2024 WAFF U-23 Championship
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| بطولة غرب آسيا لكرة القدم تحت 23 عاما | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 20–26 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) (from 4 sub-confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place |  Saudi Arabia |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 29 (2.42 per match) |
| Top scorer | Alou Kuol (3 goals) |
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The 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship was the fifth edition of the WAFF U-23 Championship, the international age-restricted football championship organized by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia. Eight teams competed in the tournament, with four WAFF teams and four other invitees.[1]
Iraq were the defending champions, but they were eliminated from the tournament at the group stages. South Korea won their first WAFF title, beating Australia 4–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw.
Draw
Eight teams took part in the competition, with four from the WAFF and four other invitees. Iraq participated with its under-19 national team.[2]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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| Australia (invitee) | 1st | Debut |
| Egypt (invitee) | 1st | Debut |
 Iraq | 3rd | Winners (2023) |
 Jordan | 4th | Winners (2021) |
| Saudi Arabia | 4th | Winners (2022) |
| South Korea (invitee) | 1st | Debut |
 Thailand (invitee) | 1st | Debut |
 United Arab Emirates | 4th | Group stage (2015, 2021, 2023) |
The draw for the group stage took place on 3 March 2024 at the WAFF headquarters in Amman, Jordan. Teams from the same group of the upcoming 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup could not be drawn into the same group. Host Saudi Arabia were automatically placed in position A1.[3]
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Squads
Match officials
Venues
| Hofuf |
Al-Mubarraz |
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| Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | Al Fateh Stadium |
| Capacity: 19,550 | Capacity: 11,000 |
Group stage
Classification matches
Classification semi-finals
| Iraq | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
| Thailand | 1–3 | Jordan |
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Seventh place play-off
Fifth place play-off
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 March – Hofuf | ||||||
| Australia (p) | 1 (2) | |||||
| 26 March – Al Mubarraz | ||||||
| Egypt | 1 (1) | |||||
| Australia | 2 (3) | |||||
| 23 March – Al Mubarraz | ||||||
| South Korea (p) | 2 (4) | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
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| 26 March – Al Mubarraz | ||||||
| Egypt | 2 (2) | |||||
| Saudi Arabia (p) | 2 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals
| South Korea | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Third place play-off
| Egypt | 2–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Final
| Australia | 2–2 | South Korea |
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||