DOHA: Hosts Qatar will look for full points against Tajikistan in Group A match of the AFC Asian Cup here today.
A victory at the Al Bayt Stadium would seal a Round of 16 place for the defending champions, who defeated Lebanon 3-0 in their opening match last Friday. The victory stretched Qatar’s AFC Asian Cup winning streak to eight matches – stretching back to their 2019 title triumph.
Should the China PR-Lebanon tie end in a draw today, Marquez Lopez’s will be assured of topping Group A.
“We’re going to enter this match in order to achieve a victory,” said Lopez. “They are a difficult opponent but we have studied them and we know that they have speedy players who can hurt us.
“From the first day I’ve said that we have to take it one match at a time, we want to lead and we want to go to the second round, that objective hasn’t changed.”
