Topic: Asian Cup 2023 Prediction and Discussion - page 2. (Read 5577 times)

Cannot protest against the referee's decision to award three penalties because VAR showed that all three showed mistakes made by Jordanian players.
Rarely have I watched the final of a big tournament like the Asian Cup get three penalties which led to a team successfully lifting the championship trophy.
Jordan feels like he just needs a miracle until finally we can congratulate Qatar as champions of the 2023 Asian Cup.

Since VAR decisions are correct then Jordan have to blame themselves for missing that golden opportunity to bring the Asian Cup home.
Qatar and precisely Afif scored 3 penalties and even the draw didn't pass like 5-6 minutes. Jordan are pushing in these last minutes but it is too late.
I could say from now Congratulations to Qatar securing their AFC Asian Cup

VAR changed the situation which gave Qatar victory. Again, VAR is being checked by the referee. If a violation is proven, Qatar will receive another penalty. It is true. The referee again showed the spot which allowed Afif to score a hat trick with a penalty.
1-3 for Qatar to win and Afif successfully converted his third penalty.

A strange final in my opinion.

Update Qatar 1- Jordan 1

Yordania was able to respond, I saw that tonight's match was quite exciting, buying and selling attacks was also shown in this match.
Because both countries played quite freely and strongly in every line tonight, Qatar also received a penalty due to the carelessness of Jordan's players. Interim results Qatar 2 - Jordan 1

Jordan's game against Qatar has already finished the 1 half and Qatar is winning the game, they managed to score a goal in the 22nd minute of the 1 half, looking at Qatar's performance in this competition, I would say that this goal could be what gives them greater chances of winning this game because Qatar showed that they are a team with good defense in this competition, they conceded few goals in many games, but in the game before that they conceded 2 goals and there is also the fact that the last time they played against Jordan, they lost against Jordan, so I'm not very convinced that they would win this game easily, because Jordan, in addition to having already beaten Qatar months ago, also performed well in that competition, currently in that game ball possession is very balanced

with Jordan having a small advantage of 51% against Qatar's 49%, but when you look at the shots on target, Qatar has an advantage with 4 shots against Jordan's 1 shot, this shows what I already said before that Qatar They have good defense and could be the key to winning this game and winning this cup. It's strange to see that two teams in Asia are not teams that constantly qualify for the World Cup, but are in the final of the Asian Cup, while the considered strong teams that are constantly in the World Cup representing Asia have not even managed reach the final of this competition. For example, in the case of Jordan, this is Jordan's performance in the qualifying phase for the World Cup:



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It's strange that Jordan is in a group that has 2 weak teams but still hasn't had any victory and runs the risk of not going to the World Cup, but in this Asian Cup Jordan reached the final and had good results in that competition.

Qatar lead in the final match and are going to defend their title and it seems their experience shows its power in this match. Qatar has their second Asian Cup final match while Jordan has a first one. Experience can play very big role in a final match and if anyone is fan of Jordan, they will hope that Jorgan will make a magic in this final, before the match kick-off and now when Qatar scored first.

Jordan is an underdog and they surely play with best they have to win it. Because they know such opportunity to play in a final match is not easy to have. They are not belong to top 4 or 6 strongest teams in Asia so this tournament is their amazing adventure which hardly to be repeated.

First half Qatar lead 1-0 trough penalty kick by Akram Afif on 22th minutes, Qatar looks more dominance the final game had 5 shots with 4 shots on target than Jordan made one shot on target. But Jordan get controlling the ball possession and both teams get balance with ball controlling just lack attempt made by Jordan on first half.
Have 45 minutes left on second half if won't loss opportunity for winning AFC Asian Cup, Jordan must playing more aggressive on second half and need to make more attempt if want scoring goals in second half.
The second half will be interesting and the intensity of the match is getting higher, Jordan doesn't want to miss the opportunity to equalize and get the chance to win the AFC Asian Cup for the first time.

Perhaps that player would not allow his team to accept more than one goal and have an honorable exit from the tournament. I watched the match and I cannot hide my admiration for the Jordanian team, which deserved to win with merit that no one was expecting, especially since everyone was betting on Korea’s inevitable victory.


In principle, this is what everyone is waiting for, since Qatar is the tournament organizer and its team has better qualifications. But at the same time, there is nothing preventing the opposite from happening, because Jordan will use all its energy to win an opportunity that may not be repeated in its entire contemporary history.
Of course, according to the Underdog theory, Jordan is the one who will receive the greatest encouragement from almost all the fans, which may be a good motivation for her to win the title or at least get second place with honor.

It is true that we are of the same opinion in today's match that Jordan is likely to win the Asian Cup this year and seeing that their struggle is much more difficult because they have to face strong opponents and they can still get a place in the final round. Qatar has full support as hosts and we already know they are favored enough to win this final match.

I see a quite significant difference in odds where Qatar is slightly favored and actually the difference is not much different but it would be really fun if we managed to guess the winner correctly. With odds like that, I think it will be enough to make us a lot of money and without using a handicap the results will still be big. My favorite will still be Jordan and I want to see them win this final and it could be a great achievement after what they have experienced over the past month.

To be honest, I have supported the Qatar national team since this thread started running and until now. why, not because Qatar is the host. or, they have participated in the championship in the 2022 world cup. however, it is more about the players they have. there are almost a lot of naturalized players that Qatar has, including players who come from the Middle East itself. apart from that, Qatar was a finalist in the 2019 Asian Cup. so, their status is the Asian champions in the last competition. well, as the home team, plus last season's champions. Tintin Marquez, will lead his team to defend their title for the second time. so far, Qatar is progressing with a positive trend. in fact, Iran, which incidentally was a stronger team than Qatar, they defeated with a score of 2-3.

On the other hand, Jordan unexpectedly was able to advance to the final round. whereas previously, Jordan was only able to finish in 3rd place in group E. However, in the following matches, Jordan was able to prove their performance by overthrowing Iraq, Tajikistan, and phenomenally overthrowing South Korea. in this match, Jordan will not waste their opportunity to become Asian Cup champions. referring to the FIFA ranking, Qatar is above Jodan. but based on Asian Handicap Betting with an odds margin of 1/4:0. this means that Qtar has a slight advantage over Jodan in this final match. based on 1x2 betting, Jordan with odds @ 3.25 and while Qatar @2.27.  It's clear, Qtar is superior in this match. my estimate is that Qatar will win again. so, let's wait for the final results of this final match.

Both teams are equally impressive but I think Qatar has a greater chance of winning because of playing at home Jordan has a strong defense while Qatar has a great attacker well both teams have advantages but we don't know where luck is in favor. Based on FIFA ranking, Qatar has better points but based on Head to Head in 2024 Jordan defeated Qatar in a friendly match well will Jordan beat Qatar again today? I'm not sure because the situation is different, what is clear is that I believe the two teams will score each other.

This Asian Cup did provide many surprises. Tough teams that were favorites to win such as Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia were actually eliminated and failed to advance to the semifinals or finals. Jordan's success in qualifying for the final was a big surprise in this Asian Cup. Even though they qualified for the knockout phase as one of the best third ranked teams, they were surprisingly able to advance to the final, which was their first achievement in history. In the final, Qatar has the opportunity to make history, becoming consecutive Asian Cup champions like Japan in 2000 and 2004. Moreover, apart from being the defending champion, Qatar is the host and has never lost before advancing to the final. A positive capital to win in the final.

Qatar have really surprised me, I know the won 2019 AFC Asian Cup but coming to the world cup the never won any single match in 2022 world cup which was hosted by them and now their performance comes incredible in this AFC Asian Cup 2023, and Qatar is the only one that have unbeaten record among the two of them that makes it to the final, Jordan even come out in best third while Qatar comes out first in the table. Jordan has a record to make since this is their first time that they make it to the final, they have an opportunity to lift the trophy, before I was supporting Qatar but since they have won it before I will like Jordan to make a history by winning the trophy, I have much confidence for them because their performance recently have improved and I know that is what brought them to this stage.

AFC Asian Cup in the last two competitions has produced new champions and now they have reached the final round which will be played by two teams, namely Qatar vs Jordan and of course this is final match that was really unexpected because Jordan was not the favorite from the start reached the final.
However, reality has proven everything that Jordan did manage to advance to the final, in the semifinal match Jordan managed to beat South Korea with score of 2 - 0 and this win without goal in return really surprised everyone.
Qatar itself managed to beat Iran with score of 2 - 3 and after the semifinals ended it was clear that Qatar and Jordan would meet as teams that would compete for the title.
This was an opportunity for Jordan to win the title because it was the first time they had been able to qualify for the final.
However, on the other hand, it is also an opportunity for Qatar to be able to defend its championship title because in the 2019 edition of the competition, Qatar emerged as the new champions for the AFC Asian Cup.

In this final match it will be much more difficult to predict who will win the match because both teams are playing very well, it is very possible for draw to occur.
I think that in the end the fight for the title in this final match will only be decided by penalty shootout and when the penalty shootout occurs it looks like Jordan will get their first title for the AFC Asian Cup.

Of course playing in your home country is a big advantage. To Jordan's surprise, they made it to the Final. But I see the quality of Jordan is very good to get to the final. If there was no referee controversy, maybe the match would have been interesting. Remember Qatar's victory in the semifinals, Almoez Ali scored the winner but I think Almoez ALi was offside. Although it does look thin if there is no Var. The referee also did not give time to make the best decision. I hope this mistake doesn't happen again.

AFC Asian Cup 2023 final match Jordan vs Qatar

Indeed not ideal final and hope by many people here the AFC Asian Cup final match Jordan vs Qatar, currently Jordan have well performance since knock out round eliminated Iraq, Tajikistan and in the semifinal round defeated favorite national team South Korea. All knock out winning match, Jordan looks easily for winning without have to continues until extra time or penalty kick. Difference with Qatar achievement leaded until the final round since knock out round Qatar won 2 of 3 match against Uzbekistan have extended until penalty kick.

Looking how difficult opponent teams since knock out round I think Jordan have bigger opportunity for winning AFC Asian Cup 2023 but Qatar with advantage playing in their home will make more motivate as the first national team won AFC Asian Cup back to back or two time in a row.

What I've been waiting for is the final match of the AFC Asian Cup 2024 in Qatar, finally the time has come today. Even though all my favorite teams have been eliminated in the round of 16 and in the quarter-finals. But I'm still curious about which national team will ultimately win the AFC Asian Cup title this time. Will Qatar lift the trophy again or will Jordan lift the trophy for the first time?

Actually, I never thought that Qatar would reach the Final again and what I least expected was Jordan, who has now reached the Final and has beaten strong opponents who often play in the FIFA World Cup. So I really applauded and gave high appreciation to Jordan.

In today's final match, I probably won't favor any team in terms of support. But betting on Qatar seems like the one I should choose. Because as hosts, Qatar will probably play more optimally because it is witnessed directly by their own supporters. In terms of Fifa rankings, Qatar is superior, being ranked 41st. Meanwhile, Jordan is ranked 71st. But the FIFA ranking doesn't seem to have that much influence on the ASIAN Cup. Because in reality the national team with a higher ranking was eliminated earlier. 

Jordan played good but South Korea actually got affected by absence of Kim Min-jae in their squad. If they have had Kim Min-jae in their defense system, Jordan would have not scored goals from solo. Attacking system of South Korea performed bad too and the match would be very different if Lee Kang-in can score a goal for them. He wasted a good opportunity and after that, his team mate made a terrible mistake that changed the match entirely.

Qatar only need to win one more match to defend their title successfully. They had an emotional semi final match with Iran and their opponent even came closely to an equalizer even with only 10 players on field at the last minute. Between Qatar and Jordan, I believe Qatar will win the final match, not Jordan.

It was really surprising that Jordan succeeded in winning its match against South Korea, and what is even more surprising is that this was with a wide score of 2-0, which is an achievement in the history of Jordanian football, which did not win against Korea in any match between them in the past.

Another element that contributed to reaching this result was Iran's success in eliminating Japan from the tournament despite the technical capabilities of the Japanese team. This was an achievement that was in favor of the Qatari team, which was not going to win the qualification match for the finals.

The final match will not be easy to predict because Qatar is the organizing country against its neighbor Jordan, which will not give it an easy victory.

My prediction was also wrong regarding my favorite team which turned out to lose in the semi-finals. In the AFC Asian Cup last season, Japan managed to reach the final but lost in the final by Qatar. And 2019 is the first time Qatar has won the Asian Cup. And if this year Qatar wins the title again, it means this will be Qatar's second Asian Cup title. This shows that the development of football in Qatar has indeed made very rapid progress from several years ago until now.

But for Jordan, perhaps this is the first time they have been able to qualify for the final round in the Asian Cup. And if they win then it will be a surprise for all. Because actually it will be very difficult to beat the host who is supported by many fans.