AFC ยท QAT
Qatar
Arabic-speaking Gulf peninsula and 2022 host; back-to-back Asian champions reach their first World Cup through qualifying.
Head coach
Julen Lopetegui
Julen Lopetegui Argote is a Spanish professional football manager and former footballer.
Preferred shape
4-3-3
World Cup pedigree
Best: Group stage
2 World Cup appearances, counting 2026
Qualifier record
10W ยท 3D ยท 5L โ 33 pts in 18 games
Qualifier goals
37 for ยท 28 against (+9)
Form
Matches
Qualifying campaign
18 matches ยท 10W 3D 5L
Group A ยท Nov 2023
vs
Afghanistan
W
8โ1
Group A ยท Nov 2023
at
India
W
0โ3
Group A ยท Mar 2024
vs
Kuwait
W
3โ0
Group A ยท Mar 2024
at
Kuwait
W
1โ2
Group A ยท Jun 2024
at
Afghanistan
D
0โ0
Group A ยท Jun 2024
vs
India
W
2โ1
Group A ยท Sep 2024
vs
United Arab Emirates
L
1โ3
Group A ยท Sep 2024
at
North Korea
D
2โ2
Group A ยท Oct 2024
vs
Kyrgyzstan
W
3โ1
Group A ยท Oct 2024
at
Iran
L
4โ1
Group A ยท Nov 2024
vs
Uzbekistan
W
3โ2
Group A ยท Nov 2024
at
United Arab Emirates
L
5โ0
Group A ยท Mar 2025
vs
North Korea
W
5โ1
Group A ยท Mar 2025
at
Kyrgyzstan
L
3โ1
Group A ยท Jun 2025
vs
Iran
W
1โ0
Group A ยท Jun 2025
at
Uzbekistan
L
3โ0
Group A ยท Oct 2025
at
Oman
D
0โ0
Group A ยท Oct 2025
vs
United Arab Emirates
W
2โ1
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Squad
Goalkeepers
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmud Abunada | 5 | 0 | Al-Rayyan |
| 21 | Salah Zakaria | 8 | 0 | Al-Duhail |
| 22 | Meshaal Barsham | 52 | 0 | Al-Sadd |
Defenders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pedro Miguel | 99 | 3 | Al-Sadd |
| 3 | Lucas Mendes | 25 | 1 | Al-Wakrah |
| 4 | Issa Laye | 4 | 0 | Al-Arabi |
| 5 | Jassem Gaber | 32 | 1 | Al-Rayyan |
| 13 | Ayoub Al-Oui | 6 | 0 | Al-Gharafa |
| 14 | Homam Ahmed | 68 | 3 | Cultural Leonesa |
| 16 | Boualem Khoukhi | 116 | 20 | Al-Sadd |
| 18 | Sultan Al-Brake | 17 | 0 | Al-Duhail |
| 25 | Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain | 8 | 0 | Al-Arabi |
Midfielders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Abdulaziz Hatem | 117 | 11 | Al-Rayyan |
| 12 | Karim Boudiaf | 118 | 5 | Al-Duhail |
| 17 | Ahmed Al-Ganehi | 13 | 1 | Al-Gharafa |
| 20 | Ahmed Fathy | 48 | 0 | Al-Arabi |
| 23 | Assim Madibo | 51 | 0 | Al-Wakrah |
Forwards
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ahmed Alaaeldin | 68 | 9 | Al-Rayyan |
| 8 | Edmilson Junior | 16 | 0 | Al-Duhail |
| 9 | Mohammed Muntari | 67 | 16 | Al-Gharafa |
| 10 | Hassan Al-Haydos | 186 | 41 | Al-Sadd |
| 11 | Akram Afif | 125 | 39 | Al-Sadd |
| 15 | Yusuf Abdurisag | 39 | 3 | Al-Wakrah |
| 19 | Almoez Ali | 115 | 55 | Al-Duhail |
| 24 | Tahsin Jamshid | 3 | 0 | Al-Duhail |
| 26 | Mohamed Manai | 10 | 0 | Al-Shamal |