Yassir praises Qatar fight

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Friday, September 2nd 2016 03:54 AM

TEHRAN, IRAN: Ahmed Yassir on Thursday said Qatar team must look at beating Uzbekistan later this week after their 'feisty'‎ Iran clash on Thursday. He said: "It was a tough loss. But we have another important game coming up." Yassir, who stood out as one of the night’s top performers was quoted : "Qatar fought well with Iran, creating chances. We have just started the qualifying phase. There's a long way to go." "We play Uzbekistan later this week," he said. "We must avoid certain mistakes and move on," he said. "I am sure this group of players will fight and not feel devastated for losing the game," he said. Qatar now face Uzbekistan in their next 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying ‎ game on September 6 in Doha.