Qatar Defending champions Qatar have the chance to defend their title at the Asian Cup, when they meet Jordan - a team that has reached the final for the first time. The ball rolls at 22:00.
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Qatar is the current Asian Cup champion, while Jordan is making its first appearance in the final. Four years ago, in the last tournament, Jordan lost to Vietnam in the round of 16. This year, they made history with their "fairytale" journey.
Jordan only made it through the group stage thanks to the "survival ticket" for the third-placed teams with good records. However, coach Hussein Ammouta and his team took the audience from one surprise to another in the knockout matches. They beat Iraq 3-2 thanks to two last-minute goals in the round of 16, defeated "dark horse" Tajikistan 1-0 in the quarter-finals and defeated South Korea 2-0 convincingly in the semi-finals.
Jordan players celebrate the opening goal in the semi-final match against South Korea on February 6. Photo: Yonhap
On the other hand, Qatar topped the group stage with three wins. However, coach Marquez Lopez and his team showed inconsistent performance in the knockout matches. They beat Palestine 2-1 in the round of 16, drew 1-1 with Uzbekistan, won 3-2 on penalties in the quarter-finals and were somewhat lucky to beat Iran 3-2 in the semi-finals.
Jordan is one of the three teams with the most goals in the tournament. Along with Iran and Japan, they have scored 12 goals. Qatar is not far behind these three teams, with 11 goals. In terms of goals conceded, the home team has only conceded four, while Jordan has only conceded five.
This is the first time Jordan has met Qatar in the history of the Asian Cup. Before this year's tournament, Jordan had only participated in the Asian Cup finals four times, with the best result being reaching the quarterfinals (2004, 2011).
Jordan and Qatar have met a total of 24 times in the past, including twice in Asian Cup qualifiers. In 1984, Jordan lost 0-2 at home to Qatar. In 2000, Jordan held Qatar to a 2-2 draw in Doha. The head-to-head record between the two teams is in favor of Qatar, who have won 50% of their matches (12 out of 24). Jordan have only beaten Qatar 7 times and the two teams have drawn the other 5.
Jordan have every right to be confident going into tonight's final, having defeated Qatar just before the 2023 Asian Cup. In a friendly match on January 5 in Doha, Qatar lost 1-2 to Jordan. In that match, Afif opened the scoring for Qatar in the 15th minute, but Al-Naimat and Ali Olwan scored in the early second half to help Jordan win convincingly. Currently, both Afif and Al-Naimat are prominent stars at the 2023 Asian Cup.
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