The tournament is scheduled to begin on January 7 but could be moved by a year if needed, AFC president says. Football’s Asian Cup, hosted by Saudi Arabia, could be moved back a year to 2028 following a series of attacks on the country by Yemen’s Houthis. The continental tournament will be reschedu»»»

World World The 2027 Asian Cup is supposed to kick off on Jan 7 in the Saudi cities of Jeddah, Riyadh and Al Khobar. Al-Nassr's supporters cheer for their team prior to the AFC Champions League football match at the Alawwal Park stadium in Riyadh on Oct 12, 2026. The match was delayed by an hour af»»»

Zurich: The Asian Cup scheduled for January in Saudi Arabia could be moved back a year to 2028 "if we need to", the continent's top football official said, following a series of Houthi attacks on the country. But AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa also said they were in "no hurry" t»»»