Palestine look to make history in Asian Cup meeting with Jordan.

Palestine head coach Ahmed Al Hassan criticised his Jordan counterpart Ray Wilkins on Thursday (15th January) ahead of their crucial Asian Cup Group D fixture in Melbourne.

Palestine took offence to Wilkins describing Jordan's opening match with Iraq as most likely determining which team will advance from the group along likely leaders Japan.

Jordan went on to lost the match 1-0 - something Al-Hassan pointed out on Thursday before adding that his team is ready to do its talking on the pitch when they meet on Friday (16th January).

Al-Hassan also said that despite losing its opener with Japan 4-0, Palestine had completed their political task by appearing at the Asian Cup with the Palestinian flag displayed and the national anthem played before the match.

Now he says the team must complete its two sporting objectives - beating Jordan and Iraq and advancing to the knockout stage.

Palestine defender Abdallatif Al-Bahdari, who will be facing seven of his team-mates from Jordanian club Al-Wehdat, said he is looking forward to earning dressing room bragging rights with a victory.

SHOTLIST: Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - 15th January, 2015.

1. 00:00 - Pan into Palestine training from goalpost

2. 00:09 - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium to Palestine training

3. 00:25 - Palestine players running on field

4. 00:36 - Palestine head coach Ahmed Al Hassan walking on pitch

5. 00:46 - SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Al Hassan, Palestine head coach:

"All I can say is that our response will be in the match. I am a person who doesn't give much statements and do everything possible on the field, so our response will be tomorrow. Every person is responsible for his own statements. All I can say is that, we will see tomorrow."

6. 01:23 - Palestine goalkeepers stretching on the pitch

7. 01:31 - Palestine players stretching

8. 01:39 - Ahmed Al Hassan kicking a football

9. 01:48 - SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Al Hassan, Palestine head coach (on Palestine achieving their political goals at the Asian Cup)

"From a sports perspective it also has two points. The first point is to play a match against Jordan that is up to the challenge and to win this match and to achieve a victory for Palestine. And the other goal is if Allah wanted and we win the match against Jordan tomorrow, that we are going to play Iraq with high motivation on the intention and determination of another victory to make it to the next round.

10. 02:40 Palestine defender Abdallatif Al-Bahdari running with team

11. 02:57 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abdallatif Albahdari, Palestine defender (on facing seven of his club team-mates in the Jordan team):

"Tomorrow I am going to play against seven of my team players and I will do my best to perform in a way that we will make a victory and I will defeat my seven other friends in the same club in Jordan."

12. 03:30 Palestine team huddled.

Palestine trained in Sydney on Wednesday (7th January) ahead of their first ever Asian Cup finals match. Ahmed El-Hassan's side will make their major tournament debut against reigning Asian Champions Japan in Newcastle on Monday (12th January).

Winners of last year's AFC Challenge Cup, Palestine will be appearing at their first ever Asian Cup in Australia this month and their opening match could hardly pose more of a challenge for Ahmed El-Hassan and his squad.

Palestine will face Japan, the reigning continental champions and four time Asian Cup winners in their first ever major finals match when the two square off in the Group D fixture in Newcastle on Monday.

The Palestinian squad held a training session at the Sydney Olympic Park on Wednesday where they were welcomed by a number of supporters from the local area.

One fan had even made up a custom shirt - half Australian and half Palestinian.

Nicknamed the Knights, Palestine have often struggled to field full strength sides in international fixtures due to restrictions on the movements of their players imposed by Israel.

Indeed, following the 2014 conflict last year Palestine was only able to name 14 players in their official squad - instead of the usual 23 - for Peace Cup games in the Philippines last September.

Six players were unable to leave Gaza while others were denied access to the West Bank in order to attend the pre-tournament training camp.

Nevertheless, Palestine arrive in Australia full of optimism ahead of their debut in a major tournament.

Led by their captain, goalkeeper Ramzi Saleh, and their star striker Ashraf Alfawaghra, whose goals proved decisive in last year's Challenge Cup victory, underdogs Palestine will be hoping to shock their group rivals.

After Japan on Monday they will take on Jordan in Melbourne before playing the 2007 Asian Cup winners Iraq in Canberra.

Wilson Park, Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia. 7th January, 2015.

1. 00:00 Wide of Palestine training

2. 00:07 Players practice passing the ball

3. 00:17 Close of striker Ashraf Alfawaghra

4. 00:28 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ashraf Alfawaghra, Palestine striker (on representing his country at the Asian Cup):

"Palestine for us all is a matter of pride and honour for every Palestinian with a Palestinian nationality , we are here to represent Palestine regardless of the results in matches especially against Japan, Iraq and Jordan. We have been talked about a lot in recent years especially that we won the best team in Asia award, this sent out a message to the World, the Arab world the European world that Palestine is on the map , Palestine has to have a state and has to have stability and freedom and in this championship we hope that the world looks at us politically or sportingly , look at the Palestinian people and the Palestinian sports."

5. 01:32 Alfawaghra at training

6. 01:42 Alexis Norabuena controls a ball

7. 01:51 Palestine captain Ramzi Saleh makes a save in goal 8. 01:57 Palestine coach Ahmed El-Hassan

9. 02:05 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed El-Hassan, Palestine coach (on Palestine's Asian Cup debut):

"This event is one of the best Asian and world events and we are in it for two reasons, first for a sporting goal and for a political goal. The sporting goal is to send out a message that Palestinians can practice sports like any other people on the planet and from the political angle is that we are the only team here among the sixteen teams that is still under occupation, this a strong message to the world that it's time our people get the freedom to practice sports like any other people on earth."

10. 02:41 Wide of players during training drill

11. 02:50 Pan of local Palestinian supporters watching the squad train

12. 02:58 Tilt up of fan wearing half Palestine, half Australia football shirt

13. 03:03 Ahmed Wridat during a drill

14. 03:11 Coach El-Hassan looks on

15. 03:17 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed El-Hassan, Palestine coach (on Palestine's opening game versus Japan):

"I am aware of the ability of the Japanese players but in the same time I have faith in the ability of our players, we know that there are differences in terms of level between the two sides, their individualities between the Japanese teams and the Palestinian team, but I say the Palestinian team will play with a determined way and organised way and we will play in an honourable way."

16. 03:44 El-Hassan at training

17. 03:49 Squad training

18. 04:01 Wide of children playing football during training session

19. 04:12 Closing shot of training

Palestine midfielder Musab Al Battat talked on Wednesday about the difficulties Palestinian football players face due to restrictions on movement imposed on Palestinian people by the Israeli occupation, when he spoke ahead of their 2019 Asian Cup campaign in Doha.

"It's very difficult to bring everyone to the same place to train together in the Palestinian Territories. We only gather at training camps, outside historical Palestine. Sometimes in Qatar or the United Arab Emirates, and other countries as well," said Al Battat.

"The Israeli Occupation prevents them (footballers) from joining the Palestinian national team. It is the right of any footballer to play for their national team," he added.  

Palestine are in Group B of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, along with Australia, the reigning champions, Syria and Jordan.

Doha, Qatar. 26th December 2018.

1. 00:00 Palestine training session

2. 00:11 Palestine head coach Noureddine Ould Ali

3. 00:15 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Musab Al Battat, Palestine midfielder:

(About the difficulties of training under Israeli occupation)

"The Palestinian national team is the only national team worldwide that has a real difficulty in setting up a training camp on home soil in the Palestinian Territories that includes players from the Gaza Strip, those from the West Bank and the diaspora, whether it's Chile or other countries. It's very difficult to bring everyone to the same place to train together in the Palestinian Territories. We only gather at training camps, outside historical Palestine. Sometimes in Qatar or the United Arab Emirates, and other countries as well. We train as a group only in these training camps. Thankfully, we managed to gather for over 20 days this time around in preparation for the competition (2019 Asian Cup). All players are present and we hope everyone is prepared for this competition and that everyone plays to their best abilities."

4. 01:08 Palestine training session

5. 01:26 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Musab Al Battat, Palestine midfielder:

(About the difficulties of training under Israeli occupation)

"There are player that are unable to join us here, especially those who live in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Occupation prevents them from joining the Palestinian national team. It is the right of any footballer to play for their national team. For some it's almost impossible to leave the Gaza Strip. There are even players in the diaspora that have Palestinian roots but no one knows about them. This is because the Palestinian people are sadly dispersed all over, some in Gaza, some in the West Bank and other in the diaspora."

6. 02:06 Palestine training session

7. 02:13 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Musab Al Battat, Palestine midfielder:

(About Palestine's participation in 2019 Asian Cup)

"Of course, this is not the first time Palestine take part in the Asian Cup. We hope to learn from this experience. We hope to start the competition in good spirits, and be ready to win in every match. We aim to win or draw in all matches. We hope to be successful and take as many points as possible to qualify to the second round."

8. 02:50 Palestine goalkeepers training

9. 02:54 Noureddine Ould Ali

10. 02:59 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Musab Al Battat, Palestine midfielder:

(On Palestine's group - Group B)

"We are in one of the most difficult groups in the competition. Our group includes, Australia, the reigning champions, Syria and Jordan. It's a difficult group, but not an impossible one. We'll focus on every match and hope to be up to the task. We aim to qualify and please our supporters."

11. 03:42 Noureddine Ould Ali talking to his players

12. 03:45 Palestine training

13. 03:54 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Musab Al Battat, Palestine midfielder:

(About the future goal of the Palestinian national team)

"Our peoples' happiness is very important for the Palestinian national team, wherever they may be. We want to unite our people behind us."

14. 04:10 Noureddine Ould Ali

Fans gathered at Newcastle Stadium on Monday (12th January) ahead of the Palestine's major tournament debut, a Group D clash against Japan at the Asian Cup.

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Palestine has never played in the Asian Cup finals, they qualified for the tournament after success in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup in the Maldives.

Palestine beat the Philippines in the AFC Challenge Cup final, but also registered wins over Afghanistan, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan along the way to victory.

The team will make their Asian Cup debut against Japan at the Newcastle Stadium in Newcastle, Australia on Monday (12th January).

Their task doesn't come much harder, Japan are the defending champions and four-time winners of the competition.

Also in Group D are Iraq and Jordan.

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - 12th November 2015.

1. 00:00 Tilt down from Palestine flags to fans

2. 00:08 Fans before kick off

3. 00:17 A young Palestine fan

4. 00:26 A family of fans 5.

00:32 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abu Ahmed, Palestine fan:

"We support the Palestine team because this is first time for us to participate in this tournament. We wish success to our team and we hope to see them in a World Cup."

6. 00:56 Fan with half Australia, half Palestine shirt

7. 01:03 Another fan with a half and half shirt

8. 01:13 Japan fans meet Palestine fans

9. 01:25 Young Japan fans

10. 01:35 Japanese fans welcome their team

11. 01:41 Palestine fans

12. 01:49 Tilt up of Ziad Zekkour

13. 01:56 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ziad Zekkour, Palestine fan:

"I think it's a big thing because it's the first time for them to make it this far to anything. So it's putting them on the map of the soccer world - people will look more closely at what is going on there. Next time they don't qualify, they'll ask why not! So yeah, it's really good."

14. 02:17 Zekkour poses with Japan fans

15. 02:29 Tilt up of Palestine fan to flag

16. 02:37 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ferass Zekkour, Palestine fan:

"It's our duty as Palestinians to stop the occupation. This participation gives message to the world that we represent a state and we are among the big teams in Asia, which is very big thing to us. We don't care if we lose, we are happy for the participation itself."

17. 03:20 Fans before kick off

18. 03:26 Fans pose for photos

19. 03:32 Closing shot of Japanese and Palestinian fans

STORYLINE:

Palestine are relishing the tag of being 'underdogs' against defending champions Australia, as they trained and talked in Dubai on Thursday on the eve of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B meeting.

The Palestinians head into their clash against Australia on Friday, knowing that Australia are regarded as the clear favourites.

However, Palestine had recorded their first-ever point at the AFC Asian Cup after a goalless draw against Syria last Sunday (6th January), while the 'Socceroos' had lost to Jordan 1-0 in their opening match.  

A win for Palestine at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai would virtually end the Socceroos' Asian Cup campaign.

SHOTLIST:  Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 10th January 2019.

1. 00:00 Various of Palestine team-talk

2. 00:14 Generic of Palestine warming-up with the ball

3. 00:20 Palestine head coach Noureddine Ould Ali talking to his player

4. 00:27 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Noureddine Ould Ali, Palestine head coach:

(On Palestine's approach to the game against Australia):

"I don't think that we are merely looking to be defensive in our matches. In our camp, we have an ambition to do well. We all would like to seize this opportunity and play well at the Asian Cup. We have got a point in our first game and we want to build on that and finish in a position that will take us to the knockout stage."

5. 01:07 Various of Palestine players warming-up with the ball

6. 01:24 Tamer Sayam warming-up with the team

7. 01:36 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Tamer Sayam Palestine midfielder:

(On Australia being the superior team on paper):

"We know that Australia have a lot of good qualities and they have technical abilities to punish any team. For us, we can count on our team spirit and believe in ourselves. We can also count on the good support at the stadium from our fans. These are the two qualities that will be vital for us. We may be the underdogs but we are ready to get a result against Australia."

8. 02:30 Various of Palestine players warming-up

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DURATION: 02:42.

Reaction from Al-Sharjah Stadium after ten-man Palestine salvaged a goalless draw against Syria in Group B of the AFC Asian Cup on Sunday.

Syria dominated proceedings but just couldn't put the ball into the back of the net.

Palestine were down to ten men in the 69th minute when Muhammed Saleh received a second yellow card.

Syria didn't capitalise on the advantage as it ended 0-0, an important point earned for the Palestinians.

Al-Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, UAE - 6th January 2019.

1. 00:00 Palestine captain Abdalltif Al Bahdari enters press room

2. 00:09 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Noureddine Ould Ali, Palestine head coach:

"We have built something from this match. We wanted to do some changes during the match today, but things happened and forced us not to do so when we were given three yellow cards and a red card, so our plan changed, and we could not make any substitutions."

3. 00:55 SOUNDBITE (English): Bernd Stange, Syria head coach:

"You have always the same problem if you face teams who are defending with ten players, or at least nine, they are staying very very compact. How can you run with big speed in this group of players? The only result you will achieve are counter-attacks, and maybe an easy goal for the opponents. It's very very difficult to play this kind of teams and I think we tried everything to come over the wings, to open, to come behind the defenders."

4. 01:26 Palestine defender Muhammed Saleh in mixed zone

5. 01:30 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Muhammed Saleh, Palestine defender:

(About the red card he was shown)

"Our ambition was to win and have the three points so we could please our people. I am sorry for the sending off, it was the wrong decision, 100 per cent the decision was not right, and the referee took a fast decision, he could have made a better decision, and the video is there to see."

6. 02:00 Palestine defender Musab Battat talking with reporters in mixed zone

3. 02:03 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Musab Battat, Palestine Defender:

"Every match has its own situations, and for the next match we will see the instructions of the coaching staff and perform their plan."

7. 02:19 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Tamer Seyam, Palestine midfielder:

"I was expecting our team to win, because we played a good game, but the sending of affected us. We could have done better, but we are happy, we played well with ten men, and I think the result was good."

8. 02:49 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Tamer Seyam, Palestine midfielder:

"I think today's football have a lot of surprises, and we saw in the World Cup that teams left early. Palestine cane be a surprise in this Asian Cup. We have to finish the group stage and the next match will be against Australia and we will do all we can to qualify."

9. 03:09 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Abdalltif Al Bahdari, Palestine captain:

"All the players today were real men. We managed to close the spaces in the midfield as I told you yesterday. We managed to get one point, and today we played in the second-half for 30 minutes with ten men and we managed to cover the absence, and I hope we can correct our mistakes in the second match against Australia."

10. 03:44 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Abdalltif Al Bahdari, Palestine captain:

"For sure Australia are one of the best teams, and the defending champions, so I hope we can perform at our best."

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 03:56

Palestine prepared for their final Group D match at the Asian Cup against Iraq in the Australian capital, Canberra, on Monday (19th January).

Palestine on Monday trained and talked at Canberra Stadium on the eve of their final Asian Cup Group D match against Iraq.

The team will be looking to restore some pride after losing their first two matches against Japan and Jordan.

With no points, nine goals conceded and only one scored, Palestine will hope to end their campaign 'down under' on a positive note at Canberra Stadium on Tuesday (20 January).

Their opponents will themselves be looking for a win to guarantee progression to the quarter-finals for the sixth time in a row since 1996.

Coach Ahmad Alhasan said his team have learnt a lot from their first appearance in the Asian Cup finals, and hoped the experience gained in Australia will help to develop Palestinian football.

Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia. 19 January 2015.

1. 00:00 Various of team training

2. 00:23 Palestine coach Ahmad Alhasan (left) with his coaching staff

3. 00:29 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmad Alhasan, Palestine coach:

"Without introduction, we know how strong the Iraqi team is in Asia, and their team needs to win this game to qualify for the next round. We know the strengths and weaknesses of the Iraqi team, so we will try to produce a good performance to make us proud as a Palestinian team."

4. 00:53 Various of team jogging

5. 01:14 Ahmad Alhasan kicking a ball with his assistant

6. 01:22 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmad Alhasan, Palestine coach:

"Without a doubt we learnt a lot from this championship. We have gained experience that we will pass on to Palestinian football and develop our game and benefit from the experience of the team in this championship."

7. 01:51 Various of team training

8. 02.03 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdullah Jaber, Palestine defender:

"As players we had hoped to represent Palestine better than we did, but this is our first appearance in the competition and we have a lot of young players and the future is bright for them. For sure we have gained a lot of experience. In the future we promise to represent the Palestinian people much better, and I hope this group of players will bring happiness to the people."

9. 02:48 Various of team training

10. 03:06 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdullah Jaber, Palestine defender:

"For sure this is a difficult competition for a country like Palestine, the teams we play against are the strongest in Asia. We are not scared of these teams, but the opposite - we are confident and enthusiastic. Sometimes over-confidence and over-enthusiasm affects our play."

11. 03:43 Goalkeepers practising

Palestine prepare on the eve of their 2019 Asian Cup Group D qualifier against Bhutan in Dura, Palestine on Monday (9th October).

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Palestine will go a long way to clinching their place in the 2019 Asian Cup if they beat Bhutan on Monday in Group D.

At the halfway point of qualifying, Palestine have won all three games - including an impressive 2-1 victory over Oman.

Both teams play on Monday.

If second-placed Oman beat the Maldives, which is likely after their 5-0 win over the same country last month, and Palestine also get three points, the Palestinians will have a nine-point lead over third-placed Maldives with three games to go.

The top two teams from each group go through to the 2019 Asian Cup finals in the United Arab Emirates.

Bhutan are bottom of the group with zero points - they conceded 14 goals to Oman.

The Palestinians have been slowly rising up the FIFA world rankings since 2015 and that victory over Oman in September saw them jump from 116 to 94, overtaking the Omanis in the process.

Palestine made their first appearance in the Asian Cup finals in 2015 - but finished bottom of their group with zero points.

Al Bireh International Stadium, Dura, Palestine. 8th October 2017.

1. 00:00 Various Palestine training.

2. 00:50 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abdelnasir Barakat, Palestine coach:

"Playing in our own country and in front of our own fans is an important factor. We hope there will be a large number of fans as there were in Bhutan, the Bhutanese were loud. Therefore, we hope the Palestinian fans will come en masse. I mean the first time we qualified for the Asian Cup we qualified through the Challenge Cup, but this time, could be the first time through direct qualification. The goal before we started was to get the 10 points in group one, and thankfully we got these points, which are essential for us to improve our International and Olympic points."

3. 01:22 Various Palestine training.

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DURATION: 01:47.

Palestine fans get ready for their team's Asian Cup debut against Japan on Monday (12th January).

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Palestine have never played in the Asian Cup finals, they qualified for the tournament after success in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup in the Maldives.

Palestine beat the Philippines in the AFC Challenge Cup final, but also registered wins over Afghanistan, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan along the way to the final.

Hundreds of Palestinian fans are in Newcastle, Australia to support their team, who will make their Asian Cup debut against Japan at the Newcastle Stadium on Monday (12th January).

Palestine fans Abu Bakr and the Sadek family had a picnic by the beach in Newcastle before heading to the stadium to watch the big game.

Palestine's first match doesn't come much harder, Japan are the defending champions and four-time winners of the competition.

Also in Group D are Iraq and Jordan.

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - 12th January 2015.

1. 00:00 Opening shots of Palestinian family eating by the beach

2. 00:18 Family members chatting around table

3. 00:26 Close up of lady serving Arabic coffee

4. 00:33 Khodr Halayla with his wife

5. 00:40 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Khodr Halayla, Palestine fan:

"It was dream, and thank God the dream has come through. I cannot express my feelings, I really feel great and happy, thank God."

6. 00:59 Various of family members

7. 01:15 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ossama Abubaker, Palestine fan:

"The Palestine football team has come to Australia in 1898 and won against Australia 1-0, few know this information because we are talking about history of 117 years."

8. 01:41 Wide of eating table

9. 01:48 Close up of Aya Abubakr

10. 01:55 SOUNDBITE: (English) Aya Abu bakr, Palestine fan:

"I try to show I'm Palestinian and proud and I just want to give them my support and I hope that they win because it's the first time they're actually going to be in an international game. So I really want them to win and I'm going to probably go to all their games hopefully and give them my full support."

11. 02:15 Shots of family members

11. 02:30 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Wafa Sadek, Palestinian fan

"To have our team in Australia? I usually don't like soccer but I became one of the fans, I woke up my kids from the early morning to come here support our team."

11. 02:56 Closing shots of fans praying

Palestine trained and talked on Sunday (11th January) about their Asian Cup debut against Japan in Group D.

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

Palestine will make their first-ever appearance at a major tournament on Monday (12th January) when they face Japan in Group D of the Asian Cup in Newcastle.

Ahmed Al Hassan's side qualified for the Asian Cup after winning the AFC Challenge Cup in the Maldives last year, but are in Australia as significant underdogs.

In preparation for the tournament, Palestine played seven friendlies since the Challenge Cup, winning four of them.

Al Hassan, who became coach of the national team in October, said he had two goals for the tournament.

Goalkeeper and captain Ramzi Saleh said reaching the tournament was significant for all Palestinians around the world.

Newcastle, Australia. 11th January, 2015.

1. 00:00 Palestine and Japan flags at the stadium.

2. 00:07 Players jogging at the stadium.

3. 00:21 Striker Ashraf Alfawaghra jogging.

4. 00:28 Palestine coach Ahmed Al Hassan looking on.

5. 00:35 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Al Hassan, Palestine coach:

"We hope to reach two goals in this tournament. Our first aim is to add something to our achievement in 2014 - qualifying against Maldives - by showing a good performance, to honour the Palestinian people who are suffering under occupation. And the second goal is qualifying to second stage."

6. 01:01 Various of training.

7. 01:19 Ramzi Saleh training with goalkeepers.

8. 01:24 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ramzi Saleh, Palestine goalkeeper:

"Japan are the champions and our group is very strong. It includes two Asian champions with good experience. We don't have that experience yet, but we have an advantage in that, we play with our hearts. I hope we will qualify to next stage."

9. 01:55 Ramzi training.

10. 02:03 Coach at training session.

11. 02:10 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Al Hassan, Palestine coach:

"This is a first time for us, to play against Japan and it's our first participation in the Asian Cup. We know the Japan team very well. They are one of the strongest teams in Asia and have played at the World Cup and won the Asia Cup four times. We are prepared to meet this team, which we respect. We will give our best performance in the pitch."

12. 02:50 Al Hassan at training session.

Reaction after Palestine thrashed Bhutan 10-0 in their Group D 2019 AFC Cup qualifier at the Dora International Stadium in Hebron, Palestine, on Tuesday (10th October).

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Palestine qualified for the AFC Asian Cup after demolishing Bhutan 10-0 at the Dora International Stadium in Hebron on Tuesday.

The host team were in total control of the match after scoring six goals in the first half.

Palestine and Oman had assured a top-two finish in Group D with two games to spare.

In the other game of Group D, Oman defeated Maldives 3-1.

The 2019 AFC Asian Cup starts on 5th of January.

Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine - 10th October 2017

1. 00:00 Fireworks

2. 00:06 Various of fans celebrating the victory

3. 00:15 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abdel Nasser Barakat, Palestine coach:

"The team played very well. They wanted to achieve a great result to bring happiness to Palestinians. The game was played at home in front of our fans. We also wanted to restore our confidence, and show a good performance to reflect our progress in the past two and a half years. At the end, we would like to thank all Palestinian people and media for the their support."

4. 00:38 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abdelatif Bahdari, Palestine defender:

"The team played with responsibility today. We scored ten goals! I would like to thank the Palestinian fans for supporting us. Our victory is dedicated to the Palestinian people, and we hope we will achieve more success in the Asian Nations Cup at the UAE (United Arab Emirates)."

5. 00:53 Various of fans celebrating outside the stadium

6. 01:06 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Mohammad Darwish, Palestine striker:

"We won 10-0. The team played very well. Our team is always progressing. We have been training very hard."

7. 01:18 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Mohammad Abu Khamis, Palestine:

"We played the Bhutan with respect even, though their recent scores were very bad. We played well and we had a big victory. We qualified for the Asian Cup of Nations 2019. This was the dream for every Palestinian".

8. 01:36 Various of fans celebrating

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DURATION: 01:55

STORYLINE:

Palestine trained in Abu Dhabi on Monday, preparing for their AFC Asian Cup Group B meeting with already qualified Jordan.

They may currently sit bottom of the group standings, but a win over Jordan would see the 'Lions of Canaan' progress to the knockout stage for the first time in what is their second appearance in the Asian Cup finals.

Noureddine Ould Ali's side have one point from their two group matches - the same as Syria, with whom they shared a goalless draw in the two nations' opening fixture.

Australia - 3-0 winners over Palestine in the second round of group fixtures - are second on three points, with Jordan top on six following back-to-back victories.

Even a draw may be enough to see Palestine through to the round of 16, with the four best third place finishers from the six groups also advancing.

SHOTLIST: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 14th January 2019.

1. 00:00 Various of Palestine players warming up

2. 00:14 Various of goalkeepers in training

3. 00:33 Training

4. 00:38 Midfielder Oday Dabbagh

5. 00:48 Players dribbling

6. 00:56 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Oday Dabbagh, Palestine midfielder (rough translation):

"We have done our utmost preparation for the next match, because tomorrow's match will be a very crucial match for our team. We have prepared well. As you said, there is a special flavour in this match between two friendly countries - Palestine and Jordan - but I hope it will be a good match and that we will manage the win and the qualification, God willing, as one of the best third place teams, or even second best."

7. 01:26 Palestine head coach Noureddine Ould Ali

8. 01:32 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Noureddine Ould Ali, Palestine head coach:

"For us, we will play against Jordan as if we are playing in the final of the tournament, for the coach but mostly for the players. I spoke to my players after the match against Australia. All the players spoke and expressed their readiness to make the necessary sacrifice to qualify, which would be historical."

9. 02:08 Various of players warming up

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 02:27

Palestine prepared on Monday (12th June) for their AFC Asian Cup Group D qualifier with Oman, which takes place on Tuesday (13th June).

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Palestine host Oman on Tuesday (13th June) in Group D of the third round of the qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup.

Palestine won 3-0 away against the Maldives on matchday one, with two goals from Ahmad Maher Wridat and one by Ahmad Abu Nahyeh.

Oman were impressive 14-0 winners over Bhutan in Muscat in their first Group D game - the Gulf state's biggest ever win.

It appears to be a two-horse race between these two sides who will finish top of Group D.

Oman will be favourites to reach the 2019 AFC Asian Cup finals having reached the tournament three of the last four times.

Oman also have the experienced Pim Verbeek in charge, he steered South Korea to a third-placed finish at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and managed Australia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Palestine qualified for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia by winning the AFC Challenge Cup in the Maldives in 2014.

Faisal Al-Husseini Stadium, Al Ram, West Bank, Jerusalem - 12th June 2017.

1. 00:00 Players arrive for training

2. 00:15 Palestine players in huddle

3. 00:19 Palestine squad start training

4. 00:22 Mid shot of Abdel Nasser Barakat

5. 00:28 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abdel Nasser Barakat, Palestine technical director

"This is a very important match for our team and we hope the players will be able to achieve what is required from them. Winning this match will put us on top of the group. It is also an important match because it is held on Palestinian soil, in front of our supporters and in our stadium. We always ask our players to do what they can to bring joy to our supporters when we play at home. We hope to please our supporters by winning the match, although we are aware of the difficulty of playing against this strong Omani team."

6. 00:58 Various of Palestine training

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 02:02

Jordan prepared on Thursday (15th January) for their Asian Cup Group D game against Palestine.

Jordan head coach Ray Wilkins has defended striker Ahmad Hayel ahead of Jordan's critical Asian Cup Group D match with Palestine.

Speaking in Melbourne on Thursday, Wilkins confirmed Ahmad will miss the match after falling ill during a doping test following Jordan's opening 1-0 loss to Iraq on Monday (12th January).

The AFC (Asian Football Confederation) issued a statement on Wednesday (14th January) confirming Hayel was unable to complete his test due to his dehydrated condition.

Jordan filed a complaint after they said the striker nearly passed out and returned to the hotel suffering from hypothermia after being made to drink three litres of water in a cold room, while medical staff attempted to obtain a testing sample.

Wilkins said he will rest Ahmad for one and possibly two matches while he recovers, saying people were more important than football.

It was just the latest indignity suffered by Wilkins, who was temporarily stopped from joining his team for their pre-match training on Thursday because he didn't have his accreditation.

Wilkins eventually stepped on to the Rectangular Stadium pitch with the correct pass around his neck.

Tempers between Jordan and Palestine flared earlier in the week when Wilkins said his side's match with Iraq would likely determine the second team behind Japan to advance out of the group.

The Palestinian FA asked for an apology, calling the words disrespectful to them.

Palestine coach Ahmed Al Hassan made mention of the comments in his pre-match news conference on Wednesday, noting his team will do its talking on the pitch.

But Wilkins shot back, saying words are cheap and that results matter.

Asked if his squad was still reeling from the Iraq loss, Wilkins said no, but added that Jordan must defeat Palestine.

Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - 15th January, 2015.

1. 00:00 Jordan coach Ray Wilkins walking

2. 00:07 Jordan training session

3. 00:14 Jordan players training

4. 00:19 Jordan striker Ahmad Hayel (left) running

5. 00:29 Ray Wilkins takes his seat at news conference

6. 00:36 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ray Wilkins, Jordan coach (on holding back striker Ahmad Hayel for the Palestine match after he fell ill during a doping test):

"Football obviously for me is extremely important. But people are more important. Ahmad had a.... he lost so much fluid the other night when he played, and we were very, very concerned as to his well-being. He is now okay. But we still must remember when we play this wonderful game of ours that it's not about football alone. It's about people. And people are far more important than the game of football."

7, 01:06 Wilkins speaking with AFC officials over not being allowed onto pitch into the due to not having his accreditation

8. 01:12 Wilkins sitting on hill outside stadium waiting for situation to be resolved

9. 01:17 Wilkins in stadium with accreditation on his neck

10. 01:24 Jordan players training

11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ray Wilkins, Jordan coach (on Palestinian coach Ahmed Al Hassan mentioning that Jordan lost its opener after Wilkins said it was the match that would determine the second team to advance from Group D):

"If you don't win, then you get the sack. That's life. That's football. All I've tried to do since I've been here with these men is to make them to enjoy their football and for us to improve. The Palestinian coach will be the Palestinian coach for as long as Palestine decide he will be the coach. I have played a lot of games and I've lost a lot of games. But that doesn't worry me. My main concern is the well-being of the guys and that we improve. The Palestinian coach can say what he wants because words are cheap."

12. 02:17 Wilkins walking

13. 02:27 Jordan training

14. 02:32 Jordan striker Odai Al-Saify training

15. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Odai Al-Saify, Jordan striker (on the Palestine match):

"It's a win or die game for us. We need the three points. If we can win we will still have a chance of qualification. If we get the win, then we can focus on getting another three points against Japan. So, this is a big match for the team and we will give 100 per cent. We know that people back home are waiting for us to do something positive and qualify."

16. 03:02 Wilkins walking

17. 03:17 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ray Wilkins, Jordan coach (on his mindset heading into the Palestine match):

"I'm one of those guys, I love life. I don't walk around with a long face."

Q: "What have you been doing to left those players after that (Iraq) loss?"

"I've been the same guy ever since I've been with them. There's been no problem. No different. Why do I need to argue? I don't argue with them I talk to them. If we can get out of it something positive, we get out of it something positive. But I'm not a ranter and raver. We speak. If the player has a problem, he speaks to me. If I have a problem I would tell him. So I don't get down. I can't afford to get down. We have to win."

18. 03:51 Jordan players training.

Palestine finalised their preparations ahead of their AFC Asian Cup 2019 opener against Syria.

The 'Lions of Canaan' ranked 99 in the world, are making their second appearance at tournament following their debut in the competition in Australia in 2015.

Palestine's target will be to better their 2015 showing, when they exited the competition at the group stage in their maiden appearance.

Captain Abdelatif Bahdari believes the team has learnt from three years ago and now have more professional players and a new coaching staff.

Palestine have been drawn in Group B alongside defending champions Australia, Jordan and Syria.

Sharjah, UAE. 5th January 2019.

1. 00:00 Pan from flag to the pitch

2. 00:12 Various of Palestinian team in huddle

3. 00:30 Players passing the ball

4. 00:37 Palestine head coach Noureddine Ould Ali

5. 00:43 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Noureddine Ould Ali, Palestine head coach:

"They have the right to dream , and have confident to win the match, and I think we have the same right to perform well and have a good result."

6. 01:12 Palestinian captain Abdelatif Bahdari jogging

7. 01:18 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdelatif Bahdari, Palestine captain:

"The situation is deferent from 2015 final, as we did not have enough experience, and we did not prepare well, and now we learnt from our mistakes from 2015. Now we have professional players and ten players played in this tournament, and we have a good coaching staff, and hope we can perform better this time

8. 01:51 Various of training

9. 02:03 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdelatif Bahdari, Palestine captain:

" For sure Omar Al Somah and Omar Kharbin are among the best strikers in Asia and everyone respect the two, but we have good defenders , and we have a plan from our coach how to stop those players, and if we control the midfield we will be able to stop them, and we will attack them with a counter-attack, and close all the spaces to stop them."

10. 02:37 Various of training

Reaction after Iraq beat Palestine 2-0 on Tuesday (20 January) to set up an Asian Cup quarter-final meeting with neighbours Iran.

Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia. 20 January 2015.

1. 00:00 Iraq coach Radhi Shenaishel being interviewed in mixed zone

2. 00:06 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Radhi Shenaishel, Iraq head coach:

(on his side's quarter-final with Iran)

"We all agree that the Iran team is very difficult, their manager being with them for around three years, and they have good professional players that play their football in different countries and they have the champion mentality. Recently we played a friendly against them, and I think we can play well against them despite the hard task."

3. 00:34 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Dhurgham Ismail, Iraq defender:

(on his side's quarter-final with Iran)

"The Iranian team is very strong, but you know the Iraqi team have good players. I hope it's going to be a tough game between the two teams, and this is football, win or lose it doesn't matter. I hope the players can perform well in the match."

4. 01:03 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Dhurgham Ismail, Iraq defender:

"Thanks God the coaching staff, and the supporters are happy with the team performance, and I hope the Iraqi team play well against Iran."

5. 01:18 SOUNDBITE: (English) Yaser Kasim, Iraq midfielder:

on his side's quarter-final with Iran)

"Well, I see it as a tough game. They are a good side. We played them in a friendly already, so we got a test how to play against them, and how they play. It's going to be a massive, massive game and a great rivalry, so hopefully we can put on a show for the people."

6. 01:35 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Alaa Abdul-Zahra, Iraq midfielder:

"Thanks God for the three points and qualification to the second round. For sure our ambition grows from one match to another. We have a match against Iran which is a difficult team, I hope in the match we can perform well so we can qualify to the semi-final, and that is our ambition. Our team played well in the last matches, and I think our team can defeat Iran."

7. 02:22 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Jalal Hassan Hachim, Iraq goalkeeper:

"Congratulations to the Iraqi people, and hard luck to the Palestinian team. The match against Iran in the quarter-final is going to be difficult, and I hope God can help the team."

8. 02:40 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Alhasan, Palestine coach:

"For sure the lack of experience, and the fear of the championship, effected our performances, but all of these obstacles disappeared today. The Palestinian team performed well, and I am happy with the team, and we missed a very good chance that we could have scored a goal from, and today we managed to make our supporters happy. It was better than the last two games."

9. 03:06 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Abdullah Jaber, Palestine defender:

"I think this is the best match for us, and I think this because we learnt from our mistakes, and that shows we are learning, and I hope we can qualify once again to the Asian Cup."

10. 03:36 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ramzi Saleh, Palestine captain:

"Look, we came here with two goals. On the political side I think we succeeded to give a message to the world. It's not easy to hear the national anthem of Palestine and raise the flag of Palestine in a country that refused to recognise our country last week in the United Nations. Through football we managed to send a message bigger than any politician."

11. 04:01 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ramzi Saleh, Palestine captain:

"And on the football side, we benefited a lot from this experience. We lack the experience in Asian football, and the proof is that every match, we lost was because of the lack of experience. Against Jordan we had a 52 per cent possession in the match and we lost 5-1. I've never seen any team lose 5-1 with that much possession of the ball."

Japan's Shinji Okazaki and coach Javier Aguirre claimed that playing with intensity was the key for their side as the Samurai Blue began their Asian Cup defence with a 4-0 win over tournament debutants Palestine in Newcastle on Monday (12th January). Palestine's coach Ahmed Al Hassan said that despite the loss, the game had been a proud moment for him and his team.

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. 12th January, 2015.

1. 00:00 Shinji Okazaki enters news conference

2. 00:12 Wide of Okazaki

3. 00:17 SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Shinji Okazaki, Japan forward (asked whether how the team prepared for this match):

"The players had a meeting with the coach before today's game and we talked about the importance of this match. We have a great atmosphere within the team and at training sessions. We are enjoying our football but also playing with high intensity. The coach is good at promoting a positive atmosphere and motivating the players. We are happy with the result."

4. 00:57 Wide of coach Javier Aguirre

5. 00:57 SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Javier Aguirre, Japan coach (asked about the meeting with his players and high intensity play):

"I spoke to the players in a meeting before kick off and I told them to respect the opposing players and that this was the most important game in the competition. We had 12 - 15 days of training before today and players really wanted to play in it. I told them concentrate, focus and play with intensity. I believe the players listened to my message and responded well today. I think the intensity of our play dropped slightly in the second half. It wasn't because Yoshinori Muto and Yohei Toyoda came on - when they came on we were already 3-0 up. After scoring a fourth early on we may have slowed our play down. That's what I think."

6. 02:08 Wide of Okazaki

7. 02:13 SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Shinji Okazaki, Japan forward (asked about his goal):

"For the goal I was hoping (Shinji) Kagawa was going to have a great shot but I knew he wasn't going to hit the target! So I was expecting the ball to fall to me - I always expect that - it went my way today."

8. 02:45 Palestine coach Ahmed Al Hassan enters the news conference

9. 02:57 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Al Hassan, Palestine coach:

"I congratulate the Japan team for their victory. We learned a lot from our first game, we made some mistakes and we will work on fixing them. I think the start for us is going to be against Jordan on the 16th January in Melbourne. Something I have to mention, we were expecting a better refereeing standards, I am not blaming the referee for the defeat but he was not at this game's standard."

10. 03:38 Al Hassan at news conference

11. 03:43 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmed Al Hassan, Palestine coach (on Palestine's first ever game in the Asian Cup):

"I cannot express how proud we are to see the Palestine flag in Australia's skies and to hear our national anthem, that was our first goal. Second is showing a good Palestinian performance, that's what we are going to do in our next upcoming matches against Jordan and Iraq. We want to send message to the world - despite the oppression and occupation Palestinians can practice sport like other nations."

12. 04:24 Al Hassan exits

Jordan head coach Vital Borkelmans said nobody believed his side could finish top of AFC Asian Cup Group B on the back of three clean sheets, which is exactly what 'The Chivalrous' achieved following Tuesday's 0-0 draw with Palestine.

While Jordan's place in the knockout stage was assured before the match, Palestine will have to wait and see if they advance as one of the tournament's four best third-place finishers.

SHOTLIST: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 15th January, 2019.

1. 00:00 Jordan head coach Vital Borkelmans walks into news conference

2. 00:08 SOUNDBITE (English): Vital Borkelmans, Jordan head coach:

"For me, I'm happy as a coach. Why? We have seven points, three clean sheets. When we started the tournament, (if) you say we have this after three games, you say you are crazy. But now in this moment, my guys, you saw a little bit more today. (It was a) Little bit stressed, but they tried to play football on the ground and they tried to play outside, but that's not important."         

3. 00:42 News conference

4. 00:48 SOUNDBITE (English): Vital Borkelmans, Jordan head coach:

(On preparing for the round of 16):

"For me, every game, my players prepare for physical(ly) and mental(ly). Against who we are playing, we will see. But they have a lot of confidence, they have a lot of skills. They make good in a positive way. I hope we can do something in the next round. And then, the players they make a good job. For a coach, it's very important that now (we are) working to the next game."      

5. 01:23 News conference with Palestine head coach Noureddine Ould Ali

6. 01:26 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Noureddine Ould Ali, Palestine head coach:

"First of all, we are satisfied and happy. We needed to score one goal to qualify. Yesterday, our destiny was up to us, but today our destiny is up to the results of another four games. We hope at this point that we will be able to qualify for the next round."      

7. 01:55 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Musa Al Taamari, Jordan midfielder:

"Our victories against Australia and Syria were very important. They helped us to top the group with six points. We must prepare now for our next match in the round of 16 because it will be very important. Today's match is over. We must prepare for the next round. We hope to reach the final."

8. 02:14 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Musa Al Taamari, Jordan midfielder:

"We are happy to face any team. We respect them all. We will show respect to our next opponent and hope our performance on that day will make the other team respect us too."

9. 02:24 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Musa Al Taamari, Jordan midfielder:

"The Jordanian team has always performed well in every tournament they took part in, but they went through some difficulties in the last few tournaments. We hope the next tournament will be great for our team."

10. 02:38 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Ahmed Abdelsattar, Jordan goalkeeper:

"The players fulfilled their duty today. We topped the group. Although the coach rested several important players, the team performed well today. We were hoping to win today so we could win the group with nine points from three matches, but we are still happy with what we did. We hope the next matches will be even better."

11. 03:01 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Ahmed Abdelsattar, Jordan goalkeeper:

"The whole team played well from our defence to our goalkeeper, to everyone. We are looking forward to facing our next opponent."

12. 03:15 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Baha Abelrahman, Jordan midfielder:

"The whole team performed well. We passed the group stage. We will concentrate now on preparing for our next match on the 20th of the month. We will concentrate fully on winning the title to please our supporters. We hope to win the three points."

13. 03:33 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Baha Abelrahman, Jordan midfielder:

"This is the result of the hard work of the staff. We hope to continue to keep clean sheets to the end of the tournament."

14. 03:43 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Baha Abelrahman, Jordan midfielder:

"We didn't come here just to show our face, but we came with the intention of winning the title."

15. 03:52 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Abdelatif Al Bahdari, Palestine captain

"Most of our players are young and they will hopefully take part in the next tournament. We still need to work on many aspects. we can't play as a unit in Palestine because we don't have a home stadium. We had a 20 days training camp in Qatar. There are many difficulties facing our team. We can only gather as a group outside our country. Some of our players are from Chile, some of them were forbidden from entering Ramallah, some are forbidden from entering Gaza and some are forbidden from seeing their own families. Our players are heroes because they performed well here despite our difficult situation. We hope to learn from this tournament so that we could do even better in the next one. We hope to qualify with this point we gained today."

16. 04:42 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Mohammed Saleh, Palestine defender:

"We achieved two points that is good but not enough to qualify. We were hoping to qualify, we did our best, but we couldn't achieve our goal. We will wait now for other results (in other groups) to see whether we can still qualify as one of the best third teams."

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 05:10

STORYLINE:

The Jordan squad continued their preparations by training at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday, ahead of their final Asian Cup group match against Palestine on Tuesday.   

Jordan have already advanced to the knockout round as Group B winners, with two victories from two.

They pulled off one of the biggest wins in Asian Cup history by beating defending champions Australia 1-0, followed by a 2-0 win over Syria.

Coach Vital Borkelmans, who dismissed a media allegation that Jordan would allow Palestine to win to aid the latter's qualification hopes, said his side are playing for their country and they have a huge belief in themselves heading into the next stage.

Palestine currently sit bottom of the group, having picked up just a single point in their 0-0 draw with Syria.

SHOTLIST: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE - 14th January 2019.

1. 00:00 Various of players running as a group

2. 00:31 Midfielder Musa Al-Taamari running with his teammates

3. 00:41 Various of goalkeeper Amer Shafi performing drills with his teammates

4. 00:58 SOUNDBITE (Arabic): Amer Shafi, Jordan goalkeeper:

(on tomorrow's match against Palestine)

"For sure the preparation for the match will strong, the concentration will be big for the match. As everyone knows the Palestinian team is one of the teams that are close to us, the players have strong connections between them but in the end everyone will want to win the match. Our players will be up to the responsibility, as you know in matches players have high concentration to bring happiness to the country and players. God willing we will prevail."

5. 01:41 Team training

6. 01:46 Various of Midfielder Musa Al-Taamari training

7. 01:57 Various of training

8. 02:12 Jordan coach Vital Borkelmans talking to players

9. 02:22 SOUNDBITE (English): Vital Borkelmans, Jordan coach:

(on tomorrow's match against Palestine)

"I was never afraid as a player and also as a coach. I have never afraid about other the teams. You must give the confidence to your own team. I give a lot of confidence to my players, but all the respect for the other teams. I have a lot of respect for the other teams. When you are going up against other teams and you afraid, you lose always.  We try to play nice games. We try to play for chances and we go for chances and then you must always have luck about this chances coming to a goal. I will say also that tomorrow will be the same, like as we did against Australia and against Syria. For me, tomorrow will be a very big day that we can show the people that we are ready, also for the next rounds."             

10. 03:21 Press conference in progress

11. 03:26 SOUNDBITE (English): Vital Borkelmans, Jordan coach:

(Q: There were some rumours indicating that the AFC would enlist the support of a FIFA committee to oversee the match tomorrow because of fear of match fixing in Jordan and Palestine match (suggestion Jordan will let Palestine win so Palestine can qualify). What the impact of these rumours on the your delegation, and on the plans of the coach more specifically?)

"I think that the rumours are typical question about the media. I never come to make rules for what we will do on the pitch. They do it for the country. And we always when we play against each other, then you have a lot of respect. Like tomorrow, that is for us also like that. You can't do it this on this way on this tournament. You must believe in yourself. That is also what we are doing with my team."        

12. 04:06 Various of players warming-up

SOURCE: SNTV

DURATION: 04:26

Post-match reaction after Jordan defeated Palestine 5-1 at the 2015 Asian Cup on Friday (16 January).

Jordan defeated Palestine 5-1 Friday in Melbourne, giving Ray Wilkins his first win as head coach of Jordan.

Wilkins said the emphatic win in a crucial Group D eliminator has given his team a boost of confidence ahead of their final group match with defending champions Japan.

Replacement striker Hamza Al-Daradreh, who started after Ahmad Hayel was ruled out following a botched doping test earlier in the week, scored four goals to become only the fourth player in the history of the Asian Cup to notch a so-called "super hat trick".

Ray Wilkins confirmed Hayel will be available for the Japan match, but has not yet decided whether he will play.

Palestine head coach Ahmad Al-Hasan said luck was not on their side after his team squandered several scoring chances and were prevented from advancing to the knockout round.

The Palestinians did score their first ever Asian Cup goal - and Al-Hasan said they will looking to go out on high note in their final match against Iraq.

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - January 16, 2015

1. 00:00 Jordan manager Ray Wilkins walks into press conference

2. 00:10 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ray Wilkins, Jordan Head Coach:

(on the 5-1 win over Palestine).

"I think a lot of the sides from the region which we live are a very similar standard. So they are always difficult games, which is basically a local derby for us. So its always gonna be pretty tough. But I felt the scoreline was a little bit heavy in our favour if I'm perfectly honest and they had a number of chances which Amer (goalkeeper Amer Shafi) made some very good saves for us. and we could have scored a couple more. But I think defensively, both side would not be as happy as they were offensively."

3. 00:45 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ray Wilkins, Jordan Head Coach:

(on the team mood after getting the win).

"Pretty subdued to be perfectly honest. I thought they would be climbing off the ceiling but they weren't. But I think it's a real confidence booster for them. They've had a lot of bad luck and we have not had any results. But we still conceded anyway from a period of strength and that's a little disappointing from my perspective. It will always be 5-1 and I would have preferred them to finish off the job with a zero. They will be well upbeat for it and now we have given ourselves a chance which is the important thing. That was the objective before the game and now we have achieved that."

4. 01:24 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Hamza Al-Daradreh, Jordan Striker:

(on scoring a four goal "super hat trick").

"It feels great. I feel really great to score a super hat trick. Any player would wish to do this. It's a result of the effort and responsibilities that have been divided between the player and coach Wilkins. Because of all those efforts, we were able to win this game and I was able to score a super hat trick."

5. 01:57 SOUNDBITE: (English) Ray Wilkins, Jordan Head Coach:

(on the availability of injured striker Ahmad Hayel for the Japan match)

"Yes, the situation has improved very well indeed, which I am thrilled about because he was in a pretty nasty way. But, no, we got a lot of fluid into him, a lot of good stuff into him. He looks as though he will be ok to train tomorrow and then we'll take it from there. If he's not good enough, then we won't play him. Because as I said to you yesterday, the wellbeing of the player is far more important than anything. So fingers crossed he'll be ok and the I have to juggle some players around."

6. 02:29 Palestine head coach Ahmad Al-Hasan walks into press conference

7. 02:40 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmad Al-Hasan, Palestine Head Coach:

(on the loss to Jordan).

"It's difficult to stomach. We played better than before and we had three chances to score. But maybe luck just wasn't on our side. Because of that we weren't able to cash in on those on those chances."

8. 03:00 SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Ahmad Al-Hasan, Palestine Head Coach:

(on the final match with Iraq).

"Of course we have lost our chance to advance to the second round. But against Iraq we will try and play a good game. We don't want to lose. We will try and get a win against the Iraqis."

9. 03:32 Ahmad Al-Hasan leaves press conference