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Asian Cup organizers set kickoff times and detailed schedule for the 2027 tournament

KUALA LUMPUR: Asian Cup organizers released the kickoff times and finalized schedule Monday for the 2027 tournament in another move aimed at assuring continental football federations that planning is on track despite the recent deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The tournament is set to kickoff on Jan. 7 with Saudi Arabia against the Palestinian team in Group A starting at 8 p.m. local time in Riyadh. Muhammed Q. Alghamdi, a spokesman for the organizing committe