29 Jan WATCH | Shoes thrown at Qatar players in Asian Cup

Qatar has progressed through to the Asian Cup final after thumping host nation, UAE 4-0, but the behaviour of the fans has attracted headlines.

A regional boycott of Qatar by countries such as the UAE prompted a politically charged semi-final, where shoes were thrown at the Qatari players.

The boycott is led by Saudi Arabia in relation to Qatar supporting extremists, but the Qataris have denied this.

On the field, UAE fans began to throw shoes at the Qatar players after Almoez Ali made the scoreline 2-0.

This act is considered to be an insult.

Fans throwing their shoes at the visiting team (Qatar) aftey they scored is another thing this Asian Cup will be remembered for.pic.twitter.com/c72ZRtFjm6

— Artur Petrosyan (@arturpetrosyan) January 29, 2019

The UAE copped some heat of its own when defender, Ismail Ahmed was sent off for a rough tackle, leaving the home side with 10 players in the final seconds.

The Asian Football Confederation is set to launch an investigation following the crowd behaviour of the UAE fans.

Qatar is yet to concede a goal in the Asian Cup and will face four-time champion, Japan in the final on Saturday.