"This puts more responsibility on us to make an achievement in the Asian Cup so that we could succeed to qualify for the second round of the tournament, which we haven't done before," he said.

"Our fans want to see the team in the golden square and even competing for the Asian Cup. But to be honest, everyone is working hard because the Asian Cup is a very difficult tournament," he added.

At the Fayha Stadium, football fans showed up to farewell the Syrian team and to watch the final training in the country.

"The Asian Cup for Syria," they chanted while hailing their favorite players by name and rushing to take selfies with them before they took to the seats to let the players get trained.

The audience also sent fireworks in the sky as part of their celebration for the Syrian team's participation in the Asian Cup.

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