2019 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage of the
All times are local,
Format
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time,
The AFC set out the following schedule for the round of 16:[2]
- R16-1: Runners-up Group A v Runners-up Group C
- R16-2: Winners Group D v 3rd Group B/E/F
- R16-3: Winners Group B v 3rd Group A/C/D
- R16-4: Winners Group F v Runners-up Group E
- R16-5: Winners Group C v 3rd Group A/B/F
- R16-6: Winners Group E v Runners-up Group D
- R16-7: Winners Group A v 3rd Group C/D/E
- R16-8: Runners-up Group B v Runners-up Group F
Combinations of matches in the round of 16
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[2]
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| A | B | C | E | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
| A | B | C | F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
| A | B | D | E | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
| A | B | D | F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
| A | B | E | F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
| A | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E | |||
| A | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F | |||
| A | C | E | F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
| A | D | E | F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
| B | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E | |||
| B | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
| B | C | E | F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F | |||
| B | D | E | F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
| C | D | E | F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E | |||
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.[2]
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| C |  South Korea
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| D |  Iran
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| E |  Qatar
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| F |  Japan
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Bracket
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| Iran | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| 28 January – Al Ain (HBZ) | ||||||||||||||
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| 20 January – Dubai (Al Maktoum) | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jordan | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
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| Vietnam (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
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| 21 January – Sharjah | ||||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| 1 February – Abu Dhabi (Zayed Sports) | ||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 22 January – Dubai (Rashid) | ||||||||||||||
| Qatar | 3 | |||||||||||||
| a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 25 January – Abu Dhabi (Zayed Sports) | ||||||||||||||
| Bahrain | 1 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 22 January – Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | ||||||||||||||
| Qatar | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Qatar | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 29 January – Abu Dhabi (MBZ) | ||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Qatar | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 21 January – Abu Dhabi (Zayed Sports) | ||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | |||||||||||||
| a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 25 January – Al Ain (HBZ) | ||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 21 January – Al Ain (KBZ) | ||||||||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Australia (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Jordan vs Vietnam
The two had already faced each other in previous qualification phases, with all of their matches ending in draws.
Jordan came close in the 20th minute when Musa Al-Taamari lured three defenders out of position before his back-heel pass found Feras Shelbaieh, whose cross to Yaseen Al-Bakhit saw his effort going wide. In the 35th minute, Đoàn Văn Hậu's left-footed strike was parried away by Amer Shafi. Jordan took the lead in the 38th minute after Đỗ Hùng Dũng brought Salem Al-Ajalin down just outside the box. Baha' Abdel-Rahman scored from the resulting free kick into the top right corner of the net. Six minutes into the second half, Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng sent in a curling cross in front of the goal, which Nguyễn Công Phượng squeezed past the Jordanian defenders for the equaliser. Neither side managed to find a way to score in the remaining minutes, forcing the first ever AFC Asian Cup last 16 tie to go into extra time. However, both teams were unwilling to take unnecessary risks, as penalties were needed to decide the tie.
Jordan were the first to miss, with Baha' Faisal striking the crossbar, which was then followed by Ahmed Samir's effort saved by Đặng Văn Lâm. Vietnam's Trần Minh Vương also missed but Bùi Tiến Dũng made no mistake as the Southeast Asian side advanced to the quarter-finals.[4]
The win meant that since reunification, Vietnam had reached the quarter-finals in all their two Asian Cups they participated, but this was also the country's first ever win in the knockout stage, though technically it was a draw. For Jordan, the loss meant they have never won any competitive knockout stage games in their Asian Cup history.
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Thailand vs China PR
China PR have only faced Thailand once in the AFC Asian Cup, back in 1992 which ended in a 1–1 draw.
In the 31st minute,
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Iran vs Oman
Iran and Oman had only met once in the tournament, a 2–2 draw back in 2004.
Oman were awarded a penalty in the third minute when
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Australia )
Additional assistant referees: Australia )
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Japan vs Saudi Arabia
Japan and Saudi Arabia have met each other in four previous Asian Cup editions, with Japan holding the better record with only one loss and four wins.
Mohammed Al-Fatil sneaked in a header from the centre of the box from a set-piece situation, but the defender placed it wide of the mark. Japan came close six minutes later with Ritsu Dōan finding space in the danger area after collecting Takumi Minamino’s pass but saw his effort blocked by the Saudi defence. Japan scored the opening goal in the 20th minute as Takehiro Tomiyasu rose the highest to nod the ball home. With five minutes left in the half, Hattan Bahebri muscled his way into the box, but his curling shot flew past the right post, as Japan stayed ahead going into the break. In the second half, Maya Yoshida connected with a header from Gaku Shibasaki’s delivery but Mohammed Al-Owais collected it safely. In the 73rd minute, Abdullah Otayf found Housain Al-Mogahwi lurking in the box but the midfielder sent his header high above the bar as Japan soaked up the pressure to seal their quarter-final spot.[8]
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Kyrgyzstan )
Additional assistant referees: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
Australia vs Uzbekistan
Nesterov saved
| Australia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Uzbekistan |
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United Arab Emirates vs Kyrgyzstan
The Emiratis went ahead in the 13th minute through a
Mabkhout spurned an early chance in the second minute of the additional 30, before just 60 seconds later, the striker was brought down in the area by
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South Korea vs Bahrain
Bahrain were caught off guard when Yong sent in a cross from the right which Kim Jin-su met with a header to seal his team's place in the quarter-finals.[12]
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Additional assistant referees: Jumpei Iida (Japan) Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
Qatar vs Iraq
Qatar spurned the first opportunity of the game when
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Man of the Match:
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Fourth official: Rashid Al-Ghaithi (Oman) Additional assistant referees: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan) |
Quarter-finals
Vietnam vs Japan
Koya Kitagawa’s pass to Genki Haraguchi in the 23rd minute was slid out of play by Vietnamese defender Đỗ Duy Mạnh. The resulting corner saw Haraguchi send in a curler that found Maya Yoshida, who headed the ball into the back of the net. However, VAR was called into action for the first time in the history of the Asian Cup and much to Vietnam’s relief, Emirati referee Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed disallowed the goal as Yoshida’s header had deflected off his arm. Shūichi Gonda was forced into making his first save of the match as Phan Văn Đức came close with a 37th minute strike, before being called into action again a minute later to deny another close-range attempt from Văn Đức. Ritsu Dōan’s run was blocked by Bùi Tiến Dũng and the referee, after another VAR check, awarded a penalty which Doan converted in the 57th minute. Substitute Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy came close to equalising in the 73rd minute, but his low drive missed the upright by mere inches.[15]
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Assistant video assistant referees: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) Paolo Valeri (Italy) |
China PR vs Iran
In the 18th minute, Sardar Azmoun stole the ball from Feng Xiaoting before squaring it to Mehdi Taremi who fired home to give Iran the lead. The Iranians then spurned a chance to double their advantage when Hossein Kanaanizadegan found Taremi from Ashkan Dejagah’s free-kick only to somehow miss the target from only three yards. Azmoun out-muscled Liu Yiming and rounded goalkeeper Yan Junling to score shortly after the half-hour mark. After the break, Taremi and Kanaanizadegan looped headers narrowly over the bar, before Alireza Jahanbakhsh curled an effort narrowly wide of Yan's left-hand upright on 58 minutes. Substitute Yu Dabao missed from close-range with 10 minutes remaining leaving Karim Ansarifard to net another for Iran after yet another defensive error.[17] The victory allowed Iran to play in the semi-finals for the first time since 2004 edition where they finished third-place.
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South Korea vs Qatar
Akram Afif brought a save out of goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu shortly after the half-hour mark. Moments later, midfielder Hwang In-beom curled a shot narrowly wide from the edge of the area after Qatar had failed to adequately deal with Lee Yong's free kick. In the second half, Hwang Ui-jo controlled the ball before bringing a fine save out of Qatari custodian Saad Al-Sheeb. Kim Jin-su grazed the outside of an upright with a free kick, before Qatar took the lead minutes later. Gathering possession some 25 yards from goal, Abdulaziz Hatem sent the ball past Seung-gyu’s dive and into the bottom corner. Within seconds, Ui-jo had a goal ruled out by the VAR for offside, while Boualem Khoukhi's overhead kick was repelled by Seung-gyu. Late and intense South Korean pressure failed to find the equaliser, leaving Qatar to progress to the next round.[18]
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United Arab Emirates vs Australia
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Semi-finals
Iran vs Japan
Iran and Japan have faced each other in three previous Asian Cup editions, with Japan winning one. The rest were draws. Iran have never scored a goal against Japan in every Asian Cup that the two teams met.
Yuya Osako's ball found space behind Alireza Jahanbakhsh and the advancing Yuto Nagatomo sent in a low cross, but Takumi Minamino missed his chance. Maya Yoshida headed wide from Gaku Shibasaki's corner while Ritsu Dōan also aimed his shot wide. In the opening minutes of the second half, Ashkan Dejagah and Ehsan Hajsafi both saw their attempts miss the target. Moments later, Hossein Kanaanizadegan turned to protest to referee Chris Beath following a collision with Minamino and, while the Australian ignored Iran's pleas, Minamino sent in a cross which was headed home by Osako. Jahanbakhsh almost restored parity five minutes later, only for Shūichi Gonda to tip his free-kick over the bar while Morteza Pouraliganji headed just off target moments later. Minamino's pass into the centre struck the sliding Pouraliganji on the arm. The resulting penalty saw Osako send Alireza Beiranvand the wrong way to double Japan's lead. In added time, Genki Haraguchi added Japan's third goal with a burst through the defence before smashing his shot past Beiranvand to confirm the Samurai Blue's progress to the final.[21]
For Iran, this loss meant that the country's Asian Cup thirst has been extended to 47 years since the last win on home soil back in 1976 and for Japan, since the professionalisation of football in the 1990s, they have made it into the final in five out of eight tournaments, which remains a record.
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Fourth official: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) Video assistant referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy) Assistant video assistant referees: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
Qatar vs United Arab Emirates
Qatar took the lead at the 22nd minute,
The match was marred by bottle- and footwear-throwing incidents committed by the UAE supporters. This conduct was preceded by booing the Qatari national anthem.[24][25][26] The two countries have had a hostile relationship and had cut ties due to the then-ongoing diplomatic crisis.[27]
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Final
Japan began the match with two set piece chances, but neither was able to provide a scoring chance.[28] Qatar's Almoez Ali opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a bicycle kick from 15 yards (14 m) after juggling a ball received from Akram Afif. With his ninth goal of the tournament, Ali took the record for most goals scored during an Asian Cup that was previously held by Iranian Ali Daei.[29] Abdulaziz Hatem scored Qatar's next goal in the 27th minute, shooting from 25 yards (75 ft) past Japanese goalkeeper Shūichi Gonda towards the top corner.[28]
Japan regained possession and found several scoring chances before and after halftime, including a missed header from Yoshinori Muto and several corner kicks, but were unable to produce a shot on goal.[28] Qatar received an early chance to score their third goal in the 56th minute on a counterattack, but the shot by Hatem went over the crossbar.[30][28] The lead was cut to 2–1 with a 69th-minute goal from close range by Takumi Minamino—the first to be conceded by Qatar during the tournament.[28][29] Qatar were awarded a penalty kick in the 82nd minute by the video assistant referee for a handball by Japanese captain Maya Yoshida, who blocked a shot from a corner kick. The penalty was converted by Akram Afif to give Qatar a 3–1 lead that they kept until the end of the match.[31][30][32]
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