At 0:00 on January 13, Beijing time, the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup, the top feast of Asian football every four years, will kick off, and 24 teams will compete for the highest honor in Asian football through 51 high-level matchups. iQIYI Sports will broadcast the Asian Cup live throughout the whole process, and fans can use the iQIYI Sports APP, iQIYI Sports Channel, iQIYI Sports website and Kiwi Fruit TV to ** this top feast of Asian football.
Asia's top teams gather to ignite Qatar
At the beginning of 2024, Qatar will once again be the focus of attention across Asia. Following the success of the 2022 World Cup, nine stadiums, including the Lusail Stadium, the venue for the World Cup final, will continue to be used in this Asian Cup. At that time, the 24 teams will have dreams and use strength, skill and tactical thinking to show the world a new style of Asian football.
The controversial but tugging Chinese team will compete in the Asian Cup for the 13th time, and they are in Group A with hosts Qatar, Lebanon and Tajikistan. On January 13, the Chinese team will face Tajikistan in the first match, Lebanon in the second round of the group stage on January 17, and Qatar, the defending champion of the group, on January 22. According to the rules of the tournament, in addition to the top two teams in the six groups, the third place in the four best groups will also advance to the knockout round of 16.
From the perspective of groups and schedules, striving for the quarterfinals is the phased goal of the Chinese team, which is also the result of the Chinese team in the last Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Although the Chinese team lost to Oman and Hong Kong, China in the two warm-up matches before the Asian Cup, the Chinese team, which detected the problem early and went out in a mourning posture, did not fail to create surprises in the main game. In addition, judging from the squad, there is only one naturalized player in this year's Chinese team, Jiang Guangtai, and from the perspective of watching the game, this more localized Chinese team has also been given more expectations.
In addition to the biggest attraction of the Chinese team, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, which entered the knockout rounds of the last World Cup, all have absolute strength to compete for the championship, and other countries like Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iran are also eyeing the Asian Cup champion. In terms of players, Son Heung-min, who wore the captain's armband in the Premier League Tottenham Hotspur, is undoubtedly the biggest star of this tournament, while players such as Kim Min-jae, Mikasa and Kubo Ken-ying have accumulated prestige in the Europa League.
In-depth report + multiple linkage, iQIYI Sports presents the Asian Cup in an all-round way
As one of the leading digital sports platforms in China, iQIYI Sports has been committed to providing high-quality live sports event services for fans. In this Asian Cup, iQIYI Sports will not only provide high-definition and smooth live broadcast signals, invite many well-known commentators to bring professional event commentary, but also launch a new virtual studio, plan a number of original columns, and rich interactive activities to enhance the viewing experience of fans in multiple dimensions.
The new virtual studio is unveiled and fans feel like they're in Qatar. iQIYI Sports has launched a new virtual studio, with the iconic buildings of the host country Qatar as the background, to create an immersive viewing experience that combines virtual and real. The live broadcast room truly reproduces the scenery of Qatar, and the XR technology highly restores the grand occasion of the stadium, taking you to Lusail Stadium in one second, checking in Katara Tower, which is full of futuristic style, igniting dreams under the tower of the sports city, and cheering for the Chinese team! !
A group of celebrities invite you to cheer for the Chinese men's football team. iQIYI Sports has set up a "National Football Cheering" commentary group for the majority of fans, Su Dong, Jin Xiangkai, Liu Yong, Dong Fangzhuo, Xiong Bingjie, Cai Huiqiang and many other celebrities will accompany everyone to enjoy the feast of Asia's top football. And moreSpecial guests Huang Jianxiang and Shanghai Port player Li Shenglong, commenting on the key events of the Chinese team. Bring professional, in-depth and emotional analysis and interpretation of the event to fans, and cheer for the national football team with the majority of fans in the iQiyi Sports live broadcast room!
Plan a number of exclusive original programs and multi-dimensional interpretation to warm up the Asian Cup. iQIYI sports program production team plans to produce a number of exclusive in-depth programs, so that new and old fans can feel the charm of football more closely, and comprehensively popularize the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup. "Hello, Asian Cup" - revealing the culture of cities around Qatar outside the stadium, and "Questioner" - introducing the star players of the Asian Cup with a stylish game interaction. The planning team combines the current trend of the program form to meet the multi-dimensional content needs of fans. At the same time, the front reporting team will also bring a number of self-made programs such as "Westward Journey", "Asian Cup on the Spot", "What's in the Asian Cup", "Asian Cup Lounge" and "Match Day" to provide in-depth reports on the preparation and competition of the Chinese team, as well as the dynamics of Asian teams.
It is worth mentioning that the special planning launched by iQIYI SportsArrival: 2004 2024This small documentary will take the new and old workers' bodies as the coordinates, through the perspective of people from all walks of life and the continuous extension of life trajectories, to connect the ups and downs of Chinese football in the past 20 years, and to look back and present the development and changes of society in the past 20 years. More exclusive and exciting content plans are constantly being updated, so stay tuned.
The football version of MBTI barrage interactive live broadcast props, multiple gameplay and viewing atmosphere are full. During the entire Asian Cup, iQIYI Sports launched multiple interactive gameplay, and fans can use barrage live broadcast props in the live broadcast room to cheer for the national football team. Test the soccer version of "MBTI" again and see which role you will be on the pitchYou can also participate in the official blog to cheer for the national football team and win the "Asian Cup Koi" activity, adding good luck to yourself and the national football team in 2024!The interesting and fresh gameplay attracted more non-fan groups to participate, and the whole people helped the national football team embark on a new journey and push the momentum of the Asian Cup to a climax.
Super event copyright content ecology to create an in-depth sports content platform
iQIYI Sports has been focusing on the copyright of top sports events for 15 years, creating a high-quality live viewing experience for the audience. In addition to the 2023 Asian Cup, the football content copyright also owns the 2024 European Cup, the English Premier League, the Champions League, the Serie A, the AFC Champions League, and the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup. Four Grand Slams of tennis, golf American Masters, British Open, etc., and the copyright of many top international sports events. Starting on January 14, iQIYI Sports will exclusively broadcast the 2024 Australian Open. At that time, sports fans are invited to lock in iQiyi Sports and pay attention to the wonderful performance of the first group in the tennis event.
iQIYI Sports' event copyright covers football, tennis, golf, fighting, extreme sports and other types of events, providing more than 7,000 live broadcasts of various events every year. The complete copyright layout of the head international events and the rich sports content ecology have made iQIYI Sports one of the most well-known and popular new platforms for live sports events in China.
In the future, iQIYI Sports will continue to adhere to the principle of taking content as the starting point, taking users as the core, and taking the brand as the alliance, to provide you with richer content planning, better live broadcast services, and more diversified marketing gameplay, and witness more exciting moments in the sports world together!