After a BIG night of ACQ 2023 section, all the final 24 teams in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup are officially CONFIRMED.

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in China. However, on 14 May 2022, the AFC announced that China would not be able to host the tournament due to the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and China's Zero-COVID policy. The second round of bidding will be decided by the AFC later.

Tajikistan will make their debut in 2023 AFC Asian Cup.