2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F

Group F of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup will take place from 9 to 17 January 2019.[1] The group consists of Japan, Uzbekistan, Oman, and Turkmenistan.[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]

Japan is the only former champion, and also the team which won the most titles in the Asian Cup (1992, 2000, 2004 and 2011).

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
F1 JapanEAFFSecond Round Group E winners24 March 20169th2015 (quarter-finals)Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)60
F2 UzbekistanCAFASecond Round Group H winners29 March 20167th2015 (quarter-finals)Fourth place (2011)88
F3 OmanWAFFThird Round Group D winners10 October 20174th2015 (group stage)Group stage (2004, 2007, 2015)87
F4 TurkmenistanCAFAThird Round Group E runners-up14 November 20172nd2004 (group stage)Group stage (2004)129
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  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 9 January 2019. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

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

Matches

All times listed are GST (UTC+4).

Japan vs Turkmenistan

Japan  Match 10  Turkmenistan
Report

Uzbekistan vs Oman

Uzbekistan  Match 11  Oman
Report

Oman vs Japan

Oman  Match 23  Japan
Report

Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan  Match 24  Uzbekistan
Report

Oman vs Turkmenistan

Oman  Match 33  Turkmenistan
Report

Japan vs Uzbekistan

Japan  Match 34  Uzbekistan
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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