| The history of soccer is long, but this is probably the worst missed chance of all-time. Qatar’s Khalfan Fahad, who is just 18 years old, took the ball from Uzbekistan goalkeeper Timur Juraev only to hit the post with the outside of his foot. How he hit the post with the outside of his foot when there was a completely open goal only Fahad knows.
Qatar, who were the defending champions in the Asian gams, ended up losing the match and being knocked out of the tournament. Take a look at what’s being called the worst miss ever in a soccer match. Yes, even after a miss like this you have to bounce back and be ready for the next chance even though you might want to never play soccer again you’re so embarrassed you missed this opportunity. Fahad is so calm and cool to dribble towards the goal but then hits the post when the goal is wide open! And I don’t know what the goalkeeper was trying to do, cut it back or pull off some move rather than just clearing the ball. One might think he had bet on his team losing. |