Ma Ning steals the spotlight! The national football opponent wins the championship! Qatar successfully defends the Asian Cup and breaks six major records
On February 11, Beijing time, the Asian Cup final ended, and finally Qatar defeated Jordan 3-1, successfully defending the title, and also set a number of records.
As the host and defending champion of this Asian Cup, Qatar and the Chinese men's football team are in the same group, so it has attracted more attention. As a result, they beat Lebanon 3-0, drew 1-1 with Tajikistan, and sent the national football team out of the tournament 1-0, and qualified for the top of the group.
In the 1/8 finals, Qatar reversed Palestine 2-1, eliminated Uzbekistan in the 1/4 finals on penalties, and eliminated Iran 3-2 in the semifinals, entering the finals for two consecutive tournaments!
Qatar faced Jordan, a big dark horse that entered the final for the first time, and Chinese referee Ma Ning served as the referee, and as a result, with the cooperation of VAR, he awarded three penalties very decisively, and there was no problem, and Afif scored a penalty hat trick and finally won 3-1!
After winning the championship, Qatar also set a number of records. The data shows that, first, this is the first time in the history of the Qatar team to win the championship of the competition, and it is also the first time that the Asian Cup has been successfully defended.
Second, Qatar is the fifth team in the history of the Asian Cup to successfully defend its title, following South Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Japan, the previous being Japan in 2004.
Thirdly, Qatar is also the seventh host team in the history of the Asian Cup to win the Asian Cup, after South Korea in 1960, Iran in 1968 and 1976, Kuwait in 1980, Japan in 1992, and Australia in 2015.
Fourth, Qatar tied South Korea with 2 crowns and tied for fourth most titles, behind Japan with 4 crowns, Iran and Saudi Arabia with 3 crowns.
Fifth, the West Asian team won the Asian Cup for the second consecutive year, and the last time an East Asian team won the championship was Japan in 2011. Sixth, the total number of championships for West Asian teams reached 10, while that of East Asia was seven.