At 23 o'clock in the evening of February 7, 2024, Beijing time, the second semi-final of the Asian Cup will start, Iran vs Qatar. The Iranian team completed a blitzkrieg in just three minutes of the opening game, and Azmoun's upside-down golden hook drew applause from the audience. It seems that today's Iranian team is really playing smoothly. The Qatar team quickly made changes in formation after conceding the goal, and the attack was fierce. All in all, the two teams did not make any temptations after the opening, and they did it for real time as soon as they came up.
Since 2010, Iran have played Qatar 10 times, with Iran unbeaten with six wins and four draws. And since 2013, the Iranian team has faced the Qatar team 6 times, maintaining a posture of winning all 6 games. Crucially, Qatar have scored just one goal in these six games. Therefore, in terms of mentality between the two sides, the Qatari team is at an absolute disadvantage. However, Qatar, as the host, like the Iranian team, has also experienced the baptism of the last World Cup, and they are also expected to break the embarrassing record of "no victory in Iraq" in one fell swoop.
In recent years, Qatari football has grown rapidly and has improved significantly. However, from the perspective of player ability, among the frontcourt players of the Iranian team, such as Azmoun, Gudos, Taremi and Jahan**sh, all play in the Europa League, the total value of Iran's starters is 32.72 million euros, while the Qatar team is worth 10.3 million euros, the gap is not as obvious as the gap between Jordan and South Korea in the last semi-final. The referee of this game is Chinese referee Fu Ming.
From the start of the game, the hosts Qatar started with an aggressive attack, with both teams stepping up their tackles in midfield in an attempt to interrupt the opposition's attack. In the third minute, Iran took a 1-0 lead. Azmoun fired a barbed shot that exemplifies the nature of a knife character.
The goal conceded by the Qatar team made it very passive, but it did not disrupt the rhythm of the Qatar team, and they continued to strengthen their attack. And they also made a very quick adjustment, immediately replacing three central defenders with four defenders, which is also a very bold change.
Although the Qatar team is behind, they play very resolutely every time they attack, and it should be said that judging from the performance of the Iranian team in this Asian Cup, it must be a difficult thing to prevent the Qatar team from scoring. The only way to win this game is to score more goals than the other side.