The opening and finals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup will be held at the place where “god of soccer” Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) led Argentina to the 2022 Qatar World Cup victory. 카지노사이트킹
The AFC Asian Cup organizing committee said, "The tournament schedule has been renewed.
The opening game and the final will be held at the Lusail Stadium,” he said on the 21st.
“The opening game between Qatar and Lebanon kicks off at 7:00 pm local time (January 12 next year) at the Lusail Stadium, which can accommodate 88,000 people.
"The final is on February 10 at 6pm," he added.
This stadium was the site of last year's FIFA World Cup Qatar final match between Argentina and France.
The match was tied 3-3 in the first and second half and overtime, but after a penalty shoot-out, Argentina won the championship for the first time in 36 years.
Messi, who scored multiple goals, completed the 'myth' by holding the Golden Ball trophy given to the best player here.
Originally, the organizing committee planned to hold the opening and finals at the Albaite Stadium in Alcor, not the Lusail Stadium.
Albaite Stadium, which accommodates 68,000 people, was the venue for the opening game of the World Cup, Qatar-Ecuador.
The organizing committee said, "In addition to Lusail, there are 6 venues where World Cup games were held, including Albaite, Al-Janub, Altumama, Ahmad bin Ali, Education City and Khalifa International Stadium,
9 stadiums including Jasim bin Hamad and Abdullah bin Khalifa stadiums used by Qatari professional football teams. The competition will be held at the stadium,” he said.
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was originally scheduled to be held in China in July, but as the venue was changed to Qatar, the timing was also postponed to January or February 2024.
24 countries participate and are divided into 6 groups to hold a group stage, with 12 countries in first and second place in each group and the top 4 teams in third place advancing to the round of 16 to determine the winner through a tournament.
Korea, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, will challenge for the first championship in 63 years since 1960.
Klinsmann will compete in Group E with Jordan, Bahrain and Malaysia.