After nearly a month of fierce competition, the Qatar Asian Cup has reached its finale. The host Qatar team became the biggest winner. They defeated the dark horse Jordan team 3-1 and reached the top of Asia for the second consecutive time. They became another team to successfully defend the Asian Cup after Japan in 2004!
This Asian Cup can be said to have frequent upsets. The five most popular teams, Japan, South Korea, Iran, Australia and Saudi Arabia, were eliminated one after another. Two teams that were not expected by everyone, Jordan and Qatar, made an upset and successfully reached the finals of the Asian Cup! As the host and defending champion of the event, the Qatar team was undoubtedly more optimistic before the game, and the scene of the game also confirmed this.
Although the Qatar team failed to score a goal through sports battles in this game, their offense frequently caused fouls in the Jordanian team's penalty area. Throughout the game, Chinese referee Ma Ning awarded a total of three penalty kicks to the Qatar team. Afef succeeded in taking three penalty kicks. While performing a hat trick, he also helped the Qatar team defeat the Jordan team 3-1. After 5 years, we once again won the Asian Cup championship trophy!
Although they lost the final, the Jordan team also made history. They reached the final of this Asian Cup unprecedentedly, which surprised countless fans. Before the start of the Asian Cup, the Jordanian team ranked only 87th in FIFA's rankings, not even as good as the 79th-ranked Chinese men's football team. But after the Asian Cup, the Jordan team will completely leave the Chinese team behind. In the future, we may have to add another team that we cannot beat in Asian football!
As for the results of the Chinese men's football team, I believe fans who have watched the Asian Cup should know it. In the three group matches, the Chinese men's football team had a hard time winning, with only 2 draws and 1 loss. After the group matches, they had to go home early and became spectators at the Asian Cup. However, among the 24 participating teams in this Asian Cup, there are still 6 teams whose performance is not as good as that of the Chinese men's football team. Therefore, the final ranking of the national football team in this Asian Cup is also locked at 18th, creating a A new low in recent Asian Cups!
In addition, the performance of the Japanese team and the Korean team, the two favorites to win the championship, also disappointed many fans. One of them stopped in the top eight and the other fell in the semi-finals. Once again, they missed the Asian championship. Although the two teams are ranked first in the world, the entire team is ranked first in Asia, and the other has the number one star in Asian football, Son Heung-min, they still have a lot to do if they want to win the championship in Asia.
html After 2004, the Asian Cup will be moved to Saudi Arabia. I don’t know whether the Chinese men’s football team will rebound strongly in that Asian Cup, or plummet and perform even worse results.