On the evening of January 21st, Beijing time, the 2019 UAE Asian Cup will continue with three 1/8 finals. The specific matches are: 19:00 Japan VS Saudi Arabia 22:00 Australia VS Uzbekistan 01:00 UAE VS Kyrgyzstan.

On the evening of January 21st, Beijing time, the 2019 UAE Asian Cup will continue with three 1/8 finals. The specific matches are:

19:00 Japan VS Saudi Arabia

22:00 Australia VS Uzbekistan

01:00 UAE VS Kyrgyzstan ( 22 early morning )

Among them, the match between Japan and Saudi Arabia is the last game of this Asian Cup that kicks off at 19:00 Beijing time. For Chinese audiences, the following games will require staying up late.

According to the broadcast arrangement, the China Central Radio and Television Station Sports Channel (CCTV5) will continuously broadcast these three duels on the evening of the 21st. Among them, starting from 18:35, the match between Japan and Saudi Arabia will be broadcast live. Starting at 21:30, the match between Australia and Uzbekistan will be broadcast live. At 0:30 in the morning on the 22nd, the contest between the UAE and Kyrgyzstan will be broadcast live.

In the two focus battles that ended previously, China defeated Thailand 2-1, and Iran 2-0 eliminated Oman . Therefore, in the quarter-finals, Iran officially met the Chinese team. For the Chinese team, this may not be good news. The last time the two sides met was in the top 12 of the Asian region in the 2017 Russian World Cup qualifiers. At that time, the national football team lost 0-1 to Iran in an away game. In the next game, Zhang Linpeng accumulated yellow cards and was suspended, and the Chinese team's defense will face a severe test.

According to the schedule, the quarter-finals between China and Iran will start at 24:00 on January 24 (Thursday), Beijing time (i.e. 0:00 on the 25th).