China withdraws as 2023 football Asian Cup host due to pandemic found 2022 Al Jazeera English www.aljazeera.com › news › 2022 › 5 › 14 › china-withdraws-as-2023-football-asian-cup-host-due-to-pandemic This story seems to be about: Asian China Chinese The Asian Football Confederation praises Chinese officials for making a 'very difficult but necessary decision'.