filter out post older than custom date field

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i’m trying to hide posts whereby the custom date field is older than today’s date. the way my code is currently set up is to add a class called expired to the LI tag if older but its not playing ball… 

            <?php 
                wp_reset_query();

                query_posts(array('post_type' => 'events',
                                  'showposts' => 5,
                                  'meta_key'=>'event_date',  
                                  'orderby' => 'meta_value', 
                                  'order' => ASC));
            ?>


            <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

                                    <?php 

                                        $eventDate = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', get_field('event_date'));
                                        $currentdate = date("Ymd");

                                    ?>

                            <li class="<? if ($eventDate < $currentdate) { echo "expired"; } ?>">

                                    <h4><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h4>
                                    <span class="date"><strong>Event Date:</strong> <? echo $eventDate->format('d/m/Y'); ?></span>

                            </li>

            <?php endwhile;?>

please help me someone:(

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  1. At the moment you’re comparing a DateTime object against a string – you need to make sure you’re comparing equivalent data types:

    // Convert stored date to DateTime object
$eventDate = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', get_field('event_date'));

// Get the current date as a DateTime object
$nowDate = new DateTime();

// And compare them
if ($eventDate == $nowDate) {
   // They're the same, woohoo
} elseif ($eventDate < $nowDate) {
   // Expired
}