This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates as Iran beat Syria in the AFC Asian Cup on Wednesday, January 31.
This blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates as Iran beat Syria in the AFC Asian Cup on Wednesday, January 31.
- Iran beat on Syria on penalties in the final round-of-16 match at the AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar.
- Iran, who stormed to the top of their group with three wins, scored all five penalties to progress but had Mehdi Taremi sent off for a second bookable offence and played extra time with 10 men.
- Syria, who finished third in their group and reached the knockouts for the first time, came from behind to take the tie to extra time and spot kicks.
- Japan beat Bahrain 3-1 in the first Asian Cup game of the day.
- Iran and Japan now play each other in the quarterfinals on Saturday but Taremi will miss the game.