Qatar's Asian Cup championship is in doubt

Winning the championship with 3 penalties to beat Jordan with a score of 3-1, the home team Qatar received a lot of doubt from the continent's media.

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Korean site Osen wrote: "With 3 goals scored on penalty kicks, star Akram Afif helped Qatar win the Asian Cup championship for the second time in a row. However, the 2023 Asian Cup championship is receiving a lot of doubt on social networking sites, because it is related to referee decisions and VAR technology. This greatly affected the results of the final match. However, we must admit that Qatar was very excellent when it had 6 consecutive wins to win the championship right at home."

Meanwhile, Japan's Yahoo Japan News site commented: "The three penalties from host Qatar in the final really caused a lot of controversy. VAR intervened in many situations that changed the outcome of the match. Jordan's players even applauded the referee's decisions. We don't understand what they are implying, but we clearly see their disappointment."

Not only Korean and Japanese newspapers, many Vietnamese fans and even commentators on VTV after the match also expressed their disappointment, seeing the home team crowned champion after 3 games. All goals are scored on penalty kicks. That made Qatar's championship a bit of a challenge, even though VAR technology stepped in and determined that these penalties were not wrong.