Qatar hosting the AFC Asian Cup

Which teams have qualified for the Asian Cup?

Having gone through a yearlong qualification phase, 23 teams made the cut, while China was barred from the process on the basis of its original hosting rights. Four of the 24 teams from the last edition failed to qualify for the 2023 tournament. Tajikistan were the surprise package of the qualification phase and have earned a spot in the final 24 as the only debutants. Meanwhile, Hong Kong make a return after an absence of over five decades and the increasingly confident South Asian giant India will make its second consecutive appearance.