Soccer Football - AFC Asian Cup - Final - Japan v Qatar - Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - February 1, 2019 Qatar coach Felix Sanchez Bas celebrates winning the Asian Cup with the players REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Qatar running rampant to secure a maiden Asian Cup title in Abu Dhabi might have been the worst-case scenario for the hosts but it also offered hope for Gulf football that the 2022 World Cup might not now be a humiliating experience for the region.
That was always a possibility when Qatar, whose team have never qualified for the World Cup, was named host country of the 22nd edition of world soccer's showpiece -- the smallest nation to receive that honour and the first from the Arab world.
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