Losing rights to compete at last four in a cruel way (applicable to both duels)

Asian Cup - Qatar 2023 (2024), knockout round 2 (quarter - final 3), day 20, match 47:

Islamic Republic of Iran - Japan 2:1

Scorers: 0:1 27 (27.09) Hidemasa Morita

               1:1 54 (54.10) Mohammad Mohebi

               1:2 90-pen (90.18) Alireza Jahanbakhsh

Stoppage time played for both halves: 3.02 and 9.29.

Asian Cup - Qatar 2023 (2024), knockout round 2 (quarter - final 4), night 20, match 48:

Qatar - Uzbekistan 1:1, on penalties: 3-2

Scorers: 1:0 27-own goal (26.40) Utkir Yusupov

               1:1 58 (58.02) Odiljon Hamrobekov

Stoppage time played for both halves: 04.06 and 12.21.

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Knockout stage three was confirmed with great turnaround in second half

Africa Cup of nations 2023 (2024) - Ivory coast, elimination phase 2 (last 8 - duel 1), night 17, game 45:

Nigeria - Angola 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 41 (40.31) Ademola Lookman

Stoppage time played for both halves: 3.55 and 7.32.

Africa Cup of nations 2023 (2024) - Ivory coast, elimination phase 2 (last 8 - duel 2), night 17, game 46:

Democratic Republic of Congo - Guinea 3:1

Scorers: 0:1 20-pen (20.02) Mohamed Bayo

               1:1 27 (26.40) Chancel Mbemba

               2:1 65-pen (64.22) Yoane Wissa

               3:1 82 (81.29) Arthur Masuaku

Stoppage time played for both halves: 6.00 and 5.05.

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Ball that was pushed into its own net meant an end of the debutants

Asian Cup - Qatar 2023 (2024), knockout round 2 (quarter - final 1), night 19, match 45:

Tajikistan - Jordan 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 65-own goal (65.07) Vakhdat Khanonov

Stoppage time played for both halves: 5.59 and 7.40.

Asian Cup - Qatar 2023 (2024), knockout round 2 (quarter - final 2), night 19, match 46:

Australia - South Korea 1:1, 1:2 after 30 additional minutes

Scorers: 1:0 42 (41.27) Craig Goodwin

               1:1 90+6-pen (95.53) Hwang Hee-chan

               1:2 103 (103.03) Son Heung-min

- From 105+4 (108.32) Australia played the rest of this duel with 10 players because Aiden O'Neill has done a nasty foul by receiving a direct red card.

Stoppage time played for both halves: 2.03 and 8.56.

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Journalists removed and permit taken away

After the (un)expected loss from Jordan this Monday in the first elimination round of Asian Cup 2023 (2024) competition, the Iraq trainer had a real tough time at a press conference.

Some Iraqi journalists wanted to confront, were shouting and pointing fingers to Jesus Casas. Thankfully, this disruption of the furious and very angered people from the media was prevented by security officials. By doing this idiotic behaviour, their licence was automatically revoked plus they cannot report from any future events that are organizing under the Asian football confederation.

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Game was decided only by penalty shoot-outs: ten scored and one missed

Asian Cup - Qatar 2023 (2024), knockout round 1 - game 7, night 18, match 43:

Bahrain - Japan 1:3

Scorers: 0:1 31 (30.52) Ritsu Doan

               0:2 48 (48.02) Takefusa Kubo

               1:2 63-own goal (63.14) Ayase Ueda

               1:3 72 (71.30) Ayase Ueda

Stoppage time played for both halves: 03.29 and 12.31.

Asian Cup - Qatar 2023 (2024), knockout round 1 - game 8, night 18, match 44:

Islamic Republic of Iran - Syria 1:1, on penalties: 5-3

Scorers: 1:0 34-pen (33.59) Mehdi Taremi

               1:1 64-pen (63.22) Omar Khribin

- The goal scorer of Islamic Republic of Iran was also send off when he received his second yellow card at 90 (90.18).

Stoppage time played for both halves: 05.15 and 11.20.

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