Saudi Arabia, sixth seed to qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup (Video)



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Saudi Arabia, sixth seed to qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup (Video)

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Giuseppe CACACE

Saudi Arabia has qualified for the semifinals of the Asian Cup after beating Lebanon 2-0 on Saturday in the second phase of groups.

Saudi striker Fahd Al Mouloud was placed in the lead with a goal scored in the 12th minute, with a shot from inside that did not come back.

Hussein Ali Al-Mekhoi (Saudi Arabia) doubled the Greens' score in the 67th minute of the match, which took place at Al-Nasr Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai.

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The Saudi team won its second consecutive victory, bringing them to six points and leading the group D, thus qualifying for the last 16 of the tournament, with their Iraqi teammate, who beat Yemen 3-0 on Tuesday. .

Saudi Arabia became the third Arab team and the sixth to qualify for the knockout round of the continental championship, after Jordan, China, South Korea and Iraq.

On the other hand, Lebanon suffered its second consecutive defeat.

The first and second qualify in each of the six groups, in addition to the top four teams in third place.

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Source: RT

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