WAFF Championship: Iran, Qatar And Syria Qualify For Semis

GOAL - Iran, Qatar and Syria have qualified for the semi-finals of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Championship on Saturday.

Iran defeated Palestine 3-0 in their opening match, secured their spot in the semi-finals, after Qatar beat Palestine 1-0 on Saturday. Iran will face Qatar on Monday in the final group match.

Fahd Al Shammari netted the only goal of the match in the 72nd minute to give Jorge Fossati’s team a win.

Syria, who drew with Jordan in the first game, beat Oman 2-1 to qualify for the semi-finals. Muhannad Ibrahim fired Syria ahead on 11 minutes. The Omanis however, equalised through Hashem Saleh in the 13th minute.

Mohammad Abbadi netted the winning goal for Syria in the 71st minute. To qualify for the last semi-final spot, Oman have to defeat Jordan on Monday in the final group match.