The AFC Asian Cup 2023 witnessed three matches on January 19, with Iraq, Indonesia, and Iran emerging victorious in their respective games. On January 20, two more matches are scheduled, with Jordan taking on South Korea in the first match at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, and Bahrain facing Malaysia in the second match at Doha’s Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.
After the completion of the 20th match in the AFC Asian Cup 2023, here is the updated points table.
Group A:
Group A has Qatar leading on the first spot, followed by China, Tajikistan, and Lebanon.
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
QATAR |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
2 |
CHINA |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
3 |
TAJIKISTAN |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
|
4 |
LEBANON |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
1 |
Group B:
In Group B, Australia stay on top, while Uzbekistan move to second place after defeating India. Syria are in third, and India are at the bottom.
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
AUSTRALIA |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
UZBEKISTAN |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
3 |
SYRIA |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
1 |
|
4 |
INDIA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
Group C:
Group C sees Iran at the top after a win over Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates secure second place with a draw against Palestine. Palestine are third, and Hong Kong are fourth.
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
IR IRAN |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
2 |
UAE |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
3 |
PALESTINE |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
1 |
|
4 |
HONG KONG |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-3 |
0 |
Group D:
Iraq claim the top spot in Group D with a win against Japan. Japan are second, Indonesia move to third with their first win, and Vietnam are fourth.
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
IRAQ |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
JAPAN |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
3 |
INDONESIA |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
3 |
|
4 |
VIETNAM |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-3 |
0 |
Group E:
Jordan and South Korea lead Group E after winning their first matches, while Bahrain and Malaysia are in third and fourth place after their respective defeats.
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
JORDAN |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
2 |
South Korea |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
3 |
BAHRAIN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
|
4 |
MALAYSIA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-4 |
0 |
Group F:
In Group F, Thailand hold the first position, followed by Saudi Arabia. Oman and Kyrgyzstan are third and fourth after losing their opening matches.
|
Pos |
Team |
Matches |
W |
D |
L |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
THAILAND |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
2 |
SAUDI ARABIA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
3 |
OMAN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
|
4 |
KYRGYZTAN |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
Leading the goal-scoring chart are Akram Afif and Aymen Hussein, each netting three goals in two matches.
Top Goal Scorers:
- Akram Afif (Qatar) – 3 goals
- Aymen Hussein (Iraq) – 3 goals
- Jackson Irvine (Australia) – 2 goals
- Takumi Minamino (Japan) – 2 goals
- Sultan Adil Mohamed (UAE) – 2 goals
The assist providers' rankings have remained consistent after three matches on January 18.
Top Assists:
- Almoez Ali (Qatar) – 2 assists
- Saman Ghoddos (Iran) – 2 assists
- Yazan Abdallah Alnaimat (Jordan) – 2 assists
- Takumi Minamino (Japan) – 1 assist
- Wataru Endo (Japan) – 1 assist