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Asian Cup : Qatar against Saudi Arabia, it's about more than football

the game When the officials and players before an important football always emphasize, it go alone to the Sport, this is a sure sign that this is not so. Also p

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Asian Cup : Qatar against Saudi Arabia, it's about more than football

the game When the officials and players before an important football always emphasize, it go alone to the Sport, this is a sure sign that this is not so. Also prior to the upcoming game between Saudi Arabia and Qatar for the Asia Cup at the end of the barrage of reassuring statements, but the long shadow of politics, no one can deny. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are fierce opponents in a quarrel for Power and influence in the Middle East. It is a dispute that divided the Arab States of the Persian Gulf – and from the football game this Thursday (17 clock) is not a game like any other.

"bringing Asia together", is the Motto of the up to 1. In February duration of the tournament in the United Arab Emirates, where the Australians will compete as the title defender. But this sense of community is suffering from the political tensions between the participating States.

at the arrival of the team from Qatar, it began. Because Qatar is subject to since the middle of 2017, a Boycott of its Arab neighbors, and the borders are closed, had to players and coaches via the detour of Kuwait in the United Arab Emirates to fly: the tournament host is in a dispute with Qatar on the side of Saudi Arabia, participants in Bahrain as well. Association officials, and journalists from Qatar was, according to media entry reports prohibited.

The dispute goes far beyond sports

Already at the world Cup in Russia last summer, had Qatar and Saudi Arabia fight over the football. Qatar accused the Saudis, they were the regional world Cup-broadcasting rights of the Qatari channel "leg" with the illegal broadcast of Games by a pirate radio station. Saudi Arabia complained in the comments of the Qatari "leg"-presenters at the shameful 0:5 defeat of Saudi Arabia in the opening game against Russia had been listening to a lot of Spiteful.

The fact that Qatar is to host in three years, as the first Arab state the world Cup, gives the fight extra sharpness. Because of the Asia Cup Qatar wants to make with a view to 2022 the best possible picture – and the Saudis want to prevent this.

The Saudi Arabia listed Qatari opponent before throwing the Emirate, it will support Islamist extremists, and search the proximity to Iran, what has the government in Doha. An economic boycott has can damage the small, but thanks to huge gas reserves, very rich Nation. Support Qatar receives from Iran and Turkey. All attempts at mediation in the dispute have failed. In the past few years, the ranks of the Qatar-enemy sometimes claims according to, the Qataris, the world Cup to take away.

Both Teams are already in the next round

In the qualifying round group E of the Asian Cup, the Saudis and Qataris potentially the strongest teams that make up the group victory and into the round of sixteen is expected to move in. Saudi Arabia, which has won the tournament three times so far, in spite of the weak performance at the world Cup, one of the title favorites. The Team of the Argentinian Coach Juan Antonio Pizzi Saudi Arabia has achieved after two Wins from their first two Games against North Korea (4:0) and Lebanon (2:0) already in advance to the first knockout round.

Qatar in the next round. The young team of the Spanish coach Felix Sanchez – on average, it is 24 years old – defeated Lebanon 2:0 and North Korea 6:0 and leads the standings of the group because of the better Torverhältnisses.

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Therefore, it all boils down on Thursday to a sporty as well as politically, exciting game in Abu Dhabi, even if the Official stacking of the political aspect of deep. "The athletes that play football," said the spokesman for the Qatari football Federation, Ali al salad. Qatar coach Sanchez, however, knows that there is more to it than football. Sanchez said he wanted himself and his games isolate so well during the tournament of the policy.

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