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2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (previously the AFC U-23 Championship before rebranding from 2021), the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Qatar from 15 April to 3 May 2024. The tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the Olympics as the AFC representatives, while the fourth-best team entered a single-elimination AFC–CAF play-off match. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, but failed to defend the title after losing to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals, who in turn lost the final to Japan in both teams' hunt for the second title. Host selection Qatar was selected as the host for this competition by the Asian Football C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Jasim
Ali Jasim Elaibi Al-Tameemi (; born 20 January 2004) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch side Almere City FC on loan from the Italian Serie A club Como, and the Iraq national team. Club career Al-Karkh At 14 years old, Ali Jasim made his Iraqi Premier League debut for Al-Karkh against Al-Zawraa on 3 November 2018. He scored his first goal for the club in the last round of the 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League against Amanat Baghdad on 24 July 2019. Al-Shorta Ali Jasim joined the defending Iraqi Premier League champions Al-Shorta during the 2019–20 season under coach Abdul-Ghani Shahad, although the season was later abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He made his debut for Al-Shorta in the 2020–21 Iraq FA Cup, coming off the bench in a 5–0 win over Al-Khalis on 17 November 2020. Under Serbian coach Aleksandar Ilić, Jasim made one start and eight substitute appearances in the 2020–21 Iraqi Premier League as Al-Shorta finished in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |