Abandonment of the 2023
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
decisions that resulted in the Chinese team not qualifying for the next
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
The seeded seats of the
On May 14, 2023, the AFC officially announced that the event, originally scheduled to be held in June-July 2023 in China
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
There will be a change of venue. After lengthy discussions with the AFC, the country finally returned the hosting rights.
Given the severity of the outbreak, and despite the fact that the original competition was almost a year away, it had to be announced that the
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
the change of venue for the event. Prior to this, the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Chengdu Universiade had also been announced to be postponed.
Although the abandonment of the tournament resulted in China losing its seeding, the team has managed to lock up the World Cup Asian Zone 12 by virtue of advancing to the
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
of the entry.
As of now, 13 teams have confirmed their advancement to the 2023
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
These include the 12 countries in the Round of 12 and Qatar, who topped their group in the Round of 40. The remaining 11 countries will have to go through the June
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
qualifiers to compete for the remaining seats.
