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Unbeaten Qatar plots ambush of Japan in Asian Cup final

China Daily | Updated: 2019-02-01 07:28

ABU DHABI - While Japan has the Asian Cup pedigree, Qatar's overachievers might just feel that their name is on the trophy after a record-breaking run to their first-ever final.

Against a backdrop of simmering political tension, the Qatari players were pelted with plastic bottles - and even shoes - by furious local fans in a 4-0 semifinal thrashing of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi.

After surviving that ordeal, the 2022 World Cup host believes it has nothing to fear from Japan.

Unbeaten Qatar plots ambush of Japan in Asian Cup final

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