CONCACAF Gold Cup: Qatar tops El Salvador to reach semis

Field Level Media
25 Jul 2021, 12:40 GMT+10

Qatar became the first out-of-region invitee to reach the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals in 16 years, holding on to beat El Salvador 3-2 on Saturday in Glendale, Ariz.

Qatar advances to a Thursday matchup in Austin, Texas, against the winner of a Sunday match in Arlington, Texas, between the United States and Jamaica.

In the early going, Qatar jumped on top 2-0 behind goals from Almoez Ali in the second minute and Abdulaziz Hatim in the eighth minute.

An Ali penalty kick in the 55th minute bumped the lead to 3-0, but Joaquin Rivas responded with tallies for El Salvador in the 63rd and 66th minutes to increase the drama.

Qatar, the 2022 World Cup host nation, joins Colombia (2000 and 2005), Brazil (1996, 1998 and 2003), Peru (2000) and South Korea (2002) as non-CONCACAF teams to advance to the Gold Cup's final four. No non-CONCACAF team has ever won the Gold Cup since it was first played in 1991.

The second quarterfinal was scheduled to be played later Saturday night in Glendale, with Mexico opposing Honduras. The other quarterfinal matchup will see Costa Rica face Canada on Sunday in Arlington.

--Field Level Media

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