Jordan advanced to the quarter finals of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, after beating the Iraqi national football team 3-2.

According to The Iran Project,Jordan showed amazing resilience to come from behind to defeat Iraq 3-2 in their AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ Round of 16 tie at the Khalifa International Stadium on Monday.

Down 2-1 after having taken the lead, stoppage time goals from Yazan Al Arab and Nizar Al Rashdan pushed Jordan over the finishing line in a hugely exciting tie that had seen Iraq reduced to 10 players after having taken the lead, with Aymen Hussein sent off after netting their second goal. 

Jordan will play Tajikistan in the quarter-finals on Friday.