Qatar

Group BFIFA Ranking #55AFC

Coach

Julen Lopetegui

World Cup Appearances

Best Finish

Group Stage (2022)

Training Base

Santa Barbara, California

Westmont College

Complete Team Guide

Qatar earned their place at World Cup 2026 through the AFC qualifying process for the first time — not as automatic hosts — and arrive carrying the weight of 2022, when they became the first World Cup host ever to lose all three games without scoring a point. Hassan Al-Haydos, who retired from international football in 2024, reversed that decision at Julen Lopetegui's personal request. Akram Afif, twice named Asian Footballer of the Year, brings the most dangerous attacking profile Qatar have ever taken to a World Cup. Almoez Ali scored 12 goals in AFC qualifying. Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Qatar World Cup 2026 Group

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Road to 2026

Qatar are back at the World Cup, but not through a dominant direct qualifying path. FIFA's team profile says the Maroons reached World Cup 2026 via the AFC Fourth Round, where a win over Iraq and a draw with the United Arab Emirates were enough to clinch top spot in Group B and secure their second appearance at the finals.

Key Players

Akram Afif

Forward

Al-Sadd

Afif remains the most gifted attacking player in the squad and the face of Qatar's modern footballing project.

Almoez Ali

Forward

Al-Duhail

Almoez gives Qatar movement and finishing around the box, still important in the team's most direct attacking patterns.

Mohammed Waad

Midfielder

Al-Sadd

Waad helps connect the team through midfield and gives them more stability in possession.

Abdelkarim Hassan

Defender

Al-Sadd

Hassan brings experience and remains one of the key defensive names in the program.

Meshaal Barsham

Goalkeeper

Al-Sadd

Barsham's reliability matters for a side that often need patience and concentration rather than open-field chaos.

Official WC 2026 Squad

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Goalkeepers

Salah Zakaria

Al Duhail

Meshaal Barsham

Al Sadd

Mahmoud Abunada

Al Rayyan

Defenders

DEF

Boualem Khoukhi

Al Sadd

DEF

Pedro Miguel

Al Sadd

DEF

Sultan Al Brake

Al Duhail

DEF

Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain

Al Arabi

DEF

Ayoub Al-Alawi

Al Gharafa

DEF

Issa Laye

Al Arabi

DEF

Lucas Mendes

Al Wakrah

DEF

Homam Al-Amin

Cultural Leonesa

Midfielders

MID

Ahmed Fathi

Al Arabi

MID

Jassim Gaber

Al Rayyan

MID

Assim Madibo

Al Wakrah

MID

Abdulaziz Hatem

Al Rayyan

MID

Karim Boudiaf

Al Duhail

MID

Mohammed Mannai

Al Shamal

Attackers

ATT

Almoez Ali

Al Duhail

ATT

Akram Afif

Al Sadd

ATT

Tahsin Mohammed

Al Duhail

ATT

Edmílson Junior

Al Duhail

ATT

Ahmed Al-Ganehi

Al Gharafa

ATT

Ahmed Alaa

Al Rayyan

ATT

Hassan Al-Haydos

Al Sadd

ATT

Mohammed Muntari

Al Gharafa

ATT

Yusuf Abdurisag

Al Wakrah

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Match Schedule

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Group Stage - Group B

2026-06-13

Qatar

1 - 1

Switzerland

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Group Stage - Group B

2026-06-18

Canada

6 - 0

Qatar

BC Place, Vancouver

Group Stage - Group B

2026-06-24

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3 - 1

Qatar

Lumen Field, Seattle