NB: all countries which reached the third stage of the Asian section of the 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament are automatically qualified for the final tournament of the 2019 Asian Nations Cup: Saudi Arabia, Australia, Qatar, Iran, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Syria and China (the UA Emirates were already qualified as hosts). Playoff Round - First Stage NB: the four worst fourth placed teams (Malaysia, Tajikistan, Maldives, Taiwan) and the fifth placed teams (East Timor, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Yemen) of the second stage of the Asian section of the 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament enter, to determine eight entrants for the group stage (so three teams to be eliminated) 2- 6-16 Kaohsiung Taiwan 2-2 Cambodia 7- 6-16 Phnom Penh Cambodia 2-0 Taiwan 2- 6-16 Vientiane Laos 0-1 India 7- 6-16 Guwahati India 6-1 Laos 2- 6-16 Johor Bahru Malaysia 3-0 East Timor 6- 6-16 Johor Bahru East Timor 0-3 Malaysia NB: both matches in Malaysia 2- 6-16 Dushanbe Tajikistan 5-0 Bangladesh 7- 6-16 Dhaka Bangladesh 0-1 Tajikistan 2- 6-16 Malé Maldives 0-2 Yemen 7- 6-16 Doha (Qatar) Yemen 2-0 Maldives Bhutan bye NB: winners qualified for group stage qualifying tournament; losers to second stage Playoff Round - Second Stage 6- 9-16 Dhaka Bangladesh 0-0 Bhutan 10-10-16 Thimphu Bhutan 3-1 Bangladesh [JT Dorji 4, C Gyeltshen 26,76 - M Islam 63] 6- 9-16 Malé Maldives 4-0 Laos 11-10-16 Vientiane Laos 1-1 Maldives [Shavong 80 - Nashid 92] 8-10-16 Kaohsiung East Timor 1-2 Taiwan [Rufino Gama 5 - Wu Chun-ching 7,38] 11-10-16 Kaohsiung Taiwan 2-1 East Timor [Chen Yi-wei 10, Chen Hao-wei 75 - Jose Oliveira 85] NB: both matches in Taiwan NB: winners qualified for group stage qualifying tournament; losers eliminated Group Stage NB: the four worst second placed teams (Jordan, Oman, Lebanon, North Korea), the third placed teams (Palestine, Kyrgyzstan, Hongkong, Turkmenistan, Singapore, Vietnam, Kuwait, Philippines) and the four best fourth placed teams (Guam, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bahrain) of the second stage of the Asian section of the 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament enter, together with the eight winners of the above playoff round; note that Kuwait is currently under a FIFA suspension and will be disqualified if that is not lifted prior to the draw of the group stage. Third Round Group A 6- 9-17 Taipa Macau 0-2 India [B Singh 57,82]
United Arab Emirirates, 5 January, 2019 - 1 February 2019 NB: in the United Arab Emirates Qualified: UA Emirates (as hosts) Saudi Arabia, Australia, Qatar, Iran, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Syria and China (all by reaching third stage of the Asian section of the 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament; 12 other countries (top-2 of six qualifying groups above) qualified as well. First Round (Group Stage) Group A 1.UA EMIRATES 3 1 2 0 4- 2 5 2.THAILAND 3 1 1 1 3- 5 4 [1-0] 3.BAHRAIN 3 1 1 1 2- 2 4 [0-1] 4.India 3 1 0 2 4- 4 3 5- 1-19 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 1-1 Bahrain 6- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Thailand 1-4 India 10- 1-19 Dubai Bahrain 0-1 Thailand 10- 1-19 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 2-0 India 14- 1-19 Sharjah India 0-1 Bahrain 14- 1-19 Al-Ain UA Emirates 1-1 Thailand Group B 1.JORDAN 3 2 1 0 3- 0 7 2.AUSTRALIA 3 2 0 1 6- 3 6 3.Palestine 3 0 2 1 0- 3 2 4.Syria 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1 6- 1-19 Al-Ain Australia 0-1 Jordan 6- 1-19 Sharjah Syria 0-0 Palestine 10- 1-19 Al-Ain Jordan 2-0 Syria 11- 1-19 Dubai Palestine 0-3 Australia 15- 1-19 Al-Ain Australia 3-2 Syria 15- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Palestine 0-0 Jordan Group C 1.SOUTH KOREA 3 3 0 0 4- 0 9 2.CHINA 3 2 0 1 5- 3 6 3.KYRGYZSTAN 3 1 0 2 4- 4 3 4.Philippines 3 0 0 3 1- 7 0 7- 1-19 Al-Ain China 2-1 Kyrgyzstan 7- 1-19 Dubai South Korea 1-0 Philippines 11- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Philippines 0-3 China 11- 1-19 Al-Ain Kyrgyzstan 0-1 South Korea 16- 1-19 Abu Dhabi South Korea 2-0 China 16- 1-19 Dubai Kyrgyzstan 3-1 Philippines Group D 1.IRAN 3 2 1 0 7- 0 7 [0-0] 2.IRAQ 3 2 1 0 6- 2 7 [0-0] 3.VIETNAM 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3 4.Yemen 3 0 0 3 0-10 0 7- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Iran 5-0 Yemen 8- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Iraq 3-2 Vietnam 12- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Vietnam 0-2 Iran 12- 1-19 Sharjah Yemen 0-3 Iraq 16- 1-19 Dubai Iran 0-0 Iraq 16- 1-19 Al-Ain Vietnam 2-0 Yemen Group E 1.QATAR 3 3 0 0 10- 0 9 2.SAUDI ARABIA 3 2 0 1 6- 2 6 3.Lebanon 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3 4.North Korea 3 0 0 3 1-14 0 8- 1-19 Dubai Saudi Arabia 4-0 North Korea 9- 1-19 Al-Ain Qatar 2-0 Lebanon 12- 1-19 Dubai Lebanon 0-2 Saudi Arabia 13- 1-19 Al-Ain North Korea 0-6 Qatar 17- 1-19 Sharjah Lebanon 4-1 North Korea 17- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia 0-2 Qatar Group F 1.JAPAN 3 3 0 0 6- 3 9 2.UZBEKISTAN 3 2 0 1 7- 3 6 3.OMAN 3 1 0 2 4- 4 3 4.Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 3-10 0 9- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Japan 3-2 Turkmenistan 9- 1-19 Sharjah Uzbekistan 2-1 Oman 13- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Oman 0-1 Japan 13- 1-19 Dubai Turkmenistan 0-4 Uzbekistan 17- 1-19 Al-Ain Japan 2-1 Uzbekistan 17- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Oman 3-1 Turkmenistan NB: Vietnam and Lebanon had identical records as third placed teams; Vietnam qualified for the second round because of a better disciplinary record Second Round 20- 1-19 Dubai Jordan 1-1 Vietnam [aet, 2-4 pen] 20- 1-19 Al-Ain Thailand 1-2 China 20- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Iran 2-0 Oman 21- 1-19 Sharjah Japan 1-0 Saudi Arabia 21- 1-19 Al-Ain Australia 0-0 Uzbekistan [aet, 4-2 pen] 21- 1-19 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 3-2 Kyrgyzstan [aet] 22- 1-19 Dubai South Korea 2-1 Bahrain [aet] 22- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Qatar 1-0 Iraq Quarterfinals 24- 1-19 Dubai Vietnam 0-1 Japan 24- 1-19 Abu Dhabi China 0-3 Iran 25- 1-19 Abu Dhabi South Korea 0-1 Qatar [Abdulaziz Hatem] 25- 1-19 Al-Ain UA Emirates 1-0 Australia Semifinals 28- 1-19 Al-Ain 29- 1-19 Abu Dhabi Final 1- 2-19 Abu Dhabi
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