The 2023 Asian Cup final, Jordan VS Qatar, no matter who wins the championship, will write a new history!
Jordan, in 2004, was shortlisted for the first time to participate in the Asian Cup, two consecutive quarterfinals, is the best result before the Asian Cup, this time, the semi-finals have been a breakthrough, to reach the final, if you can win the championship again, then the Danish fairy tale miracle in the Asian Cup field has appeared!
Before this Asian Cup, Jordan's record was actually quite bad, with 2 draws and 5 losses in 7 international matches, coach Amauta was on the verge of resignation, and the last warm-up game before the start of the 2023 Asian Cup was a 1:6 defeat to Japan.
Jordan is ranked 87th in the world by FIFA, which is the data before the start of this Asian Cup, and will rise to 73rd after eliminating South Korea 2-0 to advance to the final.
Qatar is currently ranked 58th in the world by FIFA, and failed to qualify from the group as the host of the 2022 World Cup, but this doesn't mean anything, Germany and Belgium did not qualify.
Don't forget, in the last Asian Cup, how strong the defending champion was last time, from the first game of the group stage to the final, won the championship, eliminated South Korea 1:0 in the quarterfinals, and defeated Japan 3:1 in the final to win the championship.
This Asian Cup, thanks to the schedule, the semi-final against Iran is the first tough battle for Qatar, and it is this battle that Qatar has played a real dominance.
If Qatar wins the title and defends it, it will tie South Korea and become the fourth-most team to win the Asian Cup, behind Japan with four and Iran and Saudi Arabia with three.
Jordan vs Qatar
Competition time: 23:00 Beijing time on February 10
Venue: Lusail Stadium
Jordan has won 5 games, drawn 1 and lost 4 in the last 10 games.
Qatar has 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 10 games.
The two sides have met in the last 9 times, and Jordan has 2 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. Before the start of this Asian Cup, the two sides played a closed warm-up match, and Jordan won 2:1.
Qatar manager, 62-year-old Spaniard Tintin Marquez, who succeeded Queiroz as coach of the Qatar national team on December 6 last year, does not have a brilliant resume, but is very familiar with Qatari football, and so far, it seems that he is doing a good job.
Jordanian coach Amouta, a 54-year-old Moroccan, was the coach of the Moroccan national team and became the coach of the Jordanian national team in June last year.
Qatari players mainly play in the domestic league, mostly from Duhail, Sade, and Al Rayyan, the core is naturally Afif, the strongest goal-scoring ability is Moez Ali, the captain, the veteran Haydos is experienced.
Most Jordanians also play for Middle Eastern clubs, with the biggest name being striker Tamari who plays for Montpellier in Ligue 1, and top scorer Yazan Neimat, 24, who plays for Doha Nationals in the Qatari league and has a lot of ability.
The overall strength, Qatar is stronger, the tournament experience, Qatar is also richer, it is the defending champion, and it is also the host, but what determines the outcome of the game does not depend entirely on these things. Jordan has a good chance of writing miracles!