Doha: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa expressed his disapproval of the unjust campaigns against the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
This came in response to journalists' questions in Doha about the smear campaigns that Qatar has been subjected to since it deserved to host the World Cup tournament.
Concerning the historic victory of the Saudi team over Argentina, the AFC chief said what the Saudi team presented against Argentina is an honorable thing, adding that the Saudi team made a beautiful surprise, and we want to see the team in the Round of 16.
The AFC President stressed that Asian football is strong, referring in a related context to the victory of the Japanese team against its German counterpart.
The Saudi team achieved the first surprise of the tournament by defeating Argentina 2-1 at the Lusail Stadium in the first round of group stage.
Source: QNA
