Eleven nations competed and booked their berth in the AFC Asian Cup 2023 following the results of the final round of qualifiers on Tuesday (June 14). The eleven teams competed in six different qualifying groups, the qualifiers were played in Bishkek, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Namangan and Ulaanbaatar. Interestingly, Tajikistan created history by confirming their first appearance in the Continental showpiece. A total of 24 teams are set to take part in the mega event. The 11 qualifiers join the 13 teams who had already booked their places after the second round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers in June 2021. Jordan emerged as the Group A winners with nine points, with Palestine topping Group B with a perfect record of three wins as well to qualify for their third successive showpiece event.


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Group C was won by Uzbekistan, who also advanced to the Continental showpiece with a perfect record of three wins.



With ANI inputs