{"id":5901,"date":"2025-12-18T23:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5901"},"modified":"2025-12-18T23:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:09:47","slug":"tannane-goal-from-own-half-sets-morocco-on-way-to-fifa-arab-cup-2025-title-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=5901","title":{"rendered":"Tannane goal from own half sets Morocco on way to FIFA Arab Cup 2025 title | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Morocco beat Jordan 3-2 as a strike from inside his own half by Oussama Tannane set the tone for a spectacular final.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Oussama Tannane\u2019s wonder goal from inside his own half set Morocco on their way to their second FIFA Arab Cup title with a 3-2 win after extra time in the final against Jordan at the Qatar-hosted event.<\/p>\n

A full house at Lusail Stadium in Doha on Thursday was quickly on their feet in the fourth minute when Qatar-based footballer Tannane drilled an effort from well over the halfway line \u2013 estimated at 59 metres \u2013 to catch out goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila.<\/p>\n

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The Jordan keeper desperately scrambled back to his line in an attempt to stop the shot and collided with the post, resulting in a lengthy four-minute stoppage before he was cleared to continue and play resumed.<\/p>\n

It was only the start of a turbulent final that saw Jordan come back to claim the lead, for the match to be sent to extra time, with Jordanian hearts broken seconds away from their first FIFA Arab Cup title in normal time.<\/p>\n

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Oussama Tannane scores Morocco\u2019s first goal past Jordan\u2019s Yazeed Abulaila [Thaier Al-Sudani\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jordan, who were defeated finalists at the 2025 AFC Asian Cup, pulled level on the night three minutes into the second period when Ali Oliwan pulled away from his marker to head home from close range after a well-worked corner.<\/p>\n

Jordan then took the lead for the first time after Mahmoud Almardi\u2019s shot hit the raised hand of Achraf El Mahdioui inside the box, allowing Oliwan to convert from the penalty spot for his second in the 68th minute.<\/p>\n

The drama was far from over, however, as second-half substitute Abderrazak Hamdallah levelled in the 88th minute \u2013 tapping in on the goal line after a scramble from a corner.<\/p>\n

It was Oliwan, though, who had the chance of glory with virtually the final kick of normal time when \u2013 put clean through on goal \u2013 he was unable to beat the keeper to seal the final for Jordan with what would also have been his hat-trick.<\/p>\n

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Morocco\u2019s Marwane Saadane shoots at goal, which resulted in his side\u2019s win [Thaier Al-Sudani\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where many may not have taken their seats for Tannane\u2019s opener, the same may have been the case for the start of extra time as Mohannad Abutaha volleyed a spectacular left-footed effort into the top right corner from the left edge of the box.<\/p>\n

Like Tannane\u2019s, it was a strike worthy of winning any final, but VAR ruled out the goal for a controversial handball as the Jordanian controlled the ball before unleashing the effort.<\/p>\n

Worse was to follow when Hamdallah tapped in his second time \u2013 and the winning goal \u2013 after Marwane Saadane\u2019s bicycle kick from a set piece fell kindly into his path from close range.<\/p>\n

Morocco previously lifted the Arab Cup in 2012, defeating Libya in the final staged in Saudi Arabia. The Atlas Lions succeed Algeria, who defeated their North African neighbours Tunisia in the final four years ago.<\/p>\n

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Abderrazak Hamdallah celebrates scoring third goal for Morocco, which sealed the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 final in Lusail, Qatar, December 18, 2025 [Mohammed Salem\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Earlier, Morocco dominated the first period and Tannane, who plays his club football for Umm Salal in the Qatar league, had a glorious opportunity to double the lead on the stroke of half time when Abulaila spilled a cross into his path, but the forward failed to make a clean connection with his left-footed follow up and Issam Smeir\u00a0slid to clear off the line.<\/p>\n

The Jordanian stopper had to be on his feet throughout the first period and produced his best save in the 17th minute when Karim El Berkaoui, after exchanging a one-two with Tannane, drove across the face of goal from the edge of the box, but Abulaila was equal to it, low to his right, to push the effort wide.<\/p>\n

Morocco, the first African nation to reach a World Cup semifinal when they achieved the feat at Qatar 2022, will now turn their attention to hosting the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, where the squad will be further boosted by a number of their European-based stars who had to prioritise club over country during the Arab Cup.<\/p>\n

The FIFA Arab Cup sold more than a million tickets for the 2025 event, doubling what was sold at the previous competition four years ago.<\/p>\n

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Morocco players and staff pose for a picture after winning the FIFA Arab Cup [Thaier Al-Sudani\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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