AFC Asian Cup Round Of 16 Fixtures And Knockout Bracket Confirmed: South Korea Faced With Tricky Route To Final
The group stage of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup finished on Thursday and the remaining 16 teams can now begin to plot their route to the final.
The knockout phase will begin on Sunday when Indonesia take on 2015 champions Australia.
The winner of that game will face either South Korea or Saudi Arabia in the quarter-finals.
South Korea's road to the final looks like a tough one.
Should Son Heung-min's side get as far as the semi-finals then their most likely opponents based on form would be Iran - who won all three of their group games.
Japan and Qatar are in the other half of the bracket and will meet in the semi-finals if they both get that far.
AFC Asian Cup Round Of 16 Fixtures
- Jan 28: Australia vs Indonesia
- Jan 28: Tajikistan vs UAE
- Jan 29: Iraq vs Jordan
- Jan 29: Qatar vs Palestine
- Jan 30: Uzbekistan vs Thailand
- Jan 30: Saudi Arabia vs South Korea
- Jan 31: Bahrain vs Japan
- Jan 31: Iran vs Syria
Quarter-Finals
- Feb 2: Tajikistan or UAE vs Iraq or Jordan
- Feb 2: Australia or Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia or South Korea
- Feb 3: Iran or Syria vs Bahrain or Japan
- Feb 3: Qatar or Palestine vs Uzbekistan or Thailand
Semi-Finals
- Feb 6: Tajikistan/UAE/Iraq/Jordan vs Australia/Indonesia/Saudi Arabia/South Korea
- Feb 7: Iran/Syria/Bahrain/Japan vs Qatar/Palestine/Uzbekistan/Thailand
Final
- Feb 10 (Lusail Stadium)
The knockout phase of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup will begin on Sunday
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