Asian Cup Semi-Final #2: QATAR vs UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ASIAN CUP SEMI-FINAL #2
QATAR vs UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Tuesday, January 29th
18:00 Gulf Std Time (GMT+4) | 14:00 GMT | 9:00 EST | 06:00 PST
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To get a real-time play-by-play of the game, CLICK HERE and then click on the game time (game page is not currently up)
[Have some historical facts about the teams]
Have some historical facts about the teams
Qatar
Hospitable hosts: Qatar are one of just two nations, alongside Iran, to have staged the competition twice (in 1988 and 2011). They will be joined by the UAE in 2019.
United Arab Emirates
Hot shot: Ali Mabkhout finished as the tournament’s top scorer four years ago after the striker netted five times on his country’s march to a third-place finish.
Preview: Semi-Final - QATAR vs UAE
[Last starting team photos from January 25th games (QATAR defeated SOUTH KOREA; UAE defeated defending Asian Cup champs AUSTRALIA)]
Last starting team photos from January 25th games (QATAR defeated SOUTH KOREA; UAE defeated defending champs AUSTRALIA)
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Team Pages: QATAR | UAE (scroll down to see *very* general individual player details)
Winner of this game goes to the FINAL on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1st. Loser gets $1 MILLION (US) SMACKEROONIES and no 3rd/4th place consolation game.
[Tell Them What They Win, Don Pardo! aka CASH PRIZE AMOUNTS FOR ALL PARTICIPATING TEAMS]
No idea how this compares to the prizes for something like, say, the Euros, but I saw it and thought I'd include it.
[Supposed Worldwide Broadcasters - Couldnt Find Anything Official From the Cup Itself]
In Australia: Fox Sports 505
In Japan: TV Asahi
In South Korea: JTBC3 Fox Sports and SBS ESPN Korea
In the United Arab Emirates: beIN MAX 1 and beIN MAX 2
In Algeria: beIN MAX 2 and beIN MAX 1
AFC Asian Cup 2019 Broadcasting Rights, TV Channels Details
TERRITORY CHANNEL
Arab League beIN Sports
Asia-Pacific Fox International Channels
Australia Fox Sports, ABC
Brazil SporTV
China CCTV
Europe Eurosport
Hong Kong Now TV
India Star Sports
Indonesia Sindo TV
Iran IRIB
Japan TV Asahi, NHK BS1
Malaysia TV3
New Zealand Sky Sport
North America ONE World Sports
South Africa SABC
South Korea KBS, SBS, MBC
Thailand Channel 7
Philippines ABS-CBN Sports+Action
Uzbekistan SPORT-UZ
Link to the OFFICIAL CUP PROGRAM PDF is HERE (click Save As, if you need to save on bandwidth)
THE FINAL BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE WINNER OF THIS GAME IS FRIDAY, FRIDAY, FRIDAY!