In this sessionAsian CupIn the first matchup of the knockout round, Jordan and Iraq had a fierce battle. With excellent counter-attacks and effective long-pass attacks, the Jordanians frequently threatened the Iraqi defence during the game. Although Iraq broke the deadlock at one point with a personal break from Tamari, their attack looked lackluster in the second half and the defensive line was unable to cope with Jordan's pace. In the second half, Iraq made changes to their line-up, and the attack gradually regained its vitality, and it was Natick's header who equalised in the 67th minute. Subsequently, Hussein's goal even gave the team hope of qualifying. Unfortunately, he provoked a fan while celebrating a goal and was shown a second yellow card. At this time, the Jordan team took the opportunity to launch a frantic attack, and finally scored two goals in the last two minutes of stoppage time to make a stunning comeback to defeat Iraq with a score of 3-2 and successfully advance to the quarterfinals.
In the other match, Qatar played against Palestine. Qatar controlled the tempo at the start of the game, but did not show too many highlights tactically. On the contrary, the Palestinian team is very proactive, inDefend and counterattackcreated a threat. It wasn't until the 37th minute of the second half that Dabagh broke the ball into the penalty area and scored a low shot to break the deadlock for the Palestinian team. Afif's cross from a corner was volleyed in by Haydos to equalise the scores. Shortly after the start of the second half, Ali was fouled in the box and won for QatarPenaltiesopportunity, Afif hit steadily and helped the team achieve a comeback. Despite the fact that the Palestinian team was in the closing stages of the gameGive it a go, actively tried to turn the tide, but the score did not change for the rest of the game, and finally the game was over, Qatar defeated Palestine 2-1 and successfully advanced to the next round.
So far, this sessionAsian CupFour teams have already been born in the quarterfinals: Australia, Tajikistan, Jordan and Qatar. It is worth mentioning that the two dark horses, Tajikistan and Jordan, are ranked 106th and 87th in the world respectively, compared to the world ranking of the national football team, which is much higher. However, these two teams showed excellent strength and fighting spirit in the game, and successfully counterattacked and advanced with a strong attitude, bringing surprises to world football.
Through this match, we not only witnessed the counterattack of Jordan and Qatar to advance, but also saw the amazing performance of Tajikistan and Jordan, two teams with lower world rankings. They proved with strength and courage that rankings are not everythingFootballWinning a game is the result of hard work, wisdom and teamwork. For the national football team, such a situation cannot help but make people think deeply. We should learn from the experience and lessons of these teams that have performed well, and constantly improve our ability and strength, and strive for better results in international competitions.
And finally, no matter whatAsian Cupof the competition or in other internationalFootballWe should all give enough respect and support to each participating team in the competition, after all, they have gone through a long preparation and hard work, hoping to present a wonderful game for the audience, and at the same time win glory for themselves and their country. FootballThe charm lies in its inability and excitement, let's look forward to the next more intense and exciting game!