Jeddah: The Qatari national team lost to Japan 0-2 in their match Tuesday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, in the third round of the AFC U-23 Championship, the seventh edition of the tournament being hosted by Saudi Arabia. The match was part of Group B, which also includes the UAE and Syria.

According to Qatar News Agency, Japan's goals were scored by Shusuke Furuya in the 9th minute and Ryunosuke Sato in the 80th minute. With this result, Japan strengthened its lead in the group, raising its points tally to 9, while Qatar was eliminated from the tournament with no points. Japan will now face Jordan, the runner-up of Group A, in the quarterfinals.

The Qatari team had already lost their chances of qualifying for the quarterfinals after a 0-1 defeat in the second round, following a 0-2 loss to the UAE in their opening match. In the second match of the same group, the UAE national team secured their place in the quarterfinals with a 1-1 draw against Syria at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium.

Ali Al Maamari scored for the UAE in the 23rd minute, while Mahmoud Al Omar equalized for Syria in the 55th minute. With this result, the UAE finished second in the group with 4 points and will face Vietnam, the Group A winners, in the quarterfinals. Syria also finished third in the group with 4 points, behind the UAE on goal difference.