On 27 July 2020, the AFC announced that Malaysia would host two round of 16 matches involving teams from Group G and H, and both quarter-finals and the semi-final of the East Region. However, on 9 October 2020, the AFC announced that following an agreement with Qatar Football Association, all East Region matches after restart would also be played in Qatar. On 16 October 2020, the AFC announced that the final would be played in Qatar. The following centralised venues in Qatar were used: Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah (2 round of 16 matches of West Region, 2 quarter-finals and 1 semi-final of East Region, and final) Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan (2 round of 16 matches of West Region, 2 round of 16 matches of East Region) Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (2 quarter-finals and 1 semi-final of West Region) Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (2 round of 16 matches of East Region) Bracket The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows: The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020, 11:00 AST (UTC+3), and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020, 11:30 AST (UTC+3), both in Doha, Qatar. Round of 16 Summary In the round of 16, the winners of one group played against the runners-up of another group from the same region and the matchups were determined by the group stage draw. |+West Region |} |+East Region |} West Region East Region Quarter-finals Summary In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Region played in two ties, and the four teams from the East Region played in two ties, with the matchups decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020, and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020. |+West Region |} |+East Region |} West Region East Region Semi-finals Summary In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region played against each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region played against each other. |+West Region |} |+East Region |} West Region East Region Final In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other, at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. Notes References External links , the-AFC.com AFC