2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Group B of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup will take place from 6 to 15 January 2019.[1] The group consists of defending champions Australia, Syria, Palestine, and Jordan.[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
B1 AustraliaAFFSecond Round Group B winners29 March 20164th2015 (winners)Winners (2015)40
B2 SyriaWAFFSecond Round Group E runners-up
(2nd best runners-up)		29 March 20166th2011 (group stage)Group Stage (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011)76
B3 PalestineWAFFThird Round Group D runners-up10 October 20172nd2015 (group stage)Group Stage (2015)83
B4 JordanWAFFThird Round Group C winners14 November 20174th2015 (group stage)Quarterfinals (2004, 2011)117
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  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 January 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

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

Matches

All times listed are GST (UTC+4).

Australia vs Jordan

Australia  Match 2  Jordan
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Syria vs Palestine

Syria  Match 4  Palestine
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Jordan vs Syria

Jordan  Match 14  Syria
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Palestine vs Australia

Palestine  Match 16  Australia
Report

Australia vs Syria

Australia  Match 27  Syria
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Palestine vs Jordan

Palestine  Match 28  Jordan
Report

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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