2023 AFC Asian Cup final

{{short description|Association football match}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2023 AFC Asian Cup final

| image = File:Brésil vs Serbie.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Lusail Stadium hosted the final.

| event = 2023 AFC Asian Cup

| team1 = Jordan

| team1association = {{flagicon|JOR|size=30px}}

| team1score = 1

| team2 = Qatar

| team2association = {{flagicon|QAT|size=30px}}

| team2score = 3

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2024|2|10|df=y}}

| stadium = Lusail Stadium

| city = Lusail

| man_of_the_match1a = Akram Afif (Qatar)

| referee = Ma Ning (China)

| attendance = 86,492

| weather = Clear
{{convert|20|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
60% humidity

| previous = 2019

| next = 2027

}}

The 2023 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match which determined the winner of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation. The match was held at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 10 February 2024 between first-time finalists Jordan and the host country and defending champions Qatar.{{cite news |title=Lusail Stadium |publisher=Asian Football Association |date=1 December 2021 |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/lusail_stadium.html}}{{cite news |title=AFC Asian Cup 2023: Full match schedule The complete list of fixtures for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar, with the stadiums and kick off times. |date=10 January 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2024/1/10/afc-asian-cup-2023-fixtures-dates-venues-and-times}}

Qatar successfully defended the title after a 3–1 victory against Jordan, who were playing in their first major tournament final. Akram Afif earned a hat trick by scoring three penalties to make Qatar the first team to retain the Asian Cup since Japan in 2004.{{cite news |date=10 February 2024 |title=Akram Afif's hat-trick of penalties secures Asian Cup glory for Qatar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/feb/10/qatar-jordan-asian-cup-final-match-report |work=The Guardian |agency=Reuters |accessdate=12 February 2024}}

Venue

The final was originally set to be played at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. However it was moved to the higher-capacity Lusail Stadium, Lusail on 21 August 2023. This was the second match of the tournament played at the stadium, following the opening match on 12 January 2024.{{cite web|title=#AsianCup2023 adds world-class Lusail Stadium to elevate fan experience|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_asian_cup/news/asiancup2023_adds_world-class_lusail_stadium_to_elevate_fan_experience.html|website=the-afc|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=8 February 2024|date=21 August 2023}}

Route to the final

{{further|2023 AFC Asian Cup}}

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! colspan="2"|Jordan

! Round

! colspan="2"|Qatar

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| Opponents

| Result

| Group stage

| Opponents

| Result

style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|MAS}}

| 4–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF;"|Match 1

| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LBN}}

| 3–0

style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|KOR}}

| 2–2

| style="background:#C1E0FF;"|Match 2

| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TJK}}

| 1–0

style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|BHR}}

| 0–1

| style="background:#C1E0FF;"|Match 3

| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CHN}}

| 1–0

colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Group E third place{{Center|{{2023 AFC Asian Cup group tables|Group E|only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=JOR}}}}

| style="background:#C1E0FF;"|Final standings

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|Group A winners{{Center|{{2023 AFC Asian Cup group tables|Group A|only_pld_pts=yes|showteam=QAT}}}}

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| Opponents

| Result

| Knockout stage

| Opponents

| Result

style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|IRQ}}

| 3–2

| style="background:#C1E0FF;"|Round of 16

| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PLE}}

| 2–1

style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|TJK}}

| 1–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF;"|Quarter-finals

| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|UZB}}

| 1–1 {{aet}} {{pso|3–2}}

style="text-align:left;"|{{Fb|KOR}}

| 2–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF;"|Semi-finals

| style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|IRN}}

| 3–2

Match

=Summary=

=Details=

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|date = {{Start date|2024|2|10|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JOR}}

|score = {{score link|2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage#Final|1–3|2023 AFC Asian Cup final}}

|team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Afif {{goal|22|pen.|73|pen.|90+5|pen.}}

|stadium = Lusail Stadium, Lusail

|attendance = 86,492

|referee = Ma Ning (China){{cite web |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup/Downloads/Referees/AFC-Asian-Cup-Qatar%E2%84%A2-2023-Match-Officials---Final-10-February.pdf|title=AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Match Officials - Final 10 February|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=8 February 2024}}

|report = https://assets.the-afc.com/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup/Downloads/Post_Match/Knockout_stage/M51-JOR-v-QAT.pdf

}}

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GK1Yazeed Abulaila{{yel|90+4}}
CB3Abdallah Nasib
CB5Yazan Al-Arab
CB17Salem Al-Ajalin{{yel|45+7}}
RM23Ihsan Haddad (c)
CM21Nizar Al-Rashdan
CM8Noor Al-Rawabdeh
LM13Mahmoud Al-Mardi{{suboff|80}}
RF10Musa Al-Taamari
CF11Yazan Al-Naimat{{yel|86}}
LF9Ali Olwan{{yel|18}}{{suboff|90+5}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF18Saleh Rateb{{subon|80}}
MF25Anas Al-Awadat{{subon|90+5}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|MAR}} Hussein Ammouta

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GK22Meshaal Barsham{{yel|90+16}}
CB5Tarek Salman
CB3Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar{{suboff|81}}
CB12Lucas Mendes
RM9Yusuf Abdurisag{{suboff|63}}
CM24Jassem Gaber{{suboff|53}}
CM20Ahmed Fatehi
CM10Hassan Al-Haydos (c){{suboff|53}}
LM4Mohammed Waad
CF19Almoez Ali
CF11Akram Afif
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF8Ali Assadalla{{yel|90+9}}{{subon|53}}
MF6Abdulaziz Hatem{{subon|53}}
FW17Ismaeel Mohammad{{subon|63}}
DF16Boualem Khoukhi{{subon|81}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|ESP}} Tintín Márquez

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Man of the Match:


Akram Afif (Qatar)

Assistant referees:


Zhou Fei (China)


Zhang Cheng (China)


Fourth official:


Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)


Reserve assistant referee:


Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)


Video assistant referee:


Fu Ming (China)


Assistant video assistant referees:


Jumpei Iida (Japan)

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Match rules{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup/Downloads/AFC-Asian-Cup-2023™-Competition-Regulations%20(21%20Dec%202023).pdf|title=AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Competition Regulations|publisher=AFC}}

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

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See also

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