{"id":34199,"date":"2025-12-12T01:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=34199"},"modified":"2025-12-12T01:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:12:54","slug":"saudi-arabia-edges-out-palestine-in-arab-cup-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=34199","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Edges Out Palestine in Arab Cup Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Doha, Qatar<\/strong> \u2013 Saudi Arabia secured a hard-fought victory over Palestine in the Arab Cup quarter-final, booking their place in the semi-finals with a 2-1 win after extra time. The match, played at a packed Lusail Stadium, was a tense and closely contested affair from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia broke the deadlock in the 57th minute through forward Firas Al-Buraikan, who finished off a well-worked attacking move with a precise strike. However, Palestine responded swiftly, with Adi Dabbagh leveling the score just seven minutes later, reigniting his team&#8217;s hopes of progressing.<\/p>\n<p>The remainder of the regulation time saw both sides create chances, but neither could find a decisive goal, forcing the match into extra time. It was Saudi Arabia who ultimately found the breakthrough in the 115th minute. Mohammed Kanoo unleashed a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, sending the ball into the back of the net and securing the victory for the Green Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi Arabian team, coached by Herve Renard, displayed resilience and determination to overcome a stubborn Palestinian side. While Palestine will be disappointed to exit the tournament, they can be proud of their performance and the spirit they showed throughout the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia now advances to the semi-finals, where they will face a stern test against another top contender for the title. The Green Falcons will be hoping to continue their winning momentum as they aim to lift the Arab Cup trophy. <em>This victory marks a significant step forward for Saudi Arabian football.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=40\">More Sports articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doha, Qatar \u2013 Saudi Arabia secured a hard-fought victory over Palestine in the Arab Cup quarter-final, booking their place in the semi-finals with a 2-1 win after extra time. The match, played at a packed Lusail Stadium, was a tense and closely contested affair from start to fini&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":10,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34201,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34199\/revisions\/34201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}