Asian Cup: Qatar won the championship for the first time after beating Japan 3-1

The Qatar team crowned the Asian Cup title after beating Japan 3-1 in the UAE final.

The first goal of the Qatari team was scored by Al Moez Ali in the 12th minute of the match and Abdul Aziz Hatem made Qatar a second goal in the 27th minute.

Japanese Takumi Minaminu revived Japanese hopes of a draw after defeating Qatar in the 70th minute.

However, a penalty awarded to the Qatari team after the ball was awarded to a Japanese player in the penalty area gives Qatar the decisive goal that puts an end to Japanese hopes in the 83rd minute after the success of the Japanese. Akram Afif with a penalty in the Japanese goal.

The match rule was based on the VAR technique or video refereeing to guarantee the need for a fault.

The match was held at Zayed Sports City stadium in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. This is the first participation of the Qatari team, nicknamed "Annabi" in the last game of the championship of its history.

The Qatar team has participated 10 times in the tournament, which has been held every four years since 1956, but has never won a title.

With this victory, Qatar is the ninth team to win the title and the fourth Arab after Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Japan had won the title four times in the past.

The team has qualified for a young team led by Spanish coach Felix Sanchez after winning six victories over Lebanon, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, the United States. Iraq, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates in the semifinals with four goals.

He has also eliminated two former champions from Asia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Qatar's Muaz Ali scored the most goals in tournament history, surpassing well-known Iranian striker Ali Daei, who won the top scorer in 1996 with eight goals.

Qatari stadiums have been forgotten because of the ban imposed by the United Arab Emirates on their country.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have boycotted Qatar politically, economically and commercially since June 2017, accusing it of supporting "terrorism" and "terrorizing". to try to destabilize it, which Doha denies.