2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Group A of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup will take place from 5 to 14 January 2019.[1] The group consists of tournament hosts United Arab Emirates, Thailand, India, and Bahrain.[2] The top two teams, possibly along with the third-place team (if they are ranked as one of the best four), will advance to the round of 16.[3]

Teams

Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
April 2018[nb 1] December 2018
A1 United Arab EmiratesWAFFHosts9 March 201510th2015 (third place)Runners-up (1996)81
A2 ThailandAFFSecond Round Group F winners24 March 20167th2007 (group stage)Third Place (1972)122
A3 IndiaSAFFThird Round Group A winners11 October 20174th2011 (group stage)Runners-up (1964)97
A4 BahrainWAFFThird Round Group E winners14 November 20176th2015 (group stage)Fourth Place (2004)116
Notes
  1. ↑ The rankings of April 2018 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 5 January 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the round of 16:

  • The winners of Group A will advance to play the third-placed team of Group C, Group D, or Group E.
  • The runners-up of Group A will advance to play the runners-up of Group C.
  • The third-placed team of Group A might advance to play the winners of Group B or Group C.

Matches

All times listed are GST (UTC+4).

United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain

United Arab Emirates  Match 1  Bahrain
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Thailand vs India

Thailand  Match 3  India
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Bahrain vs Thailand

Bahrain  Match 13  Thailand
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India vs United Arab Emirates

India  Match 15  United Arab Emirates
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United Arab Emirates vs Thailand

United Arab Emirates  Match 25  Thailand
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India vs Bahrain

India  Match 26  Bahrain
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References

  1. ↑ "Match Schedule – AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Draw sets stage for exciting AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup 2019 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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