2024-02-12 07:16:19
Qatar wins 3-1 victory over Jordan
The characteristics of this tournament are the strength of the Middle East and the advancement of Southeast Asia.
Power leveling is achieved due to the sluggish performance of existing strong players.
Qatar national soccer team players are cheering with the championship trophy following winning the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup final held at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on the 11th (Korean time). Lusail = AP Newsis
The 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup ended its long journey with the host nation and defending champion Qatar winning its second consecutive championship. This Asian Cup is evaluated as the tournament with the smallest power gap between participating countries, with the ‘sandstorm’ of the Middle East represented by Qatar and Jordan, plus the advancement of Southeast Asian countries.
Qatar won 3-1 in the final once morest Jordan held at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on the 11th (Korean time), led by Akram Afif (Al Sadd)’s penalty kick hat-trick. As a result, Qatar succeeded in winning the Asian Cup for the second time in a row following the 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE) tournament. Afif, who was the assist king four years ago, was the top scorer (8 goals) and best player (MVP) this year.
The two countries that faced each other in the final of this tournament became a team that symbolized the leveling of power in Asian soccer. Qatar smoothly secured first place in the group with all wins in the group stage, and won the tournament undefeated by defeating Palestine (2-1), Uzbekistan (1-1, 3-2 in a penalty shootout), and Iran (3-2).
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Jordan predicted a sensation early on in this tournament, winning points over Malaysia (4-0) and Korea (2-2) in the group stage. Although they were defeated by Bahrain (0-1) and advanced to the round of 16 by finishing 3rd in their group, they later won once morest Iraq (3-2) and Tajikistan (1-0) and also won the return match once morest Korea (2-0). By reaping the rewards, he showed his formidable will. In addition, 9 of the 11 Middle Eastern countries participating in this tournament advanced to the round of 16, causing a strong sandstorm.
Southeast Asia’s progress was also noticeable. Thailand won once morest Kyrgyzstan (2-0) in the group stage, then drew 0-0 with Oman and Saudi Arabia, respectively, and advanced to the round of 16 on its own (second place in the group). Indonesia tormented its opponents with performance that exceeded expectations in the group stage match once morest Japan (1-3) and the round of 16 match once morest Australia (0-4). Malaysia, ranked 130th in the FIFA rankings, also left a strong impression by scoring three goals once morest Korea (3-3) in the group stage.
On the other hand, existing powerhouses showed sluggish performance. Japan, which had the largest number of European players (20 players), fell behind Iraq (1-2) and fell to second place in the group, while Korea played so poorly that it did not record a single effective shot in the semifinals once morest Jordan. Due to this change in the soccer landscape, this Asian Cup became the first tournament in which the traditional top five (Korea, Japan, Australia, Iran and Saudi Arabia) did not advance to the finals.
AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa also assessed that the power of Asian soccer has been leveled. He emphasized on the AFC website on the 11th, “For many years, we have been working to reduce the gap between traditional strong teams and weak teams,” and added, “Now, in competitions between Asian teams, there are no games that are easy to predict or whose results are obvious.”
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