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The '''2019 AFC Asian Cup Final''' is an upcoming [[Association football|football]] match to determine the winner of the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]], the 17th 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 will be held at the [[Zayed Sports City Stadium]] in [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates, on 1 February 2019 and will be contested by [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]].<ref name="regulations">{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-competition-regulations |title=AFC Asian Cup 2019 Competition Regulations |website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |format=PDF |access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>
The '''2019 AFC Asian Cup Final''' is an upcoming [[Association football|football]] match to determine the winner of the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]], the 17th 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 will be held at the [[Zayed Sports City Stadium]] in [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates, on 1 February 2019 and will be contested by [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and FIFA World Cup 2022 hosts [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]].<ref name="regulations">{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-competition-regulations |title=AFC Asian Cup 2019 Competition Regulations |website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |format=PDF |access-date=4 May 2018}}</ref>


==Venue==
==Venue==

Revision as of 16:09, 29 January 2019

2019 AFC Asian Cup Final
The Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi will host the final
Event2019 AFC Asian Cup
Japan Qatar
Japan Qatar
Date1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
VenueZayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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The 2019 AFC Asian Cup Final is an upcoming football match to determine the winner of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the 17th 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 will be held at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 1 February 2019 and will be contested by Japan and FIFA World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar.[1]

Venue

Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the largest stadium in the United Arab Emirates, will host the Asian Cup Final. The 43,000-seat stadium was built in 1980 and is primarily used by the Emirati national football team.[2][3] Zayed Sports City was the host of the 1996 Asian Cup Final, as well as several FIFA Club World Cup finals, most recently in 2018.[4] The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority solicited independent bids in 2015 to build a 60,000-seat stadium to host the Asian Cup final,[5] but Zayed Sports City Stadium was announced in 2017 as the venue for the opening match and final.[6]

Route to the final

Further information: 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Japan Round Qatar
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Turkmenistan 3–2 Match 1  Lebanon 2–0
 Oman 1–0 Match 2  North Korea 6–0
 Uzbekistan 2–1 Match 3  Saudi Arabia 2–0
Group F winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Japan 3 9
2  Uzbekistan 3 6
3  Oman 3 3
4  Turkmenistan 3 0
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group E winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Qatar 3 9
2  Saudi Arabia 3 6
3  Lebanon 3 3
4  North Korea 3 0
Source: AFC
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Saudi Arabia 1–0 Round of 16  Iraq 1–0
 Vietnam 1–0 Quarter-finals  South Korea 1–0
 Iran 3–0 Semi-finals  United Arab Emirates 4–0

Japan

See also: Japan at the AFC Asian Cup
Japan's starting lineup for the semi-final match against Iran

Japan is the most successful nation at the Asian Cup, having won it a record four times—most recently in 2011.[7] They qualified for the 2019 tournament by topping Group E with an undefeated record of seven wins and one draw, scoring 27 goals and conceding none.[8] After the team reached the round of 16 during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, head coach Akira Nishino was replaced by Hajime Moriyasu, who had assisted Nishino and served as coach of the under-23 team preparing for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] Moriyasu elected to exclude several veteran players in his Asian Cup squad, including midfielder Shinji Kagawa and striker Shinji Okazaki, with the goal of exposing younger, in-form players to international competition.[10][11] Under Moriyasu's tenure, Japan was undefeated in five matches before the start of the Asian Cup.[12]

In their opening match of the Asian Cup, Japan faced Turkmenistan and conceded a goal in the 26th minute, a long-range strike by Arslanmyrat Amanow, and entered halftime trailing 1–0. Japan took the lead in the second half with a brace from Yuya Osako, who scored in the 56th and 60th minutes, and added a third goal by Ritsu Doan eleven minutes later. The lead was cut back to 3–2 by a penalty kick scored in the 78th minute by Ahmet Atayev.[13] Moriyasu acknowledged that the team struggled in the match against Turkmenistan and praised their performance before adding that they would need to improve in order to advance from the group stage.[14] In their second match against Oman, Japan had several early chances that they failed to convert into goals before earning a penalty in the 28th minute for a tackle on Genki Haraguchi, who scored. The 1–0 win, which came with Oman being denied a penalty for an alleged handball in the first half, saw Japan qualify for the knockout round.[15][16] Moriyasu fielded an entirely new starting lineup, save for forward Koya Kitagawa, for the final group stage match against Uzbekistan. Japan won 2–1 and clinched a first-place finish in Group F after conceding a goal to Uzbekistan in the 40th minute and responding with a header scored by Yoshinori Muto in the 43rd minute and a long-distance strike by Tsukasa Shiotani in the 58th minute.[17]

The Samurai Blue faced Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 and played defensively, fielding a lineup similar to their first two group stage matches.[18] Japan advanced with a 1–0 victory over the Saudis on a 20th-minute header scored by Takehiro Tomiyasu and protected the lead against the majority of possession and shots held by the Saudis.[19] The quarter-finals marked the debut of the video assistant referee (VAR) system at the Asian Cup and was used in the match between Japan and Vietnam, calling back a goal in the 25th minute for a handball and awarding Japan a penalty kick in the 57th minute, which was scored by Ritsu Doan to give the Samurai Blue a 1–0 win.[20] Moriyasu defended the team's results after receiving criticism over the team's style of play, which relied on one-goal margins in the group stage and knockout rounds to reach the semi-finals.[21][22] Playing against the high-ranked Iranian team in the semi-finals, who had yet to concede a goal, Japan used an improved attack in the second half to win 3–0 and advance to their fifth Asian Cup final. Yuya Osako netted a brace with a header in the 56th minute and a penalty kick in the 67th minute that was awarded by VAR for a handball; Genki Haraguchi then added a third goal in stoppage time to seal the team's win.[23][24]

Match

Details

Japan Match 51 Qatar
Report

Match rules[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Asian Cup 2019 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ^ Reedie, Euan (27 May 2015). "Zayed Sports City: In a league of its own". Gulf News. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Ultimate guide to the eight stadiums used at the 2019 Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates". Fox Sports. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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  5. ^ "Competition launched for 60,000-seat stadium in Dubai to host 2019 Asian Cup football matches". The National. Abu Dhabi. Reuters. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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  14. ^ Radley, Paul (9 January 2019). "Hajime Moriyasu warns Japan they must raise their game at the Asian Cup after struggling to beat Turkmenistan". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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  20. ^ McAuley, John (24 January 2019). "Japan reach Asian Cup semi-finals as VAR comes into play for first time in tournament". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  21. ^ Passela, Amith (27 January 2019). "Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu: results, not performances, are all that matter at the Asian Cup". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  22. ^ Mulvenney, Nick (25 January 2019). "No sign of inexperienced Japan throwing off the shackles". Reuters. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  23. ^ Passela, Amith (28 January 2019). "Japan reach Asian Cup final as Yuya Osako double sinks Iran in Al Ain". The National. Abu Dhabi. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  24. ^ "Japan ease to Asian Cup final place with victory over favourites Iran". ESPN. Reuters. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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