Qatar beat Jordan to retain Asian Cup
Hosts Qatar retained the Asian Cup with a 3-1 win on Saturday against surprise packages Jordan with Akram Afif the home hero with a hat-trick of penalties.
Late winner as Aussies down Syria to go through
Tom Rogic’s injury-time thunderbolt settled an Asian Cup thriller on Tuesday as defending champions Australia beat Syria 3-2 to reach the last 16 and knock out their war-torn rivals.
S. Korea seek to lift ‘curse of the fake gold’
South Korean football officials have presented the children of four dead players with gold medals in what is being seen as an attempt to lift a supposed curse on the team at the Asian Cup.
‘Not good enough!’ Japan captain Yoshida sounds Asian Cup alarm
Japan captain Maya Yoshida has warned the Blue Samurai they will need to find an extra gear to challenge co-favourites Iran and South Korea for the Asian Cup title.
Sound of silence as Qatar hit North Korea for six
Almoez Ali scored a record-equalling four goals but barely raised a cheer on Sunday as Qatar hammered North Korea 6-0 in a United Arab Emirates stadium that was virtually empty due to the Gulf blockade.
Iran, Iraq power into Asian Cup knockout phase
Iran sank Vietnam and Iraq beat Yemen as the neighbours and arch-rivals powered into the Asian Cup round of 16 on Saturday ahead of their highly anticipated group decider next week.
