The 2023 Qatar Asian Cup entered the knockout stage, Iraq was beaten by Jordan with two goals in the final extra time, and the host Qatar reversed Palestine with a penalty kick, and Jordan and Qatar took the lead in reaching the quarterfinals.
1. Jordan defeated Iraq 3-2.
In first-half stoppage time, Iraq made a fatal mistake when Yazan Neimat stole Iraq's pass and scored a solo goal to make it 1-0 and Jordan lead Iraq.
In the 67th minute, Natick took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to score with a header, 1-1, and the Iraqi team equalized the score.
In the 75th minute, Iraqi player Ayman Hussein scored with a volley, 2-1, and Iraq overtook the score.
Sadly, Ayman Hussein was shown a yellow card for his celebrations, which turned two yellows into one red, and Iraq's number one star, who has scored five goals in this Asian Cup, was sent off by the Iranian referee.
Jordan, who had played more and less, launched an onslaught and finally scored two goals in the last minute of stoppage time to make it 2-3, and Iraq was knocked out of the tournament.
2. Qatar reversed Pakistan 2-1.
In the 37th minute, Uday Dabagh scored to give Palestine a 1-0 lead.
In the 7th minute of stoppage time in the first half, Afif scored directly from a corner kick to Haydos, 1-1, Qatar equalized.
In the 49th minute, a foul was committed in the Palestinian penalty area, and the referee Ma Ning awarded a penalty kick at the first time, and Afif hit the penalty shot, 2-1, Qatar overtook the score.
After that, Pakistan did not break through the Qatar door again, although they had many shots on goal.
3. Impressions of the Asian Cup.
is also playing Qatar, Palestine is facing the all-main Qatar, the national football team is playing Qatar with all substitutes, Palestine almost overturned Qatar, and the national football team is difficult to score.
Why did Iranian referees enforce the match in Iraq? Hussein's red card directly decided the outcome of the game, and this referee had a strange idea.
When it comes to the knockout stage, there is no difference between strong and weak, there is suspense in every game, and the Asian Cup is getting better and better.
Looking at the development of football in Southeast Asia, looking at the progress of teams such as Indonesia, Bahrain, Jordan, and Pakistan, the Chinese men's football team will soon be the only team in Asia.