Hosts and holders
Qatar fought back to defeat Palestine 2-1 and reach the Asian Cup
quarter-finals on Monday, joining a Jordan side who struck twice in injury time
to stun Iraq.
Yazan Al Arab, Ehsan
Haddad and teammates celebrate after the match(REUTERS)
Qatar will face the
winner of Tuesday's last-16 meeting between Uzbekistan and Thailand, the
lowest-ranked team left in Doha at 113 in the world.
A young girl in the
crowd at the tent-like Al-Bayt Stadium north of Doha held up a sign that said
"Sorry Palestine" after the final whistle.
Palestine coach Makram
Daboub said he was proud of his "champions" as their best Asian Cup
came to an end in the last 16.
Palestine were playing
in the knockout rounds for the first time and, against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas
war in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, took a surprise first-half lead.
Fresh from beating
Hong Kong 3-0 for their first win in the competition's history, Palestine made
a bright start and Oday Dabbagh fired them ahead on 37 minutes.
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