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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.
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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 consequently qualify automatically for what will be their first appearance in the finals. This will be the first time that an arabian nation will host the rival .
history [edit ]
football was brought to Qatar during a time which coincided with initial discovery of petroleum reserves in Dukhan in 1940. [ 5 ] By 1948, expatriate oil workers played the first official football pit 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 documentation of this proposal. [ 7 ] The plans came to realization 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 gear Gulf Cup tournament, coming in last place with a single compass point, with the highlight of their tournament being a 1–1 withdraw with the Saudis in their final equal. [ 9 ] In the adjacent edition of the Gulf Cup in 1972, Qatar was again relegated to stopping point place after suffering 3 straight defeats. [ 10 ] The following tournament in 1974 proved to be slightly of a break-through for the Qataris as they achieved their first victory in international football with a 4–0 victory over Oman. The Qataris lost out to Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals, but achieved a third place standing after emerging the victors of a penalty shoot-out against the United Arab Emirates. [ 11 ] The beginning time they entered the qualify 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 modification berths. Despite this reverse, Qatar finished in 3rd place in the 1976 Gulf Cup as the master of ceremonies nation the adjacent year. [ 12 ] The national team played its inaugural FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1977. qatar was set to play the United Arab Emirates on 11 March 1977, but the end 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 steer coach Evaristo de Macedo. They had qualified for the tournament after topping a relatively easy group write of Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Their show in the independent tournament was unimpressive, making an early exit from the group stages with two defeats, one draw and one winnings. [ 14 ] Qatar narrowly lost to Iraq in the finals of the 1984 Gulf Cup, however they were named runner-up, their most impressive award 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 finish against Kuwait ensuring a semi-final position for both teams. They besides missed out on a semi-final home in 1988 ; however, they notably defeated Japan by a seduce of 3–0. [ 16 ]
Qatar arguably reached its acme in the 1990s, attaining its highest-ever FIFA rat ( 53 ) in August 1993. [ 17 ] Qatar started off with an emphatic qualify campaign for the 1990 World Cup, finishing at the top of their group. They were denied a smudge in the World Cup after finishing below the United Arab Emirates and South Korea in the concluding cycle of the qualifiers. In 1990, the national team once again finished runner-up in the Gulf Cup as Kuwait won the final two matches of the tournament. [ 18 ] Two years late, they won the competition on home soil for the first base meter under the leadership of Sebastião Lapola, despite a 1–0 personnel casualty against Saudi Arabia in their final examination game. [ 19 ] They were besides named runner-up in the 1996 Gulf Cup. Qatar reached the Asian Zone ‘s final qualify 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 runner-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 concluding qualify attack again in 2001, but were defeated by Bora Milutinovic ‘s China team, who topped the section to progress to their first base FIFA World Cup. Frenchman Philippe Troussier took the director ‘s job after the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, but was unsuccessful in both the 2004 asian Cup and the passing political campaign for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Troussier was sacked after the World Cup qualifying political 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 subcontract of coaching the team in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup fell to Jorge Fossati, who led the team throughout the beginning and second AFC rounds up to the third base cycle. After leaving them at the top of their group with only two played matches, Fossati had to undergo stomach operation. subsequently, the Qatar Football Association ended their co-operation with him in September 2008, as the QFA claimed he needed excessively long to recover from surgery. [ 22 ] Bruno Metsu was called up for the job, but Qatar failed to qualify after finishing fourth in their modification 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 frustration to eventual champions Japan after a finish was scored by Masahiko Inoha in the 89th hour. besides as hosts, they went on to win the 2014 WAFF Championship after defeating Jordan 2–0 in the final examination. The competition was made up chiefly of young and military reserve teams, of which Qatar ‘s was the latter. [ 24 ] Djamel Belmadi, the capitulum passenger car of the B team, replaced Fahad Thani as the head coach of the senior team as a result of the team ‘s positivist performances. 10 months late, 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 lone one frustration, 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 crusade in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was a surprise. Their start in the irregular round of World Cup qualifying in the AFC was about perfect, with seven wins and only one passing. however, their success in the second circle did n’t follow them to the third round. Qatar finished bottom of their group, ensuring they will play their first World Cup match on home land in 2022, the first team to do so since Italy in 1934 .
Qatar ‘s players celebrating the state ‘s first-ever asian Cup title in the 2019 Qatar continued its poor form in the 2017 Gulf Cup, which was hosted by Kuwait. Qatar opened the tournament with a 4–0 acquire 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 space 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, particularly 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 cream of North Korea and a 2–0 gain against three-time champions Saudi Arabia, which sealed the team getting first place in the group. They had a 1–0 succeed against Iraq in the Round of 16 and a deep gain against defending runner-up South Korea in the quarter-finals, seeing them through to the semi-finals for the inaugural 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, specially since they conceded alone 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 clock 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 survive station 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 equal day. These friendlies do not count in the qualifying group standings. Qatar will play their “ home ” matches in Europe in arrange to allow short locomotion 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 pull, ensuring them their first charge. This was followed by a 4–0 victory over Grenada and a 2–0 succeed over Honduras ensuring a quarter final place where they would face El Salvador, ultimately securing a semi-final stead against the United States with a 3–2 gain. however, against the hosts with its team made up the majority of MLS players, Qatar failed to find the way to the web, in hurt of having a penalty in 60th minute, ultimately paid a price with a late goal from Gyasi Zardes to end Qatar ‘s political campaign with a 0–1 passing .
Naturalised players [edit ]
While it is sanely common for footballers to represent national teams other than their parentage nations, [ 32 ] the nature and extent of the exercise for the Qatari team has been the subject of examination and criticism at respective points during the twenty-first hundred. In 2004, FIFA cited the purpose of three brazilian players – Aílton, Dedé and Leandro – to play for the Qatar home team as the immediate trigger to their decision to tighten eligibility rules to ensure players have ties to the area they represent. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Qatar continued to pursue a strategy of naturalising foreign-born players, within the limitations of the newly rules, and it continued to prove controversial. The “ Aspire Football Dreams ” platform of recruitment of boys from Africa to an academy in Qatar drew a substantial come of criticism. While Qatari authorities described it as a human-centered campaign and a way to provide contest for native Qatari players, critics claimed that it was merely another exploitative manner of acquiring naturalize players, [ 35 ] with Vice linking it to human rights abuses and the kafala arrangement. [ 36 ] In a 2015 friendly against Algeria, six of the eleven players in the start team were born outside of Qatar. [ 37 ] then president of the united states of FIFA, Sepp Blatter warned Qatar that FIFA would monitor their player selection to ensure that they were not relying besides heavy on naturalize players. He made comparisons to the Qatar men ‘s national handball team, referring to the team ‘s excerpt 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 capitulum passenger car Jorge Fossati threatened to resign if they were removed. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] The reliance on naturalize players has subsequently reduced, with merely two members of the team that beat Switzerland in a 2018 friendly being born outside the area. [ 41 ] however, at the 2019 asian Cup, amidst diplomatic tensions between the two countries, the United Arab Emirates Football Association lodged a ball 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 ]
team prototype [edit ]
Kits and peak [edit ]
Kit suppliers [edit ]
Rivalries [edit ]
- As of July 30, 2021[45]
bahrain [edit ]
Statistics vs. 
Bahrain
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
7
19
11
32
36
−4
Qatar has a major competition against Bahrain ascribable to historical latent hostility between the two countries. Qatar has an overall negative performance to Bahrain. Qatar has played 38 matches with Bahrain, won 7 matches, lost 11 matches while 19 matches ended in a tie. From 2004 until 2021, Qatar suffered a winless streak over Bahrain with six defeats and ten draw before last registered a win that ended this agonize streak .
United Arab Emirates [edit ]
United Arab Emirates Statistics vs .
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
31
13
8
10
40
35
−5
The competition with United Arab Emirates is a competitive matchless in the Persian Gulf Cup meet 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 perplex Qatar 2–1 but hush crashed out from the group stagecoach 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 entirely 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 foremost clock 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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Saudi Arabia [edit ]
Saudi Arabia Statistics vs .
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
41
8
16
17
31
53
−22
Qatar has a major competition against Saudi Arabia due to historical latent hostility between the two countries and to Qatar diplomatic crisis. Qatar has an overall minus 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 .
Results and fixtures [edit ]
The follow are Qatar ‘s results in the last 12 months and approaching fixtures .
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Void or Postponed fastness
2021 [edit ]
2022 [edit ]
Qatar
v A3 25 November 2022
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FIFA World Cup vQatarTBC UTC+3
Qatar A4 vanadium 29 November 2022
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FIFA World Cup vQatarTBC UTC+3
Coaching staff [edit ]
Coach Félix Sánchez with his coaching staff in January 2019 last update : January 2019. [ 48 ]
Coaching history [edit ]
Players [edit ]
current team [edit ]
The follow players were selected for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup between 30 November and 18 December 2021
- Caps and goals correct as of: 3 December 2021, after the match against Oman
holocene call-ups [edit ]
The following players have been called up for the Qatar team within the last 12 months .
actor records [edit ]
- As of 14 November 2021[64]
- Players in bold text are still active with Qatar.
competitive record [edit ]
FIFA World Cup [edit ]
AFC asian Cup [edit ]
Copa América [edit ]
qatar was the second team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, and were invited for the first time in 2019 .
Copa América record
Year
Result
Position
*
2019
Group stage
10th
3
0
1
2
2
5
CONCACAF Gold Cup [edit ]
qatar was the second team from Asia to participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and were invited for the first time in 2021 .
CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year
Result
Position
*
2021
Semi-finals
3rd
5
3
1
1
12
6
Total
Semi-finals
1/26
5
3
1
1
12
6
arabian Gulf Cup [edit ]
Arabian Gulf Cup record
Year
Result
*
1970
Fourth place
3
0
1
2
4
7
1972
Fourth place
3
0
0
3
0
10
1974
Semi-finals
3
1
0
2
5
4
1976
Third place
6
4
1
1
11
6
1979
Fifth place
6
2
1
3
4
13
1982
Fifth place
5
2
0
3
5
4
1984
Runners-up
7
4
1
2
10
6
1986
Fourth place
6
2
2
2
7
8
1988
Sixth place
6
1
2
3
4
8
1990
Runners-up
4
1
2
1
4
4
1992
Champions
5
4
0
1
8
1
1994
Fourth place
5
1
1
3
6
8
1996
Runners-up
5
3
1
1
9
5
1998
Sixth place
5
0
3
2
3
8
2002
Runners-up
5
4
0
1
7
4
2003
Third place
6
2
3
1
5
3
2004
Champions
5
3
2
0
10
7
2007
Group stage
3
0
1
2
2
4
2009
Semi-finals
4
1
2
1
2
2
2010
Group stage
3
1
1
1
3
3
2013
Group stage
3
1
0
2
3
5
2014
Champions
5
2
3
0
6
3
2017
Group stage
3
1
1
1
6
3
2019
Semi-finals
4
2
0
2
11
5
2023
Qualified
Total
25/25
107
41
25
41
130
129
The Arabian Gulf Cup has been played on a bi-annual basis since 1970. The tournament has changed since the first base edition from a round-robin basis to a hard tournament in the latter years. notably, the 2000 edition was cancelled and the 2003 and 2010 were moved due to congested fastness lists with early tournaments, such as the asian Cup .
Pan Arab Games [edit ]
WAFF Championship [edit ]
WAFF Championship record
Year
Result
*
2000
Did not enter
2002
2004
2007
2008
Semi-finals
3
1
0
2
2
9
2010
Did not enter
2012
2014
Champions
4
4
0
0
10
1
2019
Did not enter
2023
Qualified
Total
2/10
7
5
0
2
12
10
FIFA Arab Cup [edit ]
Olympic Games [edit ]
Since 1992, the Olympic team has been drawn from a police 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 .
asian Games [edit ]
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
neck and neck record [edit ]
The following table shows Qatar ‘s all-time international record, correct as of 30 November 2021. positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Honours [edit ]
major [edit ]
- Winners (1): 2019
- Winners (3): 1992, 2004, 2014
- Winners (1): 2014
- Winners (1): 2006
minor [edit ]
- International Friendship Championship:
- Winners (1): 2018
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
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