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Jordan plays Thailand for King’s Cup trophy

By JT - Jun 04,2016 - Last updated at Jun 04,2016

AMMAN — Jordan plays Thailand for the King’s Cup title — an international football tournament organised in by the Football Association of Thailand —which concludes in Bangkok on Sunday. Jordan beat the UAE 3-1 while Thailand beat Syria 7-6 on penalties after the match ended 2-2. Jordan will now aim to beat the hosts for the $50,000 prize money in the final match. The tournament has been played since 1968 with the exception of 1983, 1985, 2008, 2011 and 2014. South Korea won the title in 2015.

The national team regrouped last week for the upcoming phase of regional competitions. Following the King’s Cup, Jordan will be in the midst of preparations for the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers starting in March 2017. The Jordan Football Association announced the team will play Iraq on August 31 and Bahrain on September 6. This week, Jordan went up to 80th in the latest FIFA Rankings issued over the weekend.

The Kingdom also went up to 8th in Asia trailing Iran (39), South Korea (50), Japan (53), Australia (59), Saudi Arabia (65), Uzbekistan (66), the UAE (70). Argentina is still No. 1 ahead of Belgium, Columbia, Germany, Chile, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Uruguay and Austria.

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