Hosts Qatar retained the Asian Cup with a 3-1 win on Saturday against surprise packages Jordan with Akram Afif the home hero with a hat-trick of penalties.
It was a fitting final act to a month of football that began with 24 teams and witnessed a series of dramatic games.
It will also help dispel the memories of Qatar’s World Cup, when they lost all three games, the worst record of any host in the competition’s history.
