In the AFC Asian Cup, Jordan made history by defeating South Korea 2-0 in the semifinal, securing their first-ever final appearance. South Korea's manager, Jurgen Klinsmann, faced criticism as his team failed to score. In another semifinal, Iran took the lead against Qatar with Sardar Azmoun's overhead kick but eventually lost 3-2, setting up a final between Jordan and defending champions Qatar. Qatar secured a 3-1 victory over Jordan in the final, with Akram Afif scoring a hat-trick of penalties to retain their Asian Cup title.
Qatar star scores cool penalty in Asia Cup final before pulling off magic trick as fans call it ‘best celebration ever’ https://t.co/GQBET4DDKl https://t.co/GQBET4DDKl
Akram Afif’s hat-trick of penalties secures Asian Cup glory for Qatar https://t.co/YCt9SN14lf
Afif hat trick secures Qatar back-to-back Asian Cup titles after 3-1 win against Jordan https://t.co/34iFV5LjsC
Afif nets penalty hat-trick as Qatar retain Asian Cup crown https://t.co/CnyYINhprk https://t.co/KHyB9vS2H0
Qatar repeat. How would #USMNT do in this tournament? #AsianCup2023 https://t.co/WU7IyNmEiK
Qatar defeat Jordan to win the Asian Cup Final in Qatar courtesy of three penalties. Happy memories of the last major tournament held in Qatar. #ASIANCUP2023 https://t.co/Srg6nFgtT8
Scrolled through hundreds of Arabic comments on #Qatar winning Asia Cup. Every single Arab thinks that Qatar bought the game and got three questionable penalties. Qatar might think sports washing works, but it can also backfire. Every single one in #Jordan now thinks Qatar…
Qatar retain Asian Cup with 3-1 win over Jordan https://t.co/Ao91GR00JB
Akram Afif scores a hat-trick of penalties as #Qatar beats #Jordan 3-1 in the #AsianCup final at Lusail Stadium to win their second straight continental title. https://t.co/RfoUf0yOHo https://t.co/JynAlGD5nZ
QATAR ARE BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPIONS OF ASIA 🇶🇦 https://t.co/FQTEapSxhT
To understand how much #Qatar buys everything, it is about to win the soccer Asian Cup final against #Jordan by scoring through three questionable penalty shots. Qatar couldn’t score a single goal in the final out of open play, but won the cup. Money talks, and buys cups. Qatar…
Akram Afif really scored a hat trick of penalties in the Asian Cup final 👌 https://t.co/GHOFS1vUWO
#Qatar must have bought the Asian Federation and the Chinese referee. Qatar soccer team scores two goals in final against #Jordan, both goals out of questionable penalties. In reality, Jordan is dominating the game.
Qatar's Akram Afif celebrated his goal in the Asian Cup final with a card trick 🪄 https://t.co/7VPiFbJ5z3
MAGIC TRICK CELE. Qatar's Akram Afif does literal card trick after scoring in Asian Cup final. 🂠🪄 Footballing GOB Bluth. Alliance not going to be happy with that. https://t.co/TneGg6bpag
Jordan are about to play Qatar in the final of the Asian Cup. Many didn't even expect them to get past the group stage. A piece about their extraordinary tournament & how the team is bringing joy to two countries, after a bleak few months. https://t.co/lZaBaShzK0
Host Qatar faces Jordan in the #AsianCup final at the Lusail Stadium, but who are the players hoping to make history for Jordan and take their country to the brink of Asian Cup glory? https://t.co/rzBmmJgGxK
Asian Cup final: Jordan v Qatar kickoff time, venue, stats and odds https://t.co/5ZImqv0YVy https://t.co/ZKwmmEXd9g
Ange Postecoglou hailed the professionalism of Tottenham captain Son Heung-min ahead of his quick return for Saturday's clash with Brighton following South Korea's Asian Cup exit ⬇️ https://t.co/nxnM2Sl7zZ #AFPSports
Qatar and Jordan look to answer critics in all-Arab Asian Cup final https://t.co/VPirfmxeY3 https://t.co/NCzb6uXVA1
Jordan transformed and ready to test Qatar in final at Asian Cup of shocks | John Duerden https://t.co/lngoQ8EI6g
Ma Ning will be the match official for #AsianCupFinal between 🇯🇴 Jordan and 🇶🇦 Qatar on February 10! #AsianCup2023 | #HayyaAsia https://t.co/prY2yAKdet
Qatar Advances to the Asian Cup Final by Beating Iran 3-2. Host Nation Eyes Back-To-Back Titles https://t.co/j0PBAWOuen https://t.co/tvdB7GUuJX
Holders Qatar beat Iran in thriller to reach home Asian Cup final https://t.co/3uJ78ZU2aR
ICYMI: #Qatar squeezes into an Asian Cup final showdown with Jordan after beating #Iran 3-2 with an 82nd-minute winner in a frenetic semi-final. https://t.co/flg7J055Ju
Heung-min Son makes bittersweet return to Tottenham after Asian Cup exit https://t.co/Ia7X5dpl4V
Qatar beat Iran in Asian Cup thriller to return to final https://t.co/nZqc0uXDvi https://t.co/PLmsqEeVAU
Goal-scorer Akram Afif said "the best is yet to come" after hosts and holders Qatar squeezed into an Asian Cup final against Jordan with a dramatic 3-2 win over Iran on Wednesday #AFPSports https://t.co/0jmDTnJT4i
Qatar beat Iran 3-2 in thriller to reach Asian Cup final https://t.co/KOlbEYmAkW
Hosts Qatar beat Iran in thriller to set up Asian Cup final against Jordan https://t.co/6G2rMgf01f
10-man Iran were THIS close to equalizing against Qatar in the 103rd minute of the Asian Cup semifinal. 😳 https://t.co/Z5WqUmudL7
#Qatar squeezes into an Asian Cup final showdown with Jordan after beating #Iran 3-2 with an 82nd-minute winner in a frenetic semi-final. https://t.co/flg7J055Ju
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS QATAR INTO ASIAN CUP FINAL. 🇶🇦 AKRAM AFIF scores banger & records assist in 3-2 win vs. Iran. His 5 goals, 3 assists are most goal involvements of any player at the tournament. 🌟 https://t.co/SgRJN4e0HB
FT | 🇮🇷 IR Iran 2️⃣-3️⃣ Qatar 🇶🇦 Qatar qualify for #AsianCupFinal for a second consecutive time after a massive win against three-time champions IR Iran! 👏 #AsianCup2023 | #HayyaAsia | #IRNvQAT https://t.co/guODlYplBK
🚨🏆 Qatar or Jordan for the Asian Cup? https://t.co/VfByk46iOC
The Asian Cup final is set: 🇯🇴 Jordan vs. Qatar 🇶🇦 https://t.co/gDC1Yuqez6
Cinderella Story Jordan vs. defending champions Qatar in the AFC Asian Cup final. 🇯🇴🇶🇦 https://t.co/PeF0Zx5xhG
Sardar Azmoun with an outrageous overhead kick in the Asian Cup semifinals 💥 (via @CBSSportsGolazo) https://t.co/QTEDoNh6i9
Qatari striker Akram Afif is really impressive. Born and bred in Qatar from a Somali and Yemeni background
OVERHEAD KICK IN A SEMIFINAL. 😱 SARDAR AZMOUN's inspired improvisation gives Iran the lead over Asian Cup hosts & champions Qatar. 🇮🇷 https://t.co/Q2iKXN7kAs
Let’s goooooooooooooo Iran 1 - Qatar 0 Thank you Sardar 😭😭❤️❤️👏🏽👏🏽 https://t.co/ZyggjhP4Rp
Iran wins. https://t.co/q0tsCCeKlt
Jordan Reaches First Asian Cup Final after Stunning South Korea 2-0 https://t.co/mzXoCJMOWp
From #AFPSports: Son Heung-min apologised and said he was "devastated" after South Korea crashed out of the #AsianCup2023 on Tuesday with a stunning 2-0 semi-final defeat to underdogs Jordan. https://t.co/kOxdIMB2X9
Heung-min Son on South Korea's exit against Jordan: 'Jordan's having an amazing journey this tournament, it's incredible...' 'I have no regrets, I was giving everything' 👏 (via @beINSPORTS_EN) https://t.co/m4zDzyM6aU
YAZAN AL-NAIMAT got a little too excited celebrating Jordan's famous win over South Korea & had to be helped down from the goal's netting upon getting stuck. 😆 Goalscorer's elation understandable after Jordan reached first-ever Asian Cup final. 🇯🇴 https://t.co/yLN7GWHgdT
Jordan stun South Korea 2-0 to reach first Asian Cup final https://t.co/hydtMyrWEE https://t.co/TLz5bHn6cS
From @TheAthleticFC: In the Asian Cup semifinals against Jordan, a nation ranked 87th in the world, South Korea’s luck finally ran out in a deserved 2-0 defeat. It was undoubtedly one of the greatest moments in Jordan’s football history. https://t.co/fL2G33mni7
Humiliation for South Korea and their manager Jurgen Klinsmann who looked clueless today. No shots on target and a limp 2-0 defeat to (brilliant) Jordan. They're in their first ever Asian Cup final. Son and Hwang are heading back to England. ✍️⬇️ https://t.co/R4lB3mmhCz
I am the biggest sh*tposter as I consider Jordan a rival on the pitch but all that aside- Congratulations to @JordanFA for an amazing tournament this far and a historic qualification to the #AsianCup2023 May the rising tide of your success lift all ships in our corner of Asia
Jordan have stunned two-time winners South Korea to reach their first Asian Cup final! 😮 #AsianCup2023 #BBCFootball https://t.co/e7m2zyOi0P
Jordan reach final of Asian Cup after historic win against South Korea https://t.co/r9rM6Yle1C
Korea Republic shocked 0:2 by Jordan in the semi final of the Asian Cup. They were minus the suspended Kim Min-Jae & now Kim looks set to be available for Bayern in Saturday‘s showdown with Leverkusen.
JORDAN REACH FIRST ASIAN CUP FINAL. Team nicknamed "The Chivalrous" anything but to Jurgen Klinsmann & South Korea in famous 2-0 win. 🥳🇯🇴 As Spurs get Son Heung-min back, ex-USMNT boss faces awkward questions. Stoppage-time goal every game proved an unsustainable strategy. 😬🇰🇷 https://t.co/4LOb93XJBK
JORDAN BEAT SOUTH KOREA TO REACH THE ASIAN CUP FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER 🇯🇴 https://t.co/hxD8JkXOE2
#Jordan’s national football team makes history by clinching a remarkable 2-0 victory over South Korea in the semi-final of the Asian Cup in Qatar to reach the final for the first time. https://t.co/wBFc9LbQyS
Musa Al-Taamari. What a run to double Jordan’s lead vs. South Korea. UNREAL. (via @CBSSportsGolazo) https://t.co/wCgrFaFuSO
JORDAN 2-0 UP ON SOUTH KOREA! MOUSA TAMARI's wonderful goal puts first-time Asian Cup semifinalists in command. 🇯🇴 But South Korea have come from behind in four straight games. Can Jurgen Klinsman's "zombie football" save them again? 🧟♂️ https://t.co/GR5xCml0QI
Jordan flying. #AFCAsianCup
Korea v Jordan lfg 🫰
Iran ‘surprised’ by choice of Arab referee in Asia soccer semifinal against Qatar https://t.co/EyXl4O4RNN
An enthralling AFC #AsianCup has been whittled down to the final four, and alongside three former champions - Qatar, Iran, and South Korea - there is an unfamiliar face: Jordan. https://t.co/6dxrB7bPzI