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Qatar upset Mexico to reach quarter-finals

Qatar upset Mexico to reach quarter-finals

Santa Clara: Hazem Shehata’s first half strike secured Qatar a 1-0 win in their final Group B tie to advance to the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday.
The victory sealed Qatar a second place finish, two points behind Mexico, who had already booked their spot in the last-eight. The West Asian side advanced at Honduras’ expense. 

Qatar, playing for the second time as a guest team in the tournament, survived a second half onslaught from Mexico to pull off a famous victory.
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The reigning AFC Asian Cup™ champions, coached by Carlos Queiroz from Portugal, took the lead in the 27th minute when Musaab Khidir whipped in a great cross from the right and Shehata found the target with a superb angled header.

That proved to be the only real effort on goal from Qatar as Mexico dominated but couldn't find a way through.

Qatar reached the semi-finals of the Gold Cup in their previous guest appearance two years ago.

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