Asian Cup officials scrambled on Sunday to deal with a sensational
protest from
Iran claiming that
Iraq fielded an ineligible
player during their stormy quarter-final defeat. The Asian
football Confederation (AFC) disciplinary committee was set to consider the complaint against Alaa Abdulzehra, who is alleged to have committed a doping violation last year.
Iraq won Friday's spicy encounter against their neighbours and bitter rivals 7-6 on penalties after
Iran were reduced to 10 men and extra time finished with the scores at 3-3. An AFC official did **t confirm whether the disciplinary committee could annul the match or reverse the result in Iran's favour -- an outcome which would put them into the semi-finals.
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