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The AFC Asian Cup: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa paid tribute to the continent's member associations after the confederation received a record seven Expressions of Interest (EoI) to host the AFC Asian Cup 2031.

India is one of the seven countries that expressed their interest in hosting Asia’s most prestigious men's national team tournament. Australia, Indonesia, Korea, Kuwait, UAE are the other countries in the race along with the joint bid by Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Chairing the 6th AFC executive committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the eve of the 35th AFC Congress, Shaikh Salman lauded the highest ever number of EoIs received in modern history and attributed the exceptional reception to the growing prestige of Asia’s crown jewel.