Japanese football icon and two-time AFC Asian Player of the Year Hidetoshi Nakata shows the paper slip of Syria during the final draw of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup in Diriyah, on the outskirts of Riyadh, on May 9, 2026. The 19th edition of the Asian Cup is scheduled to take place from January 7 to February 5 next year in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Fayez NURELDINE / AFP via Getty Images)