HONG KONG, June 15 (Xinhua) — Team Hong Kong has earned a spot for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup despite a 4-0 defeat to India in the qualifying final round on Tuesday.
Hong Kong, China had played three times in the Asian soccer elites stage, as it placed third in the first edition in 1956 and finished fourth and fifth in 1964 and 1968 respectively.
According to the rules, 24 teams were divided into six groups,