[12], The national team played its first FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1977. Playing its role to promote and develop football in the region, Qatar hosted the hugely popular Gulf Cup tournament three times – in 1976, 1992 and in 2004. Qatar was the second team from outside the Americas to participate in the Copa América, and was invited for the first time in 2019. After wins against China and Iran, they played their last match against Saudi Arabia, where a victory would have earned qualification. [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. INJ Withdrew due to injury Sanchez, 44, is currently leading a young Qatar squad that has players from the team that won the AFC U-19 Asian Cup four years ago. The Qatar National Football Team will debut their new away kit on Nov. 13 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a regional tournament. However, their success in the second round didn't follow them to the third round. The national team in the qualifiers is represented by Ahmed Al-Meghessib (team captain and PlayStation player), who is the best PlayStation player in Qatar (FIFA ranking), and ranks among the top 25 players in West Asia according to FIFA's ranking as well. The AFC Asian Cup remains the continent’s biggest event for national teams and Qatar impressed as hosts, creating a festival of football on both occasions. 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.. Football was brought to Qatar during a time which coincided with initial discovery of oil reserves in Dukhan in 1940. The first batch of the Qatari national football team has left for Texas in the United States to enter a camp to prepare for Copa America 2019, which will be hosted by Brazil from June 14 to July 7. Contents. Russian ... Qatar Football Team Players & Line-Up. Their start in the second round of World Cup qualifying in the AFC was nearly perfect, with seven wins and only one loss. After leaving them at the top of their group with only two played matches, Fossati had to undergo stomach surgery. The Qatar Football Association was formed in 1960, and the QFA joined FIFA in 1970. [19] They were also named runners-up in the 1996 Gulf Cup. Qatar arguably reached its peak in the 1990s, attaining its highest-ever FIFA rating (53) in August 1993. The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won it once in 2019 . The team is the 5th highest-ranked team in Asia out of 46 squads, with only Japan (27), Iran (29), South Korea (38) and Australia (41) ahead. SUS Serving suspension Visit FOXSports.com to view the Qatar roster for the current soccer season. 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. Qatar (2020) Qatar Qaṭar Choose year: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1998 1997 1996 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 Doha: Qatar national football team player and Al Sadd Club striker Akram Afif won the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Player of the Year … 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. Norway players wore shirts stating “HUMAN RIGHTS” and “On and off the pitch”. ", "Does Qatar's Football Policy Put Players at Risk of Exploitation? They play their home games at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. 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. The Arabian Gulf Cup has been played on a bi-annual basis since 1970. The Qatari National Football Team currently sits at number 58 in the 2021 FIFA ranking (as of February 18th) - up from 59th place in late 2020. A line must be drawn somewhere, and for Norwegian football fans, that line is a World Cup in Qatar. History. Qatar reached the Asian Zone's final qualifying round for France 1998. FIFA asked Qatar to host the event and QFA gladly brought the event to the region for the first time. [7] The plans came to fruition and in March 1970 the Arabian Gulf Cup was inaugurated.   Negative Record, This article is about the men's team. Midfielders. In addition, the team is home to several more experienced players like team captain Hassan Al Haydous, the most capped player with 131 international appearances, 2018 Asian Player of the Year, Abdelkarim Hassan, and 32-year-old Ali Afif. [27] It was followed by a 0–1 loss to Colombia, ending the team's undefeated streak in any major competition to eight. 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". In 1973, the historic Doha Stadium hosted the legendary Mohamed Ali and Brazilian World Cup hero Pele as the two regaled fans with their world-famous sporting skills. The tournament was originally going to be held in Nigeria who withdrew from hosting duties due to a meningitis outbreak. While it is reasonably common for footballers to represent national teams other than their birth nations, 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. PRE Preliminary squad / standby 23:41 (+3) 12 March 2021; Profile; Football. It will host matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar. This will be the first time the host nation has never previously competed at the World Cup since the second World Cup in 1934 and the first time that an Arab nation will host the competition. Qatar: Midfielder: 06/08/1999: Yasir Aboubaker: Qatar: Defender: 10/01/1992: Mahmud … This week the Dutch Football … Thirteen nationalities besides Qatari are participating in the football national team in all positions of the pitch, those players are: Yusuf Ahmed (Somalia). 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. For a young member of the FIFA fraternity, Qatar has realised significant football achievements in a very short period of time. In 1990, the national team once again finished runners-up in the Gulf Cup as Kuwait won the final two matches of the tournament. Qatar continued its poor form in the 2017 Gulf Cup, which was hosted by Kuwait. The players, mostly from Al Sadd, Al Duhail and Al Rayyan, are taking part in a short camp in Texas which will continue until May 26th, during which they will practice with coach Felix Sanchez. The first match of the team was played on 17 March 1972 against Qatar at Riyadh's Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and won with the only goal scored by Ahmed Chowbi. Pedro Miguel Correia. [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]. A young and inexperienced Qatar produced memorable performances to beat football powerhouses Brazil 3-2 in the quarter-finals and then England 2-1 in the semifinals before losing the final to West Germany. [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. Positive Record The gutsy win helped Qatar to qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in June 2015 in New Zealand. In 2010, Qatar was named host of the 2022 World Cup. regarding the eligibility of two Qatar players,” the A.F.C. Qatar (2021) Qatar Qaṭar Choose year: 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 … [22] Bruno Metsu was called up for the job, but Qatar failed to qualify after finishing fourth in their qualifying group. They were placed in Group B with Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay.   Fixture, Caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2021 after the match against Republic of Ireland. The Netherlands national team wore t-shirts emblazoned with the words “Football supports change”. Qatar was the second team from Asia to participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and was invited for the first time in 2021. [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. [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. Qatar national football team: players, line-up, goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, forwards. The "Aspire Football Dreams" program of recruitment of boys from Africa to an academy in Qatar drew a substantial amount of criticism. https://khelnow.com/football/top-five-young-asian-players-europe The tournament has changed since the first edition from a round-robin basis to a knockout tournament in the latter years. The latter is considered the home stadium for the team.[4]. 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. 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They had qualified for the tournament after topping a relatively easy group composing of Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Get players' … Sebastian Soria (Uruguay). Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. 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. Of the remaining nine players, six are from the jus sanguinis (full Qatari citizens) category, while the final three had no direct link to Qatar prior to their arrival as professional footballers. Qatar Training And Press Conference - 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier DOHA, QATAR - SEPTEMBER 04: Players of the Qatar national football team in action during a training session ahead of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier game between China and Qatar at Khalifa International Stadium on September 4, 2017 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar will play their "home" matches in Europe in order to allow short travel times for their opponents. 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. The Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar, due to host the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup. Qatar national football team (Image courtesy – espn.com) Meanwhile, the Australian players and coaching staff said that it was unfortunate that they had to withdraw from the competition, given the fact that the team set-up was excited and was looking forward to … Argentina went on to win the event. 25 years old. The AFC Asian Cup remains the continent’s biggest event for national teams and Qatar impressed as hosts, creating a festival of football on both occasions. 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. [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. Qatari players from Qatar’s under-16 national soccer team warming up at the Aspire Academy in Doha. However, Qatar had an excellent campaign at the 2019 Asian Cup. 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. RET Retired from the national team [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]. “The Asian Football Confederation has a received a protest from the United Arab Emirates F.A. They also missed out on a semi-final place in 1988; however, they notably defeated Japan by a score of 3–0.[16]. Then, the team faced three other Arabian countries, losing 4–0 and 7–0 to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait respectively and beating Bahrain 3 to nothing. The following table shows Qatar's all-time international record, correct as of 30 March 2021. ", "FIFA chief Sepp Blatter warns Qatar over imported players for 2022", "Qatar soccer coach threatens to resign if naturalised players excluded", "Qatar's mystery men may not be the 2022 World Cup flops they're expected to be", "U.A.E. Qatar ended up winning the tournament in 1992 and 2004 when it hosted the region’s biggest national team event. .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}  Win Qatar was announced as hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in December 2010.[23]. This was continued with a 0–1 loss to Iran and 1–2 to Bahrain. Lacoumet Amin (France). Despite this setback, Qatar finished in 3rd place in the 1976 Gulf Cup as the host nation the next year. 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. [30][31], 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. The coach of Qatar's national soccer team has threatened to resign if a plan being considered by the country's football authority (QFA) to exclude naturalised players from the squad is implemented.   Loss 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. The following players have been called up for the Qatar squad within the last 12 months. For the women's team, see, Men's association football team representing Qatar. In 1988, Qatar hosted the AFC Asian Cup and again in 2011. Since then stories of corruption … [11], The first time they entered the qualifying stages for the AFC Asian Cup was in 1975. They will play in Group D with Honudras, Panama and Grenada. History; Pre–1970; 1970–1980; 1980–1990; 1990–2000; 2000–2010; 2010–present; Naturalised players; Team image; Crest; Kits; Rivalries; Coaching staff 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. Year of foundation 1960 Stadium Khalifa Capacity 40000 Coach Jose Daniel Carreno Web-site Qatar’s national handball team too, were found to have many with foreign nationalities. The competition was made up primarily of youth and reserve teams, of which Qatar's was the latter. 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. [15], They failed to make it out of the preliminary stages of the 1982 and 1986 World Cup qualifying rounds. 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. However, they lost out as Saudi Arabia won 1–0 to reach the finals. Fast forward to the 70s and the 80s, Qatar quickly established itself as a growing centre for football activities. [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. [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 Spaniard has managed the national team at two events – the 23rd Gulf Cup in Kuwait and the International Friendly Tournament in Iraq – which Qatar won in March 2018. 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. [3] Such is their presence in the Qatar national team that fourteen of the twenty-three players who won the most recent Asian Cup in 2019 would fit this category of citizenship. [26], Qatar was invited to the 2019 Copa América. 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. In October 2014, Qatar juniors beat North Korea in the final of the AFF U-19 Championships held in Myanmar. Playing its role to promote and develop football in the region, Qatar hosted the hugely popular Gulf Cup tournament three times – in 1976, 1992 and in 2004.   Neutral Record said in a statement on Thursday. 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. 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. Qatar Is the Best Soccer Team in Asia … but at What Price? WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue. Badr Bilal scored a stunning scissor strike that led the team to victory over England in the semifinals. In 2011, as hosts of the 2011 Asian Cup, they advanced to the quarter-finals. As 1998 Arab Cup hosts, they finished runners-up to Saudi Arabia. 27 years old. After finishing as the runners-up at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, Qatar kept on investing in its youth football. However, the team qualified for both the 1984 and 1988 editions of the Asian Cup. 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. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt will compete in the 22-nation Arab Cup tournament in Qatar in 2021, despite their political and economic boycott of Doha, FIFA said Tuesday.... more » 16.11.2020 14:59 Despite winning the Gulf Cup and finishing the year 2014 with only one defeat, Qatar showed a poor form in the 2015 Asian Cup. 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. On the pitch, Qatar continued to build youth and senior football outfits in the 70s and into the 80s. The Qatar Football Association (QFA) was established in 1960. Boualem Khoukhi. Mušović stepped down after Qatar only earned two points from three matches in the 2007 Asian Cup. 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. Mosaab Khoder. 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. Most of the players from the gold medal-winning team went on to serve the senior team for a number of years. The Qatar national e-football players. The national football team, which will play in the Qatari-hosted World Cup in 2022, only has four players with Qatari origins. [13], Their Asian Cup debut came in 1980 under head coach Evaristo de Macedo. Their opener saw them defeat Lebanon 2–0. 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. Qatar, Doha. ", "How will Qatar build a good team for the 2022 World Cup?   Void or Postponed 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. 30 years old. [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. 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. The following are Qatar's results in the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures. [36], In a 2015 friendly against Algeria, six of the eleven players in the starting team were born outside of Qatar. .mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player th{background-color:inherit;border:0}.mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player td{text-align:center;border:0}. They succumbed to a late 2–3 defeat to eventual champions Japan after a goal was scored by Masahiko Inoha in the 89th minute. 10 months later, Djamel Belmadi led Qatar to gold in the 2014 Gulf Cup. In 1984, Qatar featured in the football competition of the Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles. Football in Qatar was first introduced in the late 1940s and developed rapidly in the 1950s with Doha Stadium becoming the first proper football venue in the Gulf region. 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]. [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. [17] Qatar started off with an emphatic qualifying campaign for the 1990 World Cup, finishing at the top of their group. Get the latest Qatar (National Football) news, photos, rankings, lists and more on Bleacher Report The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won it once in 2019. Bilal terms the goal as “the greatest moment of his career.”. •DOHA • These are heady times for the Qatar national football team. In 1981, Qatar scored impressive results at the international level with the national youth side reaching the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship final in Australia. 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