A new official statement regarding the date of the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia

To follow the Saudi Football Channel on WhatsApp from Ofoq News in Arabic, click here - The Asian Football Confederation announced on its official website, on Monday, that the 2027 Asian Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia on its previously scheduled date. The Kingdom's lands will host the matches of the strongest tournament in the Yellow Continent at the national team level between January 7 and February 5 of next year.

The tournament matches will be distributed across eight stadiums in 3 cities, with five stadiums in Riyadh, two stadiums in Jeddah, and one stadium in Al-Khobar. Below we review the dates of the tournament rounds: The group stage and the round of 16. The first round matches will conclude between January 7 and 20, and two days later the second round matches will begin.

The quarter-finals will be on January 28 and 29. The semi-finals will be on February 1 and 2. The final will be on February 5. The AFC said that “the distribution of matches across the stadiums and the determination of their start times in the final schedule took into account the main commercial and broadcast requirements, in addition to the local arrangements that were made to enhance public attendance and improve the fan experience.” The announcement came to confirm that the tournament would be held on its previously scheduled date, along with revealing the timings of the matches at a time when the infrastructure, facilities and airports in Saudi Arabia are witnessing attacks from the Yemeni Houthi group.