The 2023 AFC Asian Cup final was a

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match which determined the winner of the

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 20 ...

, the 18th edition of the

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, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the

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. The match was held at the

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, Qatar, on 10 February 2024 between first-time finalists

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and the host country and defending champions

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. Qatar successfully defended the title after a 3–1 victory against Jordan, who were playing in their first major tournament final.

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earned a

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by scoring three penalties to make Qatar the first team to retain the Asian Cup since

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Venue

The final was originally set to be played at the

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. However it was moved to the higher-capacity

on 21 August 2023. This was the second match of the tournament played at the stadium, following the opening match on 12 January 2024.

Route to the final

Match

Summary

Details

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if necessary. *

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if scores still level. *Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

References

External links

* {{Qatar national football team matches

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