Asian Cup Qatar - - The Host Sailed into Quarter-Finals With a Solid 3-0 Victory Over Kuwait

Hosts Qatar are through to the Asian Cup quarter-finals after finishing in second spot on the Group A table.

Bruno Metsu’s men produced a 3-0 victory over Kuwait to shore up qualification for the second phase of the competition.

Bilal Mohammed’s 11th minute header from a Sebastian Soria cross kicked off proceedings for the home side before Mohammed Al Sayed doubled their advantage five minutes later with a curling shot after picking up a loose ball following a strong Qatari move.

The victory was complete when Fabio Cesar Montezine added a third four minutes from regular time with a curling free-kick from just outside the area.

The win put Qatar on six points, one behind group leaders Uzbekistan, meaning they will play Group B winners, at this stage Japan, in the quarter-final on January 21.

Kuwait ended their campaign with three losses and finished with no points and a goal difference of minus 6, scoring just once.