Determined 8 teams to enter the quarterfinals of Asian Cup 2023

Iran 1-1 Syria (penalty: 5-3)

The final quarter-final spot of the 2023 Asian Cup belongs to Iran after an exciting match against Syria. There were many chances in this match, especially from the world's 21st ranked team, but both teams only scored from 11 meters.

Iran had 20 shots, 12 of which were on target. They opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a successful penalty kick by Mehdi Taremi. Syria equalized in the second half in a similar manner.

After reviewing the video, the referee determined that the Iranian goalkeeper had committed a foul in the penalty area. Omar Khrbin's kick was light and not dangerous but enough to fool goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand.

Iran won the right to enter the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup.

There were no more goals in the final 30 minutes of the match or the 2 extra periods. Iran and Syria went into a penalty shootout. Iran's players did better than their opponents at the decisive moment, successfully completing 5 kicks. Meanwhile, Syria's Fahd Youssef missed his second kick.

Defeating Syria with a penalty score of 5-3, Iran entered the quarter-finals of the 2023 Asian Cup. Fans will witness the competition between the two strongest teams of the tournament, Japan (ranked 17th in the world, number 1 in Asia) and Iran (ranked 21st in the world, number 2 in Asia) in the next round.

Before Iran (beat Syria) and Japan (beat Bahrain), the other teams that have advanced to the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup are Tajikistan, Jordan, Australia, South Korea, Qatar and Uzbekistan. In addition to the Iran vs Japan match, there is another match worth watching in the quarter-finals - Australia vs South Korea.