3-1, 6-4! The quarterfinals of the Asian Cup were all born! The top four of Japan, Iran, Australia and South Korea gathered, and the two dark horses soared
The 2024 Asian Cup continued in Qatar, and the Chinese men's football team did not score a single goal in the group stage and did not win a game, and finally suffered a miserable elimination in the group, setting the worst record in the Asian Cup. In the early hours of this morning, the last two 1/8 finals were played, with Japan facing Bahrain and Iran and Syria competing for the last two quarterfinals. Australia, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Jordan, Tajikistan 6 teams advanced to the quarterfinals, of which Tajikistan reached the quarterfinals for the first time in the Asian Cup, creating a record in team history, and Jordan also advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time.
Bahrain 1-3 Japan
The Bahrain team is ranked 86th in the world, which is lower than the national football team's ranking, and the team is worth only 9.95 million euros. Bahrain's best result in the Asian Cup was a fourth-place finish at the 2004 Asian Cup hosted by China. In this Asian Cup, the Bahrain team and South Korea, Jordan and Malaysia are in the same group, Bahrain lost the first game, defeated Jordan and Malaysia in a row, upset and advanced to the knockout round as the first in the group, creating a miracle.
The Japanese team is ranked 17th in the world, and the value of the whole team is as high as 318 million euros, both in the world ranking and in terms of value are the first in Asia, and in the history of the Asian Cup, the Japanese team has won the championship 4 times, which is the team with the most championships. In this Asian Cup, the Japanese team was in the same group as Iraq, Vietnam and Indonesia, and the Japanese team was the most likely to win the first place in the group, but the Japanese team was unexpectedly defeated by Iraq, missed the first place in the group, and finally advanced to the second place in the group.
In the game, in the first half, Ueda Kiyo headed a dangerous goal, every Xiong Shengya hit the post with a long-range shot, Doan Ritsu scored a supplementary shot, and the standard-bearer Reio retired injured; in the second half, Kubo Kenei extended the advantage with a low shot, Suzuki Saiyan sent an own goal, Kaoru Mikasa came back as a substitute, and Ueda Kiyo made a contribution. In the end, Japan defeated Bahrain 3-1 to reach the last 8 and face the winner between Iran and Syria in the quarterfinals.
Iran VS Syria
Iran are currently ranked 21st in the world and 2nd in Asia, behind Japan and are among the favourites to win the tournament. Iran has been ranked No. 1 in Asia for many years, but in recent years it has been overtaken by Japan, and in West Asia, Iran is the existence of the leading big brother, having achieved three consecutive Asian Cup championships from 1968 to 1976 and won the Asian Games four times. In this Asian Cup, the Iranian team won all three games and advanced to the knockout round with the first place in the group. In the last Asian Cup, the Iranian team reached the top 4, but was eliminated by Japan.
Syria is ranked 91st in the world and is a second-rate team in West Asia, but in recent years it has caused problems for the national football team, and Lippi led the national football team to the World Cup for the first time when he dropped four points on Syria, resulting in the final qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In the group stage of this Asian Cup, Lia drew with Uzbekistan, lost to Australia, defeated India, and finally ranked third in the group to advance to the knockout stage.
In the game, in the first half, Taremi scored from the spot. Iran led Syria 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Hribin equalized from the penalty spot and Taremi was sent off with two yellows and one red. After 90 minutes, Iran 1-1 Syria went into extra time. Neither side was able to achieve anything in extra-time. Penalty shootout, Iran 5-3 Syria, Haji Safi scored the winning penalty. In the end, Iran eliminated Syria with an aggregate score of 6-4 and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they will face Japan.