By Mehmet Nuri Ucar, Serdar Bitmez and Hamdi Yildiz </p> <p>DOHA (AA) – Qatar is celebrating a historic first Asian Cup win after beating Japan in the 2019 final Friday.</p> <p>The national team beat the four-time champions 3-1 at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.</p> <p>People in the capital, Doha, watched the match from huge screens set up on the city’s streets and later celebrated the national team's victory.</p> <p>Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani congratulated the team and the people over the win on Twitter and called it an "Arab success". </p> <p>Al Thani said the national team turned a dream of millions of people into a reality.</p> <p>Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh also congratulated Al Thani for the win, according to Kuwaiti news agency KUNA, Palestinian news agency WAFA and a statement from Haniyeh's office.

