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2023 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Group A of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 12 to 22 January 2024. The group consisted of hosts, defending and eventual champions Qatar national football team, Qatar, China national football team, China, tournament debutants Tajikistan national football team, Tajikistan, and Lebanon national football team, Lebanon. The top two teams, Qatar and Tajikistan, advanced to the round of 16. Teams Notes Standings Matches Qatar vs Lebanon The match was originally scheduled to take place at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor (city), Al Khor. However, the Asian Football Confederation, AFC confirmed in 21 August 2023 that the match would be moved to Lusail Stadium, Lusail due to significant interest for fans. This was the sides' second straight fixture in the tournament, having also met in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, previous edition, which was won by Qatar 2–0. Qatar had never lost to Lebanon in their history, with ten wins and three draws in their thirteen previous meetings. Akram Afif st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 AFC Asian Cup
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It involved 24 national teams after its expansion in 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2019, with hosts Qatar national football team, Qatar the defending champions. On 17 October 2022, the AFC announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar, replacing the original hosts China. Due to the high summer temperatures and Qatar's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the tournament was postponed to 12 January – 10 February 2024, while retaining the original name for both existing sponsorship and logistical purposes. The 2023 tournament were the second of three consecutive Asian Cup to be held in Middle East, following the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in United Arab Emirates and preceding the 2027 AFC Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia. This marked the first time a FIFA World Cup host nation hosts the AFC Asian Cup. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Khor (city)
Al Khor () is a coastal city in northeast Qatar, located north of the capital Doha. Considered one of Qatar's largest cities, it is the capital city of the Municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Khor, Al Khor and Al Thakhira. Dating back to the 18th century, it is one of Qatar's oldest settlements. The name of the city, meaning Creek (tidal), creek in Arabic, emerged because the original settlement was built on a creek. Until the mid-1900s, it was known as ''Khor Al Shaqiq''. Originally a fishing and Pearl hunting, pearling village, much of Al Khor's recent growth has been due to its proximity to Qatar's northern oil and Natural gas in Qatar, natural gas fields and to Ras Laffan Industrial City. Along with the neighboring Al Khor Community, it hosts a large number of Oil industry, oil workers. Al Khor Island, an important archaeological and tourist site, is northeast of the city. It was also the venue for the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. History Initial settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Al-Haydos
Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos (; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd. Club career Al-Haydos started playing football for Al Sadd at the age of eight, advancing through the ranks until he reached the first team at age seventeen. He had support and guidance early on from Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari. He was one of the players to take a penalty kick in the penalty-shootout against Jeonbuk in the 2011 AFC Champions League, scoring after the ball deflected off the top post. The victory ensured Al Sadd would earn a place in the FIFA Club World Cup as the representative for Asia. In the third-place match between Al Sadd and Kashiwa Reysol, he was again selected to take one of the penalty kicks after the match had ended 0–0. The penalty shoot-out was won by Al Sadd 5–3. He was voted as the 'Best Qatari Player' in 2014 in a poll conducted by Doha Stadium, receiving 58 out of 104 votes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Fatehi
Ahmed Fathy Mansi Abdulla (also spelled Fatehi, , born 25 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Arabi. Born in Egypt, he represents the Qatar national team. Career Fathy began his professional career with Al-Arabi in 2012. After several years living in Qatar, he was granted Qatari citizenship and represented the Qatar national team. He was a member of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup winning team. Honours Al-Arabi * Qatar FA Cup: 2022 *Emir of Qatar Cup: 2023 Qatar *AFC Asian Cup: 2019, 2023 Individual * AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ... References External links * Qatari men's footballers 21st-century Qatari sportsmen Qatari people of Egyptian descent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Mendes (footballer, Born 1990)
Lucas Michel Mendes (born 3 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Qatar national team. Club career On 15 August 2014, after playing 2 years with Olympique de Marseille, he signed for Qatari club El Jaish. International career On 9 November 2023, Mendes received his first call-up to the Qatar national team after being naturalized as a Qatari citizen, having lived in Qatar for nine years. He was part of the Qatari squad which won the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. He scored his first goal in the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification in the 102nd minute of the match against the national team of Uzbekistan, ending Uzbekistan's unbeaten streak of 20 games. Career statistics Club International Honours Coritiba *Campeonato Paranaense: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 *Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2010 Al-Duhail *Qatar Stars League: 2017–18 *Emir of Qatar Cup: 2018, 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar
Almahdi Ali Mukhtar () is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Al-Wakrah and Qatar national football team. He became the sixth Aspire Academy graduate to play for Qatar's senior national team after he made his debut in a friendly match against Egypt on 28 December 2010. Prior to joining Al-Gharafa SC, Almahdi played as a defender for Al Sadd SC. In 2015, Almahdi was officially signed by Al-Gharafa SC and continues to play as a defender. International career On 3 January 2024, he was named in Qatar's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. International goals :''Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.'' Honours Al Sadd *Qatar Stars League: 2012–13 *Emir of Qatar Cup: 2014, 2015 *Qatari Stars Cup: 2014 *Qatari Stars Cup: 2010 *AFC Champions League: 2011 Al-Gharafa *Qatari Stars Cup: 2018–19 Qatar *AFC Asian Cup: 2023 *Arabian Gulf Cup: 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ró-Ró
Pedro Miguel Carvalho Deus Correia (; born 6 August 1990), known as Ró-Ró (), is a professional footballer who plays for Al Sadd and the Qatar national team as a right-back or a central defender. Having played lower-league football in Portugal, he appeared for Al Ahli and Al Sadd in the Qatar Stars League after arriving in the country in January 2011. He won several honours with the latter, including three league titles. Born in Portugal, Ró-Ró represented Cape Verde and Qatar at under-21 and senior levels, respectively. He was part of the squads at the 2019 and 2023 Asian Cups, 2019 Copa América, 2021 Gold Cup and 2022 World Cup, winning the first two tournaments. Club career Born in Algueirão–Mem Martins, Sintra, Portugal of Cape Verdean descent, Ró-Ró received his nickname in tribute to his idols, the Brazilian internationals Ronaldo and Romário. He played for several clubs as a youth, including Benfica where he spent nearly six seasons, and made his seni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meshaal Barsham
Meshaal Essa Barsham (; born 14 February 1998) is a Qatari football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Al Sadd and the Qatar national football team. Club career Al Sadd On 27 August 2018, in the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-finals, Barsham started in Al Sadd's 3–1 away win against Esteghlal. Personal life He is the younger brother of Olympic gold high jump medalist Mutaz Barsham, and Muamer Aissa Barsham. Honours Al-Sadd *Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2019 *Qatari Stars Cup: 2019–20 *Emir of Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021 *Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021 *Qatar Stars League: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 Qatar * AFC Asian Cup: 2023 Individual * AFC Asian Cup Golden Glove: 2023 * AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2023 *Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League (; abbreviated as QSL), known as Ooredoo Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Islamic Republic Of Iran
The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI; , ''Fadrasion fotbal Jamehori Eslami Iran'') is the governing body for football (soccer), football in Iran. It was founded in 1920. The federation has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and a member of the Asian Football Confederation since 1958. History In 2001, Iran were founding members of the West Asian Football Federation, along with Iraq Football Association, Iraq, Jordan Football Association, Jordan, Lebanese Football Association, Lebanon, Palestinian Football Association, Palestine, and Syrian Football Association, Syria. Controversies On 23 November 2006, the federation was suspended by FIFA, due to government interference in football matters. FIFA rules decree that a national football federation should remain autonomous from the national government. However, on 17 December 2006, the ban was lifted and a new Transitory Board was composed. During the 2009 Iranian election protests, seven members of the Iran national f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alireza Faghani
Alireza Faghani (; born 21 March 1978) is an Iranian-Australian international football referee and former player, who has been on the international referees list for FIFA since 2008. Faghani has officiated in the Persian Gulf Pro League for several seasons until 2022, important matches such as the 2014 AFC Champions League final, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final, the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup final, the 2016 Olympic football final match. He has refereed matches in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Faghani had migrated to Australia in September 2019, and now referees in the A-League Men, and as an Australian referee in international tournaments since 2023. Early life Faghani was born on 21 March 1978 in Kashmar, a city near Mashhad. His nickname is ''Behrooz'' (). His father, Mohammad Faghani () was also a football referee. He has a younger brother named Mohammadreza, who referees in Swede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almoez Ali
Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla (; born 19 August 1996) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail SC, Al-Duhail, whom he Captain (association football), captains. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national football team, Qatar national team. Ali is currently the nation's Qatar national football team#Top goalscorers, all-time top goalscorer. He was a member of the Qatar squads which won back-to-back AFC Asian Cup titles in 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2019 and 2023 AFC Asian Cup, 2023; at the 2019 Asian Cup, he scored a single-edition record nine goals, and was named the tournament's AFC Asian Cup awards#Most Valuable Player, best player. He is also the only footballer to score in three different intercontinental championships — those being the AFC Asian Cup, the Copa América and the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Club career Early career Ali was born in Sudan and moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akram Afif
Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif (; born 18 November 1996) is a Qatari professional association football, footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd SC, Al Sadd and the Qatar national football team, Qatar national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers to have emerged in Qatar's history. Afif was named the Asian Footballer of the Year on two occasions: the first in 2019, after being recognized for his instrumental role in Qatar’s successful 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2019 Asian Cup campaign, and the second award coming in 2023 AFC Annual Awards, 2023. Club career Youth career Akram started off in the youth teams of Al-Markhiya Sports Club, Al-Markhiya and then Al Sadd SC, Al Sadd before joining the Aspire Academy as a full-time student in 2009. During his time at Aspire, Afif traveled to Spain on an exchange student program and played for the youth teams of Sevilla FC, Sevilla and Villarreal CF, Villarreal. He represented Sevilla in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
