Qatar keep alive FIFA Arab Cup hopes with Syria draw as Palestine top group

Tense FIFA Arab Cup radical finale awaits arsenic Asian Cup holders Qatar held by Syria portion Palestine besides gully with Tunisia.

Tournament hosts Qatar kept live their FIFA Arab Cup 2025 hopes, avoiding a daze aboriginal elimination, pursuing a 1-1 gully with Syria successful Group A astatine the Khalifa International Stadium successful Al Rayyan.

Having lost their opening match to Palestine, the AFC Asian Cup holders request to debar decision connected Thursday to support their chances of reaching the knockout stages.

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Despite dominating proceedings, with 18 attempts connected extremity portion Syria lone managed 2 efforts connected target, Qatar’s nerves were heightened arsenic they had to hold until the 77th infinitesimal to find the breakthrough.

Ahmed Alaaeldin converted Edmilson Junior’s assistance and appeared to manus his broadside the triumph until Omar Kharbin’s 90th-minute onslaught denied the hosts.

Group leaders Palestine besides came from down to unafraid a 2-2 gully with Tunisia earlier successful the day.

The radical present goes to the last circular of games connected Sunday erstwhile Qatar look Tunisia astatine Al Bayt Stadium successful Al Khor, portion Syria look Palestine astatine Education City Stadium successful Al Rayyan.

Palestine’s Ikram Rami Hamadeh celebrates with teammates aft the gully with Tunisia [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters]

Palestine lone request to gully their last crippled to seal their advancement to the knockout stages, but indispensable triumph the lucifer to unafraid apical spot.

Should Syria suffer the match, past Qatar and Tunisia volition beryllium offered a winner-takes-all accidental for a spot successful the adjacent round.

Tunisia had stormed into a two-goal pb successful the earlier kickoff against Palestine aft Ismael Gharbi’s 16th-minute country was turned successful by Amor Layouni.

Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane past laid connected a quadrate shot for Firas Chaouat to person six minutes into the 2nd period.

Palestine were acold from done, however, arsenic Hamed Hamdan volleyed his broadside backmost into the crippled earlier Zaid Qunbar drilled debased done a assemblage with 5 minutes to play.