The AFC Asian Cup kicks off on Friday, and Takehiro Tomiyasu will be our sole representative at the tournament, aiming to help his nation get their hands on the continent’s biggest prize.
Here is everything you need to know about it, and how you can follow Tomi throughout:
The key info
This will be the 18th staging of the competition, and its history stretches back to 1956. This tournament was due to be held last summer in China, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic they relinquished their hosting rights in 2022.
Qatar replaced them, but due to the extreme summer temperatures in the region, it was moved to our winter and will run from January 12 to February 10.