Who can meet Jordan? Asian Cup tonight's highlights: Iran's six-game losing streak curse! The national football opponent strives to defend the title
At 23 o'clock on February 7, Beijing time, the second game of the Asian Cup semifinals, Iran VS Qatar, the winner will meet Jordan in the final.
1. Iran have won all of their last 6 matches against Qatar, like 11-1, conceding only 1 goal.
2. This is Iran's 8th Asian Cup semi-final, tied with South Korea for the most in history.
3. Iran has lost their last 6 semi-finals, from 1980 to 2019, when they lost to Japan.
4. Iran won the Asian Cup three times from 1968 to 1976, the only team in history, but has not won the championship since.
5. Iran is tied for second place in history with three crowns, and if it can win this year, it will tie the all-time record held by Japan with four crowns.
6. Defending champion Qatar is the ninth team in history to reach the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for two consecutive years.
7. Qatar, which was 1-0 in the group stage, has scored in all 8 Asian Cup knockout games and has never been kept a clean sheet.
8. Afif ranks second in the Asian Cup scorer list with 4 goals, and has created an average of 3.5 chances per game since 2007, the most in the same period.
9. Azmoun has 3 goal droughts in the Asian Cup, the longest in his career, but has 3 assists, and Taremi returns from suspension.