Football: Qatar beat UAE 4-0 to reach Asian Cup final

By Fatih Erel</p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar on Tuesday beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 4-0 to advance to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup final for the first time.</p> <p>Qatar will face Japan in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup final on Friday in Abu Dhabi. </p> <p>On Monday, four-time champion Japan defeated three-time champion Iran 3-0 to reach the final. </p> <p>Japan is the most successful team in the Asian Cup with four titles, followed by Iran and Saudi Arabia with three apiece.</p> <p>Qatar had advanced to the semifinals for the first time by beating two-time champion South Korea.</p> <p>The UAE's biggest ever success is that it played the final of the 1996 Asian Cup.</p> <p> </p> <p>The 2019 AFC Asian Cup is the men's football championship of Asia organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).</p> <p>The 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup had kicked off in the UAE on Jan. 5.