Nickname(s) | العنابي (The Maroon) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Qatar Football Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Félix Sánchez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Hassan Al-Haydos[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Hassan Al-Haydos (163)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Mansoor Muftah (42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Various | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | QAT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current | 48 1 (25 August 2022)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest | 42 (August 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest | 113 (November 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bahrain 2–1 Qatar (Isa Town, Bahrain; 27 March 1970) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Qatar 15–0 Bhutan (Doha, Qatar; 3 September 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kuwait 9–0 Qatar (Kuwait; 8 January 1973) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Champions (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arab Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Runners-up (1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Semi-Finals (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabian Gulf Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 24 (first in 1970) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Champions (1992, 2004, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Qatar national football team (Arabic: منتخب قطر لكرة القدم) represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC.
The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won it once in 2019. They play their home games at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. The latter is considered the home stadium for the team.[4]
Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup and therefore qualify automatically for what will be their first appearance in the finals. This will be the first time that an Arab nation will host the competition.
Football was brought to Qatar during a time which coincided with initial discovery of oil reserves in Dukhan in 1940.[5] By 1948, expatriate oil workers played the first official football match in Qatar. The Qatar Football Association was formed in 1960, and the QFA joined FIFA in 1970.[6] Simultaneously during this period, the Bahrain Football Association were drawing up plans for the establishment of a regional football competition within the GCC and Qatari officials were involved with the corroboration of this proposal.[7] The plans came to fruition and in March 1970 the Arabian Gulf Cup was inaugurated.
The Qatar national team played its first official match on 27 March 1970 against hosts Bahrain, losing 1–2 as Mubarak Faraj scored the sole goal for Qatar.[8] The newly formed Qatar national team posted underwhelming results in the first Gulf Cup tournament, coming in last place with a single point, with the highlight of their tournament being a 1–1 draw with the Saudis in their final match.[9]
In the next edition of the Gulf Cup in 1972, Qatar was again relegated to last place after suffering 3 straight defeats.[10] The next tournament in 1974 proved to be somewhat of a break-through for the Qataris as they achieved their first triumph in international football with a 4–0 victory over Oman. The Qataris lost out to Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals, but achieved a 3rd place standing after emerging the victors of a penalty shoot-out against the United Arab Emirates.[11]
The first time they entered the qualifying stages for the AFC Asian Cup was in 1975. They were not successful in qualifying for the 1976 Asian Cup, with Iraq and Saudi Arabia booking the group's two qualifying berths. Despite this setback, Qatar finished in 3rd place in the 1976 Gulf Cup as the host nation the next year.[12]
The national team played its first FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1977. Qatar was set to play the United Arab Emirates on 11 March 1977, but the last minute withdrawal of the Emirati team from the competition merely postponed Qatar's debut until two days later when Bahrain were defeated 2–0 in Doha.[13]
Their Asian Cup debut came in 1980 under head coach Evaristo de Macedo. They had qualified for the tournament after topping a relatively easy group composing of Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Their showing in the main tournament was unimpressive, making an early exit from the group stages with two defeats, one draw and one win.[14]
Qatar narrowly lost to Iraq in the finals of the 1984 Gulf Cup, nonetheless they were named runners-up, their most impressive accolade until 1992.[15]
They failed to make it out of the preliminary stages of the 1982 and 1986 World Cup qualifying rounds. However, the team qualified for both the 1984 and 1988 editions of the Asian Cup. They fell short of qualifying for the semi-finals of the 1984 tournament, with Saudi Arabia's Mohaisen Al-Jam'an's 88th-minute goal against Kuwait ensuring a semi-final position for both teams. They also missed out on a semi-final place in 1988; however, they notably defeated Japan by a score of 3–0.[16]
Qatar arguably reached its peak in the 1990s, attaining its highest-ever FIFA rating (53) in August 1993.[17] Qatar started off with an emphatic qualifying campaign for the 1990 World Cup, finishing at the top of their group. They were denied a spot in the World Cup after finishing below the United Arab Emirates and South Korea in the final round of the qualifiers.
In 1990, the national team once again finished runners-up in the Gulf Cup as Kuwait won the final two matches of the tournament.[18] Two years later, they won the competition on home soil for the first time under the leadership of Sebastião Lapola, despite a 1–0 loss against Saudi Arabia in their final game.[19] They were also named runners-up in the 1996 Gulf Cup.
Qatar reached the Asian Zone's final qualifying round for France 1998. After wins against China and Iran, they played their last match against Saudi Arabia, where a victory would have earned qualification. However, they lost out as Saudi Arabia won 1–0 to reach the finals.
As 1998 Arab Cup hosts, they finished runners-up to Saudi Arabia.[20]
They made it to the quarter-finals of the 2000 Asian Cup despite finishing 3rd in their group, but lost to China in their quarter-final confrontation.[21]
They reached the final qualifying round again in 2001, but were defeated by Bora Milutinovic's China team, who topped the section to progress to their first FIFA World Cup. Frenchman Philippe Troussier took the manager's job after the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, but was unsuccessful in both the 2004 Asian Cup and the qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Troussier was sacked after the World Cup qualifying campaign, and under Bosnian Džemaludin Mušović, the team won the Gulf Cup in 2004 and the Asian Games gold in 2006. Mušović stepped down after Qatar only earned two points from three matches in the 2007 Asian Cup.
The job of coaching the team in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup fell to Jorge Fossati, who led the team throughout the first and second AFC rounds up to the third round. After leaving them at the top of their group with only two played matches, Fossati had to undergo stomach surgery. Subsequently, the Qatar Football Association ended their co-operation with him in September 2008, as the QFA claimed he needed too long to recover from surgery.[22] Bruno Metsu was called up for the job, but Qatar failed to qualify after finishing fourth in their qualifying group.
Qatar was announced as hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in December 2010.[23]
In 2011, as hosts of the 2011 Asian Cup, they advanced to the quarter-finals. They succumbed to a late 2–3 defeat to eventual champions Japan after a goal was scored by Masahiko Inoha in the 89th minute.
Also as hosts, they went on to win the 2014 WAFF Championship after defeating Jordan 2–0 in the final. The competition was made up primarily of youth and reserve teams, of which Qatar's was the latter.[24] Djamel Belmadi, the head coach of the B team, replaced Fahad Thani as the head coach of the senior team as a result of the team's positive performances. 10 months later, Djamel Belmadi led Qatar to gold in the 2014 Gulf Cup. They advanced from the group stages after three draws, going on to defeat Oman 3–1 in the semi-final, and were victorious in the final against Saudi Arabia, who were playing in front of a home crowd, by a margin of 2–1.[25]
Despite winning the Gulf Cup and finishing the year 2014 with only one defeat, Qatar showed a poor form in the 2015 Asian Cup. Qatar was defeated 1–4 by the United Arab Emirates in their opener. This was continued with a 0–1 loss to Iran and 1–2 to Bahrain. Qatar was eliminated in the group stages with no points and placed 4th in Group C.
Qatar's campaign in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was a surprise. Their start in the second round of World Cup qualifying in the AFC was nearly perfect, with seven wins and only one loss. However, their success in the second round didn't follow them to the third round. Qatar finished bottom of their group, ensuring they will play their first World Cup match on home soil in 2022, the first team to do so since Italy in 1934.
Qatar continued its poor form in the 2017 Gulf Cup, which was hosted by Kuwait. Qatar opened the tournament with a 4–0 win against Yemen, but that was followed by a 1–2 loss to Iraq and an unconvincing 1–1 draw to Bahrain. Qatar took the third place in Group B with four points and was eliminated in the group stage of the competition, which was considered as an upset of the tournament, especially after winning the 2014 edition.
However, Qatar had an excellent campaign at the 2019 Asian Cup. Their opener saw them defeat Lebanon 2–0. This was followed by a 6–0 thrashing of North Korea and a 2–0 win against three-time champions Saudi Arabia, which sealed the team getting first place in the group. They had a 1–0 win against Iraq in the Round of 16 and a late win against defending runners-up South Korea in the quarter-finals, seeing them through to the semi-finals for the first time ever, where they defeated the hosts United Arab Emirates 4–0 to set up a final against 4-time winners Japan. Qatar ended up winning the final 3–1 over Japan, marking their first ever major tournament title in their history, and capping off one of the most improbable Asian Cup runs in the tournament's history, especially since they conceded only one goal in all their games.[26]
Qatar was invited to the 2019 Copa América. They were placed in Group B with Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay. Their first game was against Paraguay where they came back from a 2–0 deficit to tie it 2–2 but marked for the first time Qatar suffered more than one goal in any major competition since winning the Asian Cup in UAE.[27] It was followed by a 0–1 loss to Colombia, ending the team's undefeated streak in any major competition to eight.[28] A 0–2 loss to Argentina meant Qatar took the last place in Group B with a single point and was eliminated in the group stage of the competition.[29]
Qatar was invited for the first time to the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. They played in Group D with Honduras, Panama and Grenada.
In December 2020, UEFA invited Qatar to play friendlies against the teams in Group A of the 2022 World Cup qualifying group – Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland and Serbia – as five teams in one group means one team will not be playing on any given match day. These friendlies did not count in the qualifying group standings. Qatar played their "home" matches in Europe in order to allow short travel times for their opponents.[30][31]
In the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Qatar claimed 7 points in Group D. Their debut was against Panama with a 3–3 draw, ensuring them their first point. This was followed by a 4–0 victory over Grenada and a 2–0 win over Honduras ensuring a quarter final place where they would face El Salvador, ultimately securing a semi-final place against the United States with a 3–2 win. However, against the hosts with its squad made up the majority of MLS players, Qatar failed to find the way to the net, in spite of having a penalty in 60th minute, ultimately conceding a late goal from Gyasi Zardes to end Qatar's campaign with a 1–0 loss.
In the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, Qatar won all of its group stage matches and faced UAE, winning 5–0. They lost 2–1 in the semi-final against Algeria, eventually placing 3rd.[citation needed]
While it is reasonably common for footballers to represent national teams other than their birth nations,[32] the nature and extent of the practice for the Qatari team has been the subject of scrutiny and criticism at various points during the twenty-first century. In 2004, FIFA cited the intention of three Brazilian players – Aílton, Dedé and Leandro – to play for the Qatar national team as the immediate trigger to their decision to tighten eligibility rules to ensure players have ties to the country they represent.[33][34]
Qatar continued to pursue a strategy of naturalising foreign-born players, within the limitations of the new rules, and it continued to prove controversial. The "Aspire Football Dreams" program of recruitment of boys from Africa to an academy in Qatar drew a substantial amount of criticism. While Qatari authorities described it as a humanitarian effort and a way to provide competition for native Qatari players, critics claimed that it was merely another exploitative way of acquiring naturalised players,[35] with Vice linking it to human rights abuses and the kafala system.[36]
In a 2015 friendly against Algeria, six of the eleven players in the starting team were born outside of Qatar.[37] Then president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter warned Qatar that FIFA would monitor their player selection to ensure that they were not relying too heavily on naturalised players. He made comparisons to the Qatar men's national handball team, referring to the team's selection for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship as an "absurdity".[38] The following year, naturalised players formed the backbone of the team and were sufficiently integral that head coach Jorge Fossati threatened to resign if they were removed.[39][40]
The reliance on naturalised players has subsequently reduced, with only two members of the squad that beat Switzerland in a 2018 friendly being born outside the country.[41] However, at the 2019 Asian Cup, amidst diplomatic tensions between the two countries, the United Arab Emirates Football Association lodged a formal complaint against Qatar, alleging that Almoez Ali and Bassam Al-Rawi were not eligible to play for them.[42] These complaints were dismissed by the AFC.[43][44]
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Qatar has a major rivalry against Bahrain due to historical tension between the two countries. With 38 matches played, the overall record favours Bahrain, who won 11 matches, lost 7 and tied 19. From 2004 until 2021, Qatar suffered a winless streak over Bahrain with six defeats and ten draws before finally registering a win.
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The rivalry with United Arab Emirates is a competitive one in the Persian Gulf Cup meeting in multiple occasions, due to the Qatar diplomatic crisis, increasing tensions had been witnessed, with the captain of UAE under-19 youth team refused to shake hands with Qatar's youth captain in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia; in this tournament, the UAE beat Qatar 2–1 but still crashed out from the group stage while Qatar would recover to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[46] As of 2020, Qatar and UAE have played 31 official matches, most of which was held competitively in the Persian Gulf Cup, it started off with the United Arab Emirates beating Qatar 1–0. They only played 2 friendly games and the last friendly was held in 2011 which ended with an Emirati victory. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by the UAE, Qatar overran the UAE for the first time since 2001 with the result 4–0, with heavy tensions and violence occurred between two and Emirati supporters cheering anti-Qatari chants.[47]
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Qatar has a major rivalry against Saudi Arabia due to historical tension between the two countries and to Qatar diplomatic crisis. Qatar has an overall negative performance to Saudi Arabia. Qatar has played 41 matches with Saudi Arabia, won 8 matches, lost 17 matches while 16 matches ended in a tie.
The following are Qatar's results in the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures.
Win Draw Loss Void or Postponed Fixture
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) Friendly | Portugal | 3–0 | Qatar | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
20:15 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland) |
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) Friendly | Republic of Ireland | 4–0 | Qatar | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
19:45 UTC±0 | Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium Referee: Keith Kennedy (Northern Ireland) |
11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) Friendly | Serbia | 4–0 | Qatar | Belgrade, Serbia |
18:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
14 November 2021 (2021-11-14) Friendly | Azerbaijan | 2–2 | Qatar | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania) |
30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) FIFA Arab Cup | Qatar | 1–0 | Bahrain | Al Khor, Qatar |
19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
3 December 2021 (2021-12-03) FIFA Arab Cup | Oman | 1–2 | Qatar | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
16:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) |
6 December 2021 (2021-12-06) FIFA Arab Cup | Qatar | 3–0 | Iraq | Al Khor, Qatar |
22:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
10 December 2021 (2021-12-10) FIFA Arab Cup QF | Qatar | 5–0 | United Arab Emirates | Al Khor, Qatar |
22:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Attendance: 63,439 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) |
15 December 2021 (2021-12-15) FIFA Arab Cup SF | Qatar | 1–2 | Algeria | Doha, Qatar |
22:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 42,405 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
18 December 2021 (2021-12-18) FIFA Arab Cup 3RD | Egypt | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Qatar | Doha, Qatar |
13:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Stadium 974 Attendance: 30,978 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina) | ||
Penalties | ||||
Magdy El Solia Hegazi Fotouh Tawfik Sherif |
Al-Haydos Khoukhi Hassan Alaaeldin Afif Boudiaf |
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Friendly | Qatar | 2–1 | Bulgaria | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
19:30 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Friendly | Qatar | 0–0 | Slovenia | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
19:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: Youssef Srairi (Tunisia) |
21 June 2022 (2022-06-21) Unofficial Friendly | Linfield | 1–0 | Qatar | Marbella, Spain |
19:00 UTC+1 | McKee 19' | Report | Stadium: Marbella Football Centre |
9 July 2022 Unofficial Friendly | Antwerp | 2–2 | Qatar | Saalfelden, Austria |
17:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Saalfelden Arena Attendance: 0 |
19 July 2022 Unofficial Friendly | Mallorca | 0–0 | Qatar | Schwaz, Austria |
18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: TBD |
24 July 2022 Unofficial Friendly | Udinese | 1–2 | Qatar | Lienz, Austria |
17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: TBD Referee: Hochataffel |
30 July 2022 Unofficial Friendly | Lazio | 0–0 | Qatar | Lienz, Austria |
17:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: TBD |
3 August 2022 Unofficial Friendly | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Qatar | Salzburg, Austria |
18:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: TBD |
20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) Friendly | Qatar | 2–2 | Morocco | Vienna, Austria |
18:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
23 August 2022 (2022-08-23) Friendly | Qatar | 2–1 | Ghana | Vienna, Austria |
18:30 UTC+2 | Source Source |
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Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
26 August 2022 (2022-08-26) Friendly | Qatar | 1–1 | Jamaica | Vienna, Austria |
18:30 UTC+2 | Source | Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion |
27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) Unofficial Friendly | Qatar | 2–0 | Domaniža | Wiener Neudorf, Austria |
12:00 UTC+2 | Source | Stadium: Franz Fürst Stadion |
6 September 2022 (2022-09-06) Unofficial Friendly | Qatar | 3–0 | Šamorín | Wiener Neudorf, Austria |
18:30 UTC+2 | Source | Stadium: Franz Fürst Stadion |
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) Friendly | Chile | v | Qatar | Vienna, Austria |
Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium |
20 November 2022 (2022-11-20) FIFA World Cup | Qatar | v | Ecuador | Al Khor, Qatar |
19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium |
25 November 2022 (2022-11-25) FIFA World Cup | Qatar | v | Senegal | Doha, Qatar |
16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium |
29 November 2022 (2022-11-29) FIFA World Cup | Netherlands | v | Qatar | Al Khor, Qatar |
18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium |
Last update: January 2019.[48]
The following players were selected for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[50]
Caps and goals correct as of 6 December 2021, after the match against Iraq.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Saad Al Sheeb | (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 32) | 76 | 0 | Al-Sadd |
21 | 1GK | Yousef Hassan | (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | Al-Gharafa |
22 | 1GK | Meshaal Barsham | (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 24) | 12 | 0 | Al-Sadd |
2 | 2DF | Ró-Ró | (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 32) | 76 | 1 | Al-Sadd |
3 | 2DF | Abdelkarim Hassan | (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 29) | 117 | 15 | Al-Sadd |
5 | 2DF | Tarek Salman | (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 24) | 50 | 0 | Al-Sadd |
13 | 2DF | Musab Kheder | (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 (age 28) | 27 | 0 | Al-Sadd |
14 | 2DF | Homam Ahmed | (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 23) | 19 | 2 | Al-Gharafa |
15 | 2DF | Bassam Al-Rawi | (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 24) | 47 | 2 | Al-Duhail |
16 | 2DF | Boualem Khoukhi | (1990-09-07) 7 September 1990 (age 32) | 93 | 20 | Al-Sadd |
6 | 3MF | Abdulaziz Hatem | (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 31) | 93 | 11 | Al-Rayyan |
4 | 3MF | Mohammed Waad | (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 22) | 14 | 0 | Al-Sadd |
8 | 3MF | Ali Assadalla | (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 28) | 54 | 12 | Al-Sadd |
12 | 3MF | Karim Boudiaf | (1990-09-16) 16 September 1990 (age 31) | 104 | 5 | Al-Duhail |
20 | 3MF | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 25) | 21 | 1 | Al-Duhail |
23 | 3MF | Assim Madibo | (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 25) | 40 | 0 | Al-Duhail |
11 | 4FW | Akram Afif | (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 (age 25) | 78 | 23 | Al-Sadd |
7 | 4FW | Ahmed Alaaeldin | (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 29) | 43 | 1 | Al-Gharafa |
9 | 4FW | Mohammed Muntari | (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 28) | 43 | 12 | Al-Duhail |
10 | 4FW | Hassan Al-Haydos (captain) | (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 (age 31) | 163 | 33 | Al-Sadd |
17 | 4FW | Ismaeel Mohammad | (1990-04-05) 5 April 1990 (age 32) | 61 | 4 | Al-Duhail |
18 | 4FW | Khalid Muneer | (1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Al-Wakrah |
19 | 4FW | Almoez Ali | (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 26) | 72 | 39 | Al-Duhail |
The following players have been called up for the Qatar squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Ahmed Suhail | (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Al-Arabi | v. Portugal, 9 October 2021 |
FW | Yusuf Abdurisag | (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 23) | 13 | 1 | Al-Sadd | v. Portugal, 9 October 2021 |
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
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Event | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | |
FIFA Arab Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
AFC Asian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
WAFF Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Arabian Gulf Cup | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Asian Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 5 | 4 |
AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1956 | Protectorate of United Kingdom | Protectorate of United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
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1976 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
1980 | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
1984 | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
1988 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||
1992 | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||
1996 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
2000 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
2004 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||
2007 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | |||
2011 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
2015 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||
2019 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||
2023 | Qualified | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||||||||
Total | Best: Champions | 11/18 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 47 | 58 | 41 | 7 | 10 | 134 | 36 |
AFC Asian Cup history | |
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First Match | Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates (17 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait) |
Biggest Win | North Korea 0–6 Qatar (13 January 2019; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) |
Biggest Defeat | Kuwait 4–0 Qatar (25 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait) |
Best Result | Champions in 2019 |
Worst Result | Group stage in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2004, 2007, 2015 |
Qatar was the second team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, and were invited for the first time in 2019.
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
2019 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Qatar was the second team from Asia to participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and were invited for the first time in 2021.
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
2021 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
Total | Semi-finals | 1/26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
The Gulf Cup has been played on a bi-annual basis since 1970. The tournament has changed since the first edition from a round-robin basis to a knockout tournament in the latter years. Notably, the 2000 edition was cancelled and the 2003 and 2010 were moved due to congested fixture lists with other tournaments, such as the Asian Cup.
Since 1992, the Olympic team has been drawn from a squad with a maximum of three players over the age of 23, and the achievements of this team are not regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are the statistics credited to the players' international records.
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1972 | Did not qualify | Unknown | |||||||||||||
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1984 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
1988 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
1992 – present | See Qatar national under-23 team | See Qatar national under-23 team | |||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Unknown |
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1951 | Did not enter | |||||||
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1978 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
1982 | Did not enter | |||||||
1986 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
1990 | Did not enter | |||||||
1994 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
1998 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
2002–present | See Qatar national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 4/13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 19 |
The following table shows Qatar's all-time international record, correct as of 26 March 2022, Against Bulgaria
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
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Afghanistan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | AFC |
Albania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | UEFA |
Algeria | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | CAF |
Andorra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | UEFA |
Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | CONMEBOL |
Australia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | AFC |
Azerbaijan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | UEFA |
Bahrain | 39 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | AFC |
Bangladesh | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 17 | AFC |
Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | UEFA |
Bhutan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | AFC |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | UEFA |
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | CONMEBOL |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | UEFA |
Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | CAF |
China | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | AFC |
Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | CONMEBOL |
Congo DR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | CAF |
Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | CONCACAF |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | UEFA |
Curaçao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | CONCACAF |
Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | UEFA |
Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | CONMEBOL |
El Salvador | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | CONCACAF |
Egypt | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | CAF |
Estonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | UEFA |
Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | UEFA |
Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | UEFA |
Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | CAF |
Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | UEFA |
Grenada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | CONCACAF |
Haiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | CONCACAF |
Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | CONCACAF |
Hong Kong | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 | AFC |
Hungary | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | UEFA |
Iceland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | UEFA |
India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | AFC |
Indonesia | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | AFC |
Iran | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 35 | −20 | AFC |
Iraq | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 39 | −6 | AFC |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | CAF |
Japan | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | AFC |
Jordan | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 13 | AFC |
Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | UEFA |
North Korea | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | AFC |
South Korea | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6 | AFC |
Kuwait | 35 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 57 | −19 | AFC |
Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | AFC |
Laos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | AFC |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | UEFA |
Lebanon | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 15 | AFC |
Libya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | CAF |
Liechtenstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | UEFA |
Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | UEFA |
North Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | UEFA |
Malaysia | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | AFC |
Maldives | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | AFC |
Mali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CAF |
Malta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | UEFA |
Mauritius | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | CAF |
Moldova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UEFA |
Morocco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | CAF |
Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | AFC |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | OFC |
Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | UEFA |
Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | UEFA |
Oman | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 28 | 33 | AFC |
Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | AFC |
Palestine | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | AFC |
Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | CONCACAF |
Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | CONMEBOL |
Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | CONMEBOL |
Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | AFC |
Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | UEFA |
Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | UEFA |
Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | UEFA |
Saudi Arabia | 40 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 53 | −24 | AFC |
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | UEFA |
Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | UEFA |
Singapore | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 27 | AFC |
Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | UEFA |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | AFC |
Sudan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | CAF |
Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | UEFA |
Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | UEFA |
Syria | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | AFC |
Tajikistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | AFC |
Thailand | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | AFC |
Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | CAF |
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | UEFA |
Turkmenistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | AFC |
United Arab Emirates | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 7 | AFC |
United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | CONCACAF |
Uzbekistan | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 | −11 | AFC |
Vietnam | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | AFC |
Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | UEFA |
Yemen | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 23 | AFC |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | CAF |
Total | 525 | 205 | 146 | 174 | 714 | 621 | +93 | FIFA |
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