Yemen resolves the qualification battle and flies to the 2027 Asian Cup

The Yemeni team achieved a historic achievement by qualifying for the 2027 Asian Cup finals scheduled in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after deciding the decisive confrontation against its Lebanese counterpart with a score of 2-0, in the postponed match of the Asian qualifiers.The Yemeni team played a great match under the leadership of Algerian coach Noureddine Ould Ali, and succeeded in imposing its advantage during the second half against a direct competitor for the qualification ticket, to seize a valuable victory that led it to the finals. Continental.The match remained balanced until the 62nd minute, when Nasser Mohamedou was able to open the scoring a few minutes after the arrival of substitute Adel Qassem, who scored the goal with his first touch after entering the field.As the Lebanese national team attempted to return to the result during the final minutes, the Yemeni national team took advantage of the spaces in its opponent’s back lines, so Nasser Mohamedoh returned and confirmed the victory by scoring the second goal in the 90th minute, after a decisive pass from substitute Mamdouh Ben. Ajaj, who participated moments earlier.With this victory, the Yemeni team took the lead in Group Two with 14 points, one point ahead of the Lebanese team, to snatch the well-deserved qualification ticket to the 2027 Asian Cup.The confrontation also witnessed the superiority of Algerian coach Noureddine Ould Ali over his compatriot Madjid Bougherra, the coach of the Lebanese team, in a direct struggle to qualify for the tournament.