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Jordan’s qualification to the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011™ came right down to a thrilling final day with both Thailand and Singapore still in with a chance of joining Group E winners Iran.




And in the end, the side from the Hashemite Kingdom needed a little help from the three-time Asian champions who would have been joined in Qatar by Thailand had they lost to Bryan Robson’s charges even if Jordan defeated Singapore in their final fixture.



Jordan made a shocking start in their quest to reach the AFC Asian Cup for only the second time in their history when a goalless draw at home to Thailand, a 2-1 defeat in Singapore and a 1-0 loss to Iran saw them garner just one point from a possible nine in the first-half of the campaign.



Jordan returned the compliment to Iran, winning 1-0 in Amman and while they dropped further points with another goalless draw against Thailand they managed to pull their qualifying campaign out of the fire thanks to a 2-1 home win over Singapore and Javad Nekounam’s 90th minute winner at the Azadi.