Qatar Team Profile FIFA World Cup: The FIFA World Cup 2022 will start with group stages clash between 32 teams divided into 8 groups of 4. Each team will face three other teams in their respective groups in single round-robin matches. The group winners and runners-up will then advance to further rounds in the tournament. Qatar is placed in Group A, alongside Ecuador, Netherlands and Senegal. They will start their campaign against Ecuador on November 20.
Qatar Team History
The Qatar Football Association (QFA) was established in 1960 Football in Qatar was first introduced in the late 1940s and it spread rapidly in the 1950s. Doha Stadium became the first proper football venue in the Gulf region. Fast forward to the 70s and the 80s, Qatar quickly established itself as a growing centre for football activities. In the 70s, Qatar built the Khalifa International Stadium – which would in time become the country’s iconic sports venue hosting some of the most popular football matches and tournaments.
Last year, the same venue completed massive renovations in record time and was used for an Emir Cup final some five years before the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It will host matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar.
QFA became a member of FIFA in 1963 After finishing as the runners-up at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 1984, Qatar featured in the football competition of the Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles. In 1988, Qatar hosted the AFC Asian Cup and again in 2011. The AFC Asian Cup remains the continent’s biggest event for national teams and Qatar impressed as host, creating a festival of football on both occasions.
QFA became a member of the AFC in 1967. When Doha hosted the 2006 Asian Games, hosts Qatar won the football gold medal with a 2-0 victory over Iraq in the final as a young Qatar side impressed with aggressive tactics in front of packed houses right throughout the competition.
In October 2014, Qatar juniors beat North Korea in the final of the AFF U-19 Championships held in Myanmar. The gutsy win helped Qatar to qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in June 2015 in New Zealand. Most of the young players from that side are currently part of the national senior team as well as the side that finished in third place in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship held in China earlier this year.
Road To FIFA World Cup 2022
Qatar are the reigning champion of Asia right now and has got the automatic qualification for the World Cup as hosts. As far as FIFA is concerned, Qatar are ranked 50 currently. The team is managed by Felix Sanchez. They have managed to do pretty well of late, but it will be interesting to see, whether or not they will be able to advance further in the tournament from this group.
The football-loving country’s biggest achievement is winning the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup following a historic FIFA vote in 2010.
Qatar Squad 2022 FIFA World Cup
Goalkeepers: Saad Alsheeb, Meshaal Barsham, Yousef Hassan.
Defenders: Pedro Miguel, Musaab Khidir, Tarek Salman, Bassam Al-Rawi, Boualem Khoukhi, Abdelkarim Hassan, Homam Ahmed, Jassem Gaber.
Midfielders: Ali Asad, Assim Modibo, Mohammed Waad, Salem Al-Hajri, Moustafa Tarek, Karim Boudiaf, Abdelaziz Hatim, Ismail Mohamad.
Forwards: Naif Alhadhrami, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Hassan Al-Haydos, Khalid Muneer, Akram Afif, Almoez Ali, Mohamed Muntari.
Head Coach: Félix Sánchez
2022 FIFA World Cup: Qatar Complete Schedule (IST)
Nov 20, 2022, Wed - 21:30 (IST), Qatar vs Ecuador
Nov 25, 2022, Sun - 18:30 (IST) , Qatar vs Senegal
Nov 29, 2022, Thu - 20:30 (IST), Netherlands vs Qatar
2022 FIFA World Cup Live Telecast In India
The live broadcast rights of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in India are with Viacom18 (that's Sports18 and Sports18 HD for TV viewers), while the live streaming of the tournament will be available for free on JioCinema.