Live Football - Australia U23 vs Syria U23 | AFC U-23 Championship match AUS u23 - SYR u23 live stream ☝ Football match Aus v Syria Highlights 18/1/2020

Live Football - Australia U23 vs Syria U23 | AFC U-23 Championship match AUS u23 - SYR u23 live stream ☝ Football match Aus v Syria Highlights 18/1/2020

Australia are taking on Syria in the second quarterfinal of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.

Australia finished top of Group A after a win over Thailand and draws against both Iraq and Bahrain while Syria were the runners-up in Group B behind group toppers Saudi Arabia.

Top two teams from each group progressed to the knockout stages of the fourth edition of the continental tournament. The semifinals are to be played on January 22 while the final will take place at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok on January 26.

Top two teams from each group progressed to the knockout stages of the fourth edition of the continental tournament. The semifinals are to be played on January 22 while the final will take place at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok on January 26.

Uzbekistan are the defending champions of the continental competition having defeated ASEAN side Vietnam 2-1 in extra time during the final of the 2018 edition held in China. Iraq and Japan have also won the previous editions of the tournament which began in 2013.

Australia vs Syria in the quarterfinal of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship will kick off at 9.15 PM HKT. You can follow all the LIVE updates from this AFC U23 Championship match via our Matchday Blog right here!

Hosts Thailand have been eliminated from the 2020 AFC U23 Championship in controversial fashion after a questionable penalty allowed Saudi Arabia to claim a 1-0 win in the quarter-finals on Saturday. Abdullah Al-Hamdan emerged as the hero for the Saudi Arabians as he kept his cool to convert the only goal of the game from the spot in the 78th minute, but the man that at the centre of the attention will be referee Ahmed Al-Kaf and perhaps the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for the decision to award the penalty.While the debate will likely rage on in days to come, the fact of the matter remains that it is Saudi Arabia who are through to the semi-finals – where they will meet either United Arab Emirates or Uzbekistan – and still have a chance of qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Buoyed by a home crowd that has grown in support with each passing game, Thailand started the brighter of the two sides and were unlucky not to break the deadlock after just six minutes.

Finding space on the left side of the box, Suphanat Mueanta curled away a sublime effort that had Mohammed Al-Yami rooted to the spot – only to see it come back off the post.