Asian Cup: Everything you need to know as World Cup host Qatar stages latest soccer tournament

Just over a year after Lionel Messi led Argentina to the World Cup title in Qatar, international soccer is back in the Middle Eastern nation for the Asian Cup. The tournament was originally scheduled for 2023 in China, but those plans were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Qatar, which was already preparing for the 2022 World Cup with an array of state-of-the-art stadiums, was selected from a second round of bidding and a new date of 2024 was set for the biggest international soccer event in the region.

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