Host the world Cup of 2022 is at the Asian Cup early in the second round. The Qataris by place against underdog North Koreans to clear. Japan remains the second preliminary round victory of the pale.
The upcoming world Cup host Qatar has achieved in the football Asia championship in the United Arab Emirates in the first knockout round. The Team of the Spanish coach Felix Sanchez is no longer celebrated in Al Ain against North Korea by a 6:0 (3:0) to displace to its second victory in the second game of the group E and is ahead of its last group game against the already twice victorious world Cup participants Saudi Arabia by one of the two first places.
Four-Goal Scorer Abdulla
The most successful scorers for Qatar Almoez Ali Zainalabiddin Abdulla, the four-goal get against North Korea. After two early goals from Abdullah’s (9. and 11. Minute), provided Boualem Khoukhi for the 3:0 break status (43.). After the break, Abdulla was again: He made in quick succession two more goals (55./60.), before Abdelkarim Hassan made the final point (68.).
Qatar qualified for the third Time for the Asia-Cup-final round. At the tournaments 2000 in Lebanon, as well as eight years ago in their own country, each with smaller participant fields, the Elf from the desert state had managed to directly advance to the quarter-finals. This time it should go at least one step further.
Haraguchi meets the point
Favorite Japan struggles against Oman
With the second victory in their second group game, Japan has taken a big step in the direction of the K. o.-round. The only goal in 1:0 (1:0)-victory against Oman Genki Haraguchi scored. The midfield players of Hannover 96 converted a controversial penalty. He himself was of the supposed infraction. Although there had been a fight in the sixteen meters of space against Raed Ibrahim Saleh, the slow motion could, however, prove not a penalty worthy Offense. Haraguchi was no matter, he puts the Ball in the mesh (28.).
Otherwise, the Japanese showed only rarely, what can you really. A sound proof that the “Blue Samurai”, and were able to win the Asian Cup in the years 2011, 2004, 2000 and 1992, and this year’s favorites, they remained, as in the first group match against Turkmenistan, guilty.
Seven Teams qualified
In the ongoing tournament in the UAE and Qatar after the success against the North Koreans as the seventh-eighth finalist. Previously, China and South Korea as well as Jordan, Iraq, Iran and Saudi were Arabia early in the round of the best 16 fed. The two best teams from the six groups of four, and the four best group third qualify for the round of sixteen.
asz (sid, dpa)