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DOHA, Qatar — Defending champion Saudi Arabia has lost to Uzbekistan 2-0 in the Under-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals and also seen its chance of a second successive appearance at the Olympics end. Only the top three teams from the 16-team competition qualify automatically for men's Olympic soccer in Paris. Fourth place earns a playoff against Guinea in May. Uzbekistan was a comfortable winner on Friday in a reverse of the 2022 final. The Central Asian team will take on Indonesia in Monday's semifinal. Iraq defeated Vietnam 1-0 to earn a last-four clash with Japan. Vietnam and the Saudis both finished with 10 men after red cards.
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