At five o’clock in the evening, Wednesday, the Iranian national team will clash with the Qatari national team at Al Thumama Stadium, in a difficult confrontation in the semi-finals of the 2023 Asian Cup currently being held in Qatari territory.
The Qatari team overcame Uzbekistan in the semi-finals on penalties, while Iran defeated Japan in the quarter-finals of the tournament in a resounding surprise.
We review the Iranian national team’s journey before facing Qatar in the semi-finals.
Leading the third group
The Iranian national team started the Asian Championship with special thanks after topping the third group, which includes Palestine, Hong Kong, and the Emirates. It began with a great victory over Palestine, four goals to one, before defeating Hong Kong with a clean goal, and concluded the group stage by defeating the Emirates 2/1, to claim the title. Complete.
He qualified with difficulty in the round of 16
The Iranian national team surpassed the round of 16 with great difficulty after defeating the Syrian national team 5/3 on penalty kicks after the end of regular and extra time in a 1/1 draw.
Quarter-finals
The Iranian national team succeeded in overthrowing the Japanese national team in the quarter-finals after winning two goals to one, setting up a date with the Qatar national team in the semi-finals at five in the evening today, Wednesday.
Qatar against Iran
The Iranian national team has won the Asian Cup three times before and is ranked second among the teams that have won the title, equal to Saudi Arabia, both behind Japan, which holds the record for winning the title four times.
While Al Annabi won the last title in the tournament and is the most recent winner of the title, having been crowned champion of the yellow continent only once in the UAE 2019 edition.
The Qatari and Iranian national teams have met in the Asian Cup twice before, the first in the groups of the 1988 edition, which was held at Al-Anabi Stadium and ended with a 2-0 win for the visitors, and the second in the groups of the 2015 edition in Australia, which also ended with the same result in favor of the Iranian team, and the Qatari national team is seeking to achieve its first victory over Iran. In the Asian Nations Cup competition.
