AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023/ Coaches of Tajikistan, Lebanon Hopeful of First Last-16 Advance

Doha, January 21 (QNA) - Tajikistan coach Petar Segrt expressed confidence his side would emerge victorious against Lebanon in their tomorrow's final group stage match of the ongoing AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023. The Croatian and his men, placed third in Group A with one point ahead of Lebanon on goal difference of -2, could make their first-ever last-16 advance in the continent's most prestigious men's football event if they won the three points at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium and second-placed China lost to or drew with hosts Qatar. Reigning champions Qatar are now leading the group with six points from 3-0 and 1-0 victories over Lebanon and Tajikistan respectively, guaranteeing an early pass to the knockouts. Segrt stressed his respect for the Lebanese team, affirming tomorrow's game would not be a walk in the For his part, Lebanon manager Miodrag Radulovic voiced hopes his boys would be lucky on Monday contrary to the previous two games where they created many goal chances without scoring. The Montenegrin expressed his satisfaction with his side's performance, promising to take the game to Tajikistan. (QNA)