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Next Saturday, the attention of football fans will be directed to the Lusail World Cup Stadium, which will host the Asian Nations Cup final between the Qatari and Jordanian national teams, in a purely Arab event.

The Jordanian national team reached the final match of the Asian Championship, for the first time in its history, after its exciting victory over South Korea with a clean score.

The Qatari national team - the owner of the land and the fans - caught up with its Jordanian counterpart after its dramatic victory over its Iranian counterpart by 3 goals to two, noting that the visitors advanced with an early goal in the fourth minute.

Thus, Qatar reached the final match of the Asian Cup, for the second time in a row, after winning the title of the last edition at the expense of Japan, in the tournament hosted by the Emirati stadiums.

On the other hand, the Iranian team failed to break the semi-final knot that has plagued it for 4 decades, as it has failed to pass this round 7 times since the 1980 edition, noting that it is the most Asian team to have reached the semi-finals in the Asian Cup 9 times.

Praise and optimism

The “Shabakat” program monitored - in its episode on (2/8/2024) - the interaction of the tweeters with the qualification of the Qatari “Al-Anabi” to the final Asian match, and its closeness to retaining its continental title, and some of them confirmed that the title will ultimately be Arab, regardless of the winner. with it.

In this context, Al-Jazi praised the performance of his country's team, and said: "A historic performance by our national team, a high spirit from the players and the creativity of the star Akram Afif. A legendary semi-final, as if it were the final match."

Ahmed Al-Binali went in the same direction, praising the great level of Al-Anabi, and said: “It was not a football match, but rather an epic in every sense of the word. An epic that Al-Anabi fought with all manliness and an unparalleled fighting spirit. Congratulations Qatar, congratulations to all Arabs.”

Yassin congratulated the Qatari people after Al-Annabi qualified for the final match, and added, commenting: “A well-deserved team... Praise be to God, the Asian Cup final will be won by an Arab team.”

As for Ahmed, he focused on a point that inspires optimism among the Qatari fans, as he said: “Qatar played against 6 teams in the Asian Cup, and won all its matches, and the final remains.” He added: “The strange thing is that all the teams end with the letter Nun... and the final is coming against Jordan!” ".

It should be noted that the Annabi and Nashama final will be the third of its kind that brings together two Arab teams in the history of the Asian Cup, after the 1996 final, when Saudi Arabia won at the expense of the UAE on penalties, and the 2007 final, which saw Iraq win at the expense of Saudi Arabia with a clean goal.

Source: Al Jazeera