With the championship just won, Qatar also became the 5th country to win the Asian Cup 2 times in a row. Previously, the teams of Korea, Japan, Iran and Korea also had similar achievements. AFC sent congratulations to Qatar and especially praised the brightest star of the match Akram Afif.
AFC wrote: “In front of nearly 90,000 fans at Lusail Stadium, Qatar deservedly defeated Jordan 3-1. Although Yazan Al Naimat gave Jordan a glimmer of hope, it was not enough. Overall, Qatar were cool and showed a lot of superiority. They are also experienced and full of courage, having won the championship 4 years ago.
Akram Afif scored a superb hat-trick from the penalty spot. A classy performance, worthy of a champion. At the same time, the hat-trick scored in the final took his total to 8 goals, helping him to win the Golden Boot. Congratulations to the Qatar team on this proud achievement.”
Qatar team won the championship for the second consecutive time
Akram Afif was the star of the tournament
Before the historic victory of the Qatar team, the media of Asian countries also gave much praise. Iran's Khabar Varzeshi wrote: "The Qatar team proved that it was no coincidence that they defeated the Iranian team in the semi-finals. Courage, class, and coolness all converged in the stars of the host country. The Qatar team won the championship with great merit."
Syria's Entakhab website also shared the same opinion: "In the group stage, the Qatar team did not show much against the Lebanese, Tajikistan, and Chinese teams. However, since the qualifying round, the host country has shown its class and experience against the Palestinian, Uzbekistan, and even candidate Iran.
Qatar has a great coach, he was appointed as Qatar head coach 37 days before the Asian Cup started. Obviously, an achievement that exceeded expectations.”
Most Asian newspapers rated Qatar as deserving to win the championship.
Contrary to the positive comments, media sites in Korea and Japan paid more attention to the three penalties in the final. Japanese site News Yahoo Japan commented: “There was a lot of controversy surrounding the three penalties. VAR intervened in many situations and completely changed the game. In addition, the semi-automatic offside technology also made many decisions quite slowly.
At the end of the match, the Jordanian players applauded the Chinese referee's decisions. I don't know what they were implying, but the disappointment was clearly visible on the faces of each player.
Jordan players sadly watched their opponents lift the trophy
Meanwhile, the Korean newspaper OSEN wrote: "Exploding 3 goals from the penalty spot, star Akram Afif and the second consecutive championship of the Qatari people. Perhaps social networks will be full of information related to the referee's decisions even though it has been intervened by technology. Many fans also think that technology affects the outcome of the match too much.
However, it must be admitted that the Qatar team performed extremely well at the Asian Cup. They showed absolute strength, winning all 6 matches to become champions. The players were happier when they won the championship trophy on home ground."
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