Qatar
Coach: Julen Lopetegui
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Group B
Group B
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Full Squad Players List
| # | Player | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||
| 1 | Meshaal BarshamXI Al Sadd | GK | |
| 12 | Salah Zakaria Al Duhail | GK | |
| 23 | Mahmoud Abunada Al Rayyan | GK | |
| 27 | Shehab Elleithy Al Shahania | GK | |
| Defenders | |||
| 2 | Pedro MiguelXI Al Sadd | LB | |
| 3 | Boualem KhoukhiXI Al Sadd | CB | |
| 4 | Bassam Al-RawiXI Al Duhail | CB | |
| 5 | Tarek SalmanXI Al Sadd | CB | |
| 11 | Sultan Al Brake Al Duhail | RB | |
| 13 | Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain Al Arabi | CB | |
| 14 | Ayoub Al-Alawi Al Gharafa | CB | |
| 15 | Mohammed Waad Al Shamal | CB | |
| 16 | Rayyan Al-Ali Al Gharafa | RB | |
| 19 | Issa Laye Al Arabi | CB | |
| 21 | Lucas Mendes Al Wakrah | CB | |
| 22 | Niall Mason Qatar SC | RB | |
| Midfielders | |||
| 6 | Karim BoudiafXI Al Duhail | CDM | |
| 7 | Abdulaziz HatemXI Al Rayyan | CM | |
| 8 | Homam Al-AminXI Cultural Leonesa | CM | |
| 20 | Assim Madibo Al Wakrah | CDM | |
| 24 | Ahmed Fathi Al Arabi | CM | |
| 25 | Jassim Gaber Al Rayyan | CM | |
| 28 | Mohammed Mannai Al Shamal | CM | |
| Forwards | |||
| 9 | Almoez AliXI Al Duhail | ST | |
| 10 | Akram AfifXI Al Sadd | LW | |
| 17 | Hassan Al-HaydosXI Al Sadd | RW | |
| 18 | Mohammed Muntari Al Gharafa | ST | |
| 26 | Yusuf Abdurisag Al Wakrah | ST | |
| 29 | Tahsin Mohammed Al Duhail | ST | |
| 30 | Edmílson Junior Al Duhail | LW | |
| 31 | Ahmed Al-Ganehi Al Gharafa | RW | |
| 32 | Ahmed Alaa Al Rayyan | ST | |
| 33 | Sebastián Soria Qatar SC | ST | |
| 34 | Mubarak Shannan Al Duhail | ST | |
World Cup History
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Titles
1
Appearances
1
WC Goals
0
Wins
Best finish: Group stage (2022)
Top scorer: Mohammed Muntari (1 goal)
Most capped: Hassan Al-Haydos (3 matches)
Record: 0W – 0D – 3L
Qatar made their World Cup debut as hosts in 2022 — and became the first host nation to be eliminated in the group stage of their own tournament. Despite the result, hosting the first Middle Eastern World Cup was a landmark moment for Asian and Arab football. Qatar qualified automatically for 2026 as a continental representative.
Tournament Eras
The Host Debut — 2022
2022Qatar's entire modern football development was oriented toward hosting the 2022 World Cup. A small nation of under 3 million people built world-class stadiums, invested in youth academies, and imported naturalised players. The team lost all three group games (to Ecuador, Senegal, and Netherlands) — but the tournament itself was widely considered a logistical and atmospheric success.
Iconic Moments
Mohammed Muntari's Historic Goal
Muntari's header against Senegal was Qatar's first-ever World Cup goal — scored in a 3-1 defeat. Amid the disappointment, the goal was celebrated as the moment an entire nation joined the global football story.
Opening Ceremony — The First Arab World Cup
The opening ceremony at Al Bayt Stadium launched the first World Cup in the Arab world, broadcast to over a billion people. Whatever the results, Qatar's role in expanding football's global footprint to the Middle East was historic.