Asia’s top 24 teams discovered their group stage fate at the Katara Opera House in Doha for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ and will do battle at the Continental showpiece between 12 January to 10 February, 2024.
Historic opener
Hosts for a record third time, defending champions Qatar will get Asia’s most prestigious competition underway by facing Lebanon on Friday, 12 January, 2024 at 7.30pm, Qatar time. The 68,895-capacity Al Bayt Stadium is set to witness an opening spectacle between the two West Asian teams, who have previously only met once in AFC Asian Cup™ history. It will be Qatar’s 40th match in tournament history, while Lebanon will be playing in an opening match of an AFC Asian Cup™ for the first time.