Asian Cup 2023 Round of 16 Match Schedule
January 28
18:30: Australia vs Indonesia
23:00: Tajikistan vs UAE
January 29
18:30: Iraq vs Jordan
23:00: Qatar vs Palestine
January 30
18:30: Uzbekistan vs Thailand
23:00: Saudi Arabia vs South Korea.
January 31
18:30: Bahrain vs Japan
23:00: Iran vs Syria
After Bahrain won against Jordan in Group C of the Asian Cup, the Indonesian team had even less chance of getting a ticket to the round of 16. However, at the last minute, luck "knocked on the door" for the team from the archipelago.
The Indonesian team surprisingly got a ticket to the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup (Photo: Getty).
The scenario that Indonesians were most looking forward to happened. In the match in the last round of Group F, Oman and Kyrgyzstan drew 1-1. Oman opened the scoring in the 8th minute by Muhsen Al Ghassani. They were unable to score a second goal. Finally, disaster struck the West Asian team. In the 80th minute, Kojo equalized 1-1 for Kyrgyzstan. This score was maintained until the end of the match.
With this result, Oman only ranked third in Group F with 2 points. They are behind Indonesia in the group of third-placed teams with the best results. The team from the archipelago country won 3 points after winning against the Vietnamese team.
This is the first time Indonesia has qualified for the group stage of the Asian Cup in history. In the round of 16, they will face a very strong opponent, Australia. Although the strength of the two teams is quite different, Indonesia cannot be underestimated when they are in high spirits.
Ranking of the third-placed teams with the best results in the 2023 Asian Cup (Photo: Wiki).
Another Southeast Asian team, Thailand, will face Uzbekistan. The War Elephants performed very well in the group stage, earning five points. They, along with hosts Qatar, are the only teams to not concede a goal in the group stage.
The most notable match in the round of 16 is the confrontation between South Korea and Saudi Arabia. The draw with Malaysia meant that the Korean team only finished in second place in Group E and they had to face the top team of Group F, Saudi Arabia. This promises to be a balanced match.
Hosts Qatar will face Palestine. Iran will face Syria, Japan will face Bahrain, Tajikistan will meet UAE or Iraq will face Jordan are the remaining matches in the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup.
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