LUSAIL (Qatar), Feb 11 — Hotshot Akram Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties to inspire Qatar to a 3-1 win over Jordan in controversial fashion in the 2023 Asian Cup final at the Lusail Stadium here last night.

DOHA, Feb 9 — Giant-killers Jordan prefer to down play their chances ahead of their 2023 Asian Cup final against hosts Qatar at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail tomorrow night.

DOHA, Jan 31 — Three-time champions Iran are through to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup after besting Syria 5-3 in the penalty shootout after drawing 1-1 in their round of 16 match at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium here tonight (early morning Malaysian time).

DOHA, Jan 30 —South Korea was forced to dig deep to eke out a 1-1 draw in the most unbelievable fashion before going on to beat Saudi Arabia 4-2 in the ensuing penalty shootout in the round of 16 match here tonight (early morning Malaysian time).

AL KHOR (QATAR), Jan 30 — Two moments of brilliance by Qatar striker Akram Afif were enough to catapult his team into the 2023 Asian Cup quarterfinals after they beat Palestine 2-1 in their second-round match, here, tonight (early morning Malaysian time).

DOHA, Jan 24 — With nothing much to play for, except pride, the final Group E match of the 2023 Asian Cup Finals against South Korea will at least provide the Harimau Malaya players with a priceless experience, said national head coach Kim Pan Gon.

AL RAYYAN (QATAR), Jan 20 — A goal in injury time ended Malaysia’s dream of progressing to the second round of the 2023 Asian Cup as the Harimau Malaya squad lost 0-1 to Bahrain in their second Group E match at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium here tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — Local fans can come together and cheer the Harimau Malaya squad by following their 2023 Asia Cup campaign in Doha, Qatar from January  12 to February 10 at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, thanks to the Youth and Sports Ministry’s initiative of broadcasting all matches live on big screens at the stadium.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 — Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Qatar have submitted bids to replace China as host of the 2023 Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed yesterday.

By Siti Rohaizah Zainal SHAH ALAM, June 15 — Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has congratulated the Harimau Malaya squad that qualified on merit for the 2023 Asian Cup finals after beating Bangladesh 4-1 yesterday. He also expressed his gratitude for the success achieved by the team...

KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Malaysia ended their more than 40-year wait to qualify on merit for the 2023 Asian Cup by scoring an emotional victory over Bangladesh at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — It has been 15 years since Malaysia last made an appearance in the Asian Cup when the country co-hosted the football tournament in 2007.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — After beating Hong Kong 2-0 last night, experienced midfielder Safiq Rahim admitted that the Harimau Malaya squad are desperate to succeed and aim to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has denied allegations by a Cambodian football news portal that the Harimau Malaya squad plan to withdraw from the remaining 2022 World Cup / 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers as well as and AFF Suzuki Cup competition.