AFC postpones Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia to late 2027 due to conflict in Middle East
The Guardian Football's headline. Reported by The Guardian Football, Al Jazeera English, Saudi Gazette.
What The Guardian Football reported
Tournament pushed back 11 months with proposed start on 23 December New dates with 21 January 2028 final must be approved by Fifa The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia has been postponed as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. After a month of speculation following the airport attack on Riyadh’
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AFC postpones Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia to late 2027 due to conflict in Middle East. Tournament pushed back 11 months with proposed start on 23 December New dates with 21 January 2028 final must be approved by Fifa The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia has been postponed as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. After a month of speculation following the airport attack on Riyadh’ Covered by 3 publications. The Guardian Football: AFC postpones Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia to late 2027 due to conflict in Middle East. Al Jazeera English: AFC reschedules Asian Cup 2027 in Saudi Arabia amid regional conflict. Saudi Gazette: AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 rescheduled to December 2027–January 2028.
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- The Guardian Football United Kingdom AFC postpones Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia to late 2027 due to conflict in Middle East Tournament pushed back 11 months with proposed start on 23 December New dates with 21 January 2028 final must be approved by Fifa The 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia has been postponed as a result of the conflict in the Middle East. After a month of speculation following the airport attack on Riyadh’ 4 h ago · Tier 1
- Al Jazeera English Qatar AFC reschedules Asian Cup 2027 in Saudi Arabia amid regional conflict Start date for AFC Cup 2027 moved from January to December due to ongoing Houthi attacks on host nation Saudi Arabia. 5 h ago · Tier 2
- Saudi Gazette Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 rescheduled to December 2027–January 2028 KUALA LUMPUR — The AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 has been rescheduled to December 23, 2027, through January 21, 2028, from its original dates of January 7 to February 5, 2027. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed that the decision followed coordination 4 h ago · Tier 3
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