Hosts Qatar retained the Asian Cup with a 3-1 win on Saturday against surprise packages Jordan as Akram Afif scored a hat-trick of penalties. It was a fitting final act to a month of football that began with 24 teams and witnessed a series of dramatic games and plenty of goals. It
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‘Dark horses’ Tajikistan vow to gallop into Asian Cup semi-finals
Tajikistan's coach Petar Segrt says his "dark horses are still running" and do not want to stop at the Asian Cup quarter-finals on Friday against Jordan. The Central Asian side are the lowest-ranked team left in Qatar and have been the surprise package on their debut in the competition. They can make
Tajikistan stun UAE on penalties to move into Asian Cup QF
Asian Cup debutants Tajikistan upset the United Arab Emirates 5-3 in a penalty shootout on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals and keep their dream run alive after the game ended 1-1 after extra time at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. Tajikistan took the lead through Vahdat Hanonov's first-half goal before
Bangladesh drawn group E in AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers
Bangladesh have been placed in Group E of AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers alongside Bahrain, Turkmenistan and host Malaysia as the draw of the 24-nation qualifying round has been finalized Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia will host Group E matches, scheduled to be played on June 8, 11 and 14,