4-3!2-1!The top 4 of the Asian Cup is born: 4 champion teams are out, the dark horses break through, and Japan does not have a chance to reach the top
The quarterfinals of the Qatar Asian Cup have all ended, and the top 4 teams have also been selected. In the first half of the region, the Jordanian team was upset and became the biggest dark horse in this Asian Cup, and the South Korean team also successfully reached the semifinals after eliminating the Saudi Arabian team and the Australian team one after another. The top favorite in the second half of the tournament, Japan, unfortunately stopped, and the host Qatar team got the ticket to the top 4 through a cruel penalty shootout!
The first game to start in the quarterfinals is the "dark horse battle" between the Tajikistan team and the Jordan team, these two teams that were not favored by everyone before the game have passed all the way and met in the top 8. In the end, the Jordanian team had the last laugh, with the opponent's own gift, the Jordan team defeated the Tajikistan team 1-0, and the team entered the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the first time in team history!
The clash between South Korea and Australia is also a repeat of the 2015 Asian Cup final. In that game nine years ago, the Australian team defeated the South Korean team 2-1 in extra time and successfully lifted the Asian Cup championship trophy! With Son Heung-min's free kick in extra time, the South Korean team defeated the Australian team 2-1, and once again entered the top four in Asia, taking a solid step towards the goal of winning the cup!
The match between Japan and Iran is the most watched matchup in the quarterfinals, and this game is also praised by many fans as the final that came early. In the first half of the game, the Japanese team scored the first goal through the defender Hidemasa Morita and successfully took a 1-0 lead. However, the game fell completely into the hands of Iran, who equalized in the 55th minute by Mohebi, and then scored from the penalty spot in the final minute of injury time by captain Jahanbakhsh to beat Japan 2-1 and enter the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the second time in a row. The number one favorite to win the championship, Japan, unfortunately fell to the quarterfinals!
The final matchup was a strong confrontation between the host Qatar team and the Uzbekistan team. Due to the close strength of the two sides, the game has been very close. In the first half of the game, Uzbekistan goalkeeper Yusupov sent an own gift to help the Qatar team break the deadlock first. Yibian fought again, and the Uzbek team, which was attacking non-stop, was successfully equalized by Hamrobekov. Neither side was able to change the score again in the subsequent game, and the game had to go to a brutal penalty shoot-out. In the end, the Qatar team defeated the Uzbekistan team 3-2 with the cheers of the fans, eliminated the opponent with a total score of 4-3, and reached the semi-finals again!
So far, 4 champion teams have been eliminated from this Asian Cup, and among the top four teams in this year's Asian Cup, only Jordan has never lifted the Asian Cup championship trophy. I don't know if this dark horse can be blacked out to the end and let his name be written into the honor book of the champion team of the Asian Cup?