly demonstrate the long-standing characteristics of this region: not too strong but never weak. Both of these teams drew 0-0 in their first match.

Home team Qatar (No. 11) determined to go deep in Asian Cup 2023

It is worth noting that most of the matches were balanced, at least in a certain period. Only Iran easily overwhelmed Palestine. The rest, Australia and Qatar, had to wait quite a long time to "open their accounts", against India and Lebanon. The Japanese team even lost to the Vietnamese team after 12 minutes. On the one hand, the story shows that the gap in level between the teams has been significantly shortened. Even the Hong Kong team "fought" with the UAE (only trailing by 1 goal, only losing 1-3 in the extra minutes). On the other hand, the "upper" teams still showed a clear advantage in terms of class. They always adjusted their playing style, tempo, and generally had a reasonable solution when needed to change to aim for victory.

Vietnam played very well against Japan.

The professional quality of this tournament is quite high. Remember: this is only the first few matches, in a situation where most of the matches are theoretically unequal. The weaker teams have shown their ability to withstand while the stronger teams have not disappointed. This is worth noting because this is the period when continental championships, especially the EURO of Europe and the Copa America of South America, are declining in professional quality. Top-level football is now mainly only attractive at the club level, because the players are more compatible in their playing style and each club has a perfect force (compared to their own conditions). From the first few "watchable" matches, it can be predicted that this year's Asian Cup will be very attractive, when the strong teams really warm up and the race enters the real competition stage.

The 2023 AFC Asian Cup is the first continental championship to use the new SAOT technology (temporarily called the semi-automatic offside system). Previously, this technical system was only used by FIFA at the 2022 World Cup. Another historic detail: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) officially became the first female referee to officiate a match at the Asian Cup. This referee officiated the India-Australia match in Group B.

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