The AFC Asian Cup trophy will remain in Doha after Qatar’s 3-1 victory over Jordan on Saturday. In front of more than 86,000 spectators at Lusail Stadium, a hattrick of penalties from Akram Afif secured […]
It’s the showpiece event on the Asian football calendar, and finally the AFC Asian Cup final is upon us. Starting from Souq Waqif on the eve of the game, follow Scott McIntyre’s journey to Lusail […]
‘2019 Done. 2023 Loading…’ The banner briefly unfurled by the Qatari fans in the fading moments of injury time said it all. There was little need to use the present tense as the 13 minutes […]
The year is 2000. A young Qatari journalist named Khalid Jassem, in his 20s, is interviewing a group of footballers seated in front of him. They’ve just won the Qatari league title for Al-Sadd, one […]
History beckons and immortality awaits for whoever emerges victorious from one of the most unlikely AFC Asian Cup finals; Qatar facing off against Jordan at Lusail Stadium cannot have been on many observers’ list of […]
On the eve of the AFC Asian Cup Final, Scott McIntyre sits down with Australian and Al Wakrah defender Trent Sainsbury. Trent speaks about Qatar’s performances at this AFC Asian Cup, his impressions on the […]
Spare a thought for Aymen Hussein, the Iraq striker whose tournament ended a week and a half ago, as he sits, watches and no doubt hopes Akram Afif doesn’t get on the scoresheet in the […]
When Qatar and Jordan played in a pre-Asian Cup friendly at the start of January – a game Jordan won 2-1 – no one expected that the next time the two team’s would meet would […]
Qatar are into their second successive AFC Asian Cup final after Akram Afif inspired a thrilling 3-2 victory over Iran in a drama-packed encounter at the Al Thumama Stadium. The win sees Al Annabi set […]
After 48 matches of enthralling drama, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 has reached its penultimate stage, with just four nations remaining as they eye off a spot in Saturday’s final. Tournament surprise packets Jordan will […]
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