"Thank You to All Who Helped"

Infantino posted on social media on the 11th (Korea time), "It was a fantastic final I watched at Lusail Stadium! Congratulations to Jordan for playing an incredible game against Qatar, the host of the AFC Asian Cup."

The Qatar Asian Cup, which opened on April 13, concluded the tournament with Qatar's victory on April 11 after a month-long run. Qatar beat Jordan in the final with Akram Afif's penalty hat trick. Infantino attended the final and watched the match against Qatar's King Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

President Infantino, who came down to the stadium after the match, held an award ceremony with key figures. He encouraged the Jordanians who finished second after a sensational sensation and shared joy with the Qatari players who made history.

Infantino added, "This match and fantastic fans brought back amazing memories of the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup on a day when Asian football took the center stage and showed its potential to the world. I would like to thank the people of Qatar and everyone who helped us in hosting the very successful tournament."

Meanwhile, the tournament was an unprecedented success, surpassing 1.5 million spectators for the first time in the Asian Cup history. South Korea, Japan, Iran and Australia, the leading winners, all failed to reach the final, but the emergence of emerging powers such as Jordan and Tajikistan boosted the enthusiasm of the tournament. In addition, the introduction of semi-automatic offside reading technology (SAOT) made the game more smooth and raised the level of the tournament. 메이저사이트