Big upset, the world's 58th advances, defeats Iran, and the Jordanian team competes for the championship!
No. 2 in Asia, No. 21 in the world, Iran, are in the spotlight in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup, and they will face Qatar at their home turf, while their opponents are the top 58 of the world.
Prior to the tournament, Iran had won five of their five matches, beating Syria and Japan in the knockout rounds (Syria 1-1, Japan 2-1), while Qatar had five wins in the group stage, in addition to Qatar also winning 1-0 in the group stage, and from this point of view, the Chinese team did not feel any shame in losing to Qatar. In addition, Qatar also beat China 1-0 in the group stage, and from this point of view, it is not a shame to lose to Qatar as they have already reached the semi-finals. Iran and Qatar have won their last six meetings, which has caused Qatar a lot of problems, and Iran are unbeaten in their last 10 matches, so despite the home advantage, less than 15% of Qataris are still favored by Qatar.
Azmoun scored the first goal in the fifth minute as Iran opened the scoring in the game.
Afif's clever pass created a draw for Qatar in the 18th minute and Jassim created a draw for them.
Ahmed cleverly sent the ball to Afif in the 44th minute to pull one back for Qatar.
In the 52nd minute, Jahanba equalized the game for Iran with a long-range shot.
Moez scored the winning goal for Qatar in the 83rd minute.
Khalilzad was sent off in the 94th minute with a red card for pulling Afif, leaving Iran with one man less.
Iran lost to Qatar and missed out on the Asian Cup, while Qatar reached the final again. The Chinese team that came out of the group stage did not look away, and the Chinese team in the group with Qatar and the Chinese team in the group with Tajikistan both entered the finals. Congratulations Qatar!