Determined 6 out of 8 teams in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup

At Al Janoub Stadium, Uzbekistan and Thailand played an exciting match. The Central Asian football representative took the lead at the end of the first half thanks to a goal from Azizbek Turgunboev.

In the 58th minute, Supachok Sarachat scored a superb long-range shot to equalize 1-1 for Thailand. Seven minutes later, it was Abbosbek Fayzullaev's turn to score a beautiful long-range shot to help Uzbekistan regain the lead. The 2-1 score in favor of Uzbekistan lasted until the end of the match, helping this team secure a ticket to the quarterfinals.

Xác định 6 trên 8 đội vào tứ kết Asian Cup 2023

Uzbekistan wins ticket to quarter-finals of Asian Cup 2023 (Photo: Reuters)

In the match that followed, Saudi Arabia and South Korea needed a penalty shootout to decide the winner. The two teams tied 1-1 in regulation time and both extra time. In the nerve-wracking shootout, the Korean team won 4-2 to secure a ticket to the next round.

South Korea to meet Australia in 2023 Asian Cup quarter-finals (Photo: Getty)

Thus, 6 teams have been confirmed to enter the quarter-finals of the 2023 Asian Cup, including Australia, Tajikistan, Jordan, Qatar, Uzbekistan and South Korea. The first 3 quarter-final pairs have been revealed, including Tajikistan - Jordan, Australia - South Korea and Qatar - Uzbekistan.

The remaining two tickets to the quarter-finals of the 2023 Asian Cup will be determined after the last two matches of the round of 16 taking place today, January 31, including Bahrain - Japan (18:30) and Iran - Syria (23:00). The winners of these two matches will meet in the quarter-finals.

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