Annnnd it is over, Qatar made the history by winning the cup with its good performance and by kicking teams used to be the masters of the AFC with more than 2x goals difference.
Wish they could be as good as now in the next world Cup in Qatar.
The next world cup is in qatar? Didnt realize this until you mentioned it.
Now it all makes sense with their ferousity in this so to make them look good and a contender in that tournament for their own home in the world stage.
Someone did also mention they have poured alot of money into training this squad to make them a world class football club.
I wouldnt doubt this one bit now after seeing their performance in this cup finals.
Qatar played very well against Japan at the final in the Asian Cup tournament, even though Japan has managed to gain much more possession of the ball for the whole match, but the Japan players are struggling hard to create goal scoring opportunity against Qatar, and they have indeed pay a big price for it to lose in the finals against Qatar.
Japan didnt look to set offensively and when in the box did not pose any threat to the defense at all.
I did notice they had somewhere near 57-59% possession of the ball then the qatar team with 43-41% at the 60 minute mark before japan scored their first goal.
But before the penalty kick given for a hand ball the japanese samurais did have a chance to tie the game.
The qatar team just knows how to tactically be more effective when they possess the ball. They knew when to take advantage of the other team all through out the tournament.
What I mean is falling down even when not touched by the opposing team which switches things around in their favor for instance.
While not honest it does frustrate the other team as it did with japan which I did not see them today demean themselves using these tactics.
Not taking anything away from the qatar team but noticed this watching most of their games during the past month.
But well deserved win for them.