South Korea has advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Cup with a 2-1 comeback win over Australia in extra-time at Al Janoub Stadium, after Son Heung-min scored the winner with a sublime free kick. Australia had beaten South Korea by the same scoreline in extra-time in the 2015 final…
The Asian Cup quarterfinals pit regional giants against each other but also see underdogs take on the holders. The AFC Asian Cup has been a tournament is into the quarterfinal stage and the titans of the continent have made it relatively unscathed so far. They are all about to be…
Iran scrape past underdogs Syria in a penalty shootout to set up a quarterfinal blockbuster against Japan. Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Qatar – What do you get when you take two football-mad countries, pit them against each other in a compact stadium and put a championship knockout berth on the…
Saudi Arabia dominated for much of the last 16 Asian Cup clash but it was South Korea who emerged victorious on penalties. Education City Stadium, Qatar – It was a case of so near yet so far for thousands of Saudi Arabia fans, whose team faltered in the penalty shootout…
South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 4-2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the Asian Cup quarter-finals after a thrilling last-16 tie ended 1-1 in extra time at Education City Stadium in Qatar on Tuesday. After South Korea’s Cho Gue-sung equalised in second-half added time to cancel Abdullah Radif’s opener,…
Doha says intelligence officials from Egypt, Israel and the US are working to secure a Gaza truce and the release of captives. Qatar’s prime minister has said “good progress” was made during a meeting between intelligence officials from Egypt, Israel and the United States over the weekend to discuss a…
Doha, Qatar – Palestine’s football team made history by recording their first win in the AFC Asian Cup and qualifying for the knockout stage of the 2023 edition of the tournament in Qatar. Emotions ran high for the players on the pitch, their supporters in the stadium and Palestinians back…
This is the first article in a two-part series about alleged exploitation of Filipino domestic workers. Hong Kong, China – The sizzling of chicken adobo – a sweet and savoury Filipino dish – fills the air of a high-rise apartment in Doha. It is Sunday, Andrea’s only day off, and…
Qatar has rebuked Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he allegedly criticised the Gulf country’s role as a mediator in the Gaza war as “problematic” in a leaked recording. At a meeting this week with the families of captives being held in Gaza, Netanyahu blamed Qatar for financing Hamas and…
Doha, Qatar – Palestine started their last group match of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 with their hopes of qualifying for the next round hanging by a thread, but ended it with an emphatic 3-0 win over Hong Kong and by sealing a last-16 spot. The compact Abdullah bin Khalifa…
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