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Qatar

Group B · AFC · FIFA #55 · Pot 3

#PlayerPosClub
1Mahmud AbunadaGKAl-Rayyan
2Pedro MiguelDFAl-Sadd
3Lucas MendesDFAl-Wakrah
4Issa LayeDFAl-Arabi
5Jassem GaberDFAl-Rayyan
6Abdulaziz HatemMFAl-Rayyan
7Ahmed AlaaeldinFWAl-Rayyan
8Edmilson JuniorFWAl-Duhail
9Mohammed MuntariFWAl-Gharafa
10Hassan Al-HaydosFWAl-Sadd
11Akram AfifFWAl-Sadd
12Karim BoudiafMFAl-Duhail
13Ayoub Al-OuiDFAl-Gharafa
14Homam AhmedDFCultural Leonesa
15Yusuf AbdurisagFWAl-Wakrah
16Boualem KhoukhiDFAl-Sadd
17Ahmed Al-GanehiMFAl-Gharafa
18Sultan Al-BrakeDFAl-Duhail
19Almoez AliFWAl-Duhail
20Ahmed FathyMFAl-Arabi
21Salah ZakariaGKAl-Duhail
22Meshaal BarshamGKAl-Sadd
23Assim MadiboMFAl-Wakrah
24Tahsin JamshidFWAl-Duhail
25Al-Hashmi Al-HussainDFAl-Arabi
26Mohamed ManaiFWAl-Shamal

Qatar competed in the AFC Fourth Round to qualify via the legitimate route for the first time, having previously entered as hosts in 2022. Striker Almoez Ali — the top scorer in Asian qualifiers with 12 goals — and winger Akram Afif are key players. Qatar's experience hosting 2022 has built football infrastructure, but the 2022 tournament's results (eliminated in group stage as hosts) underline the team's limitations.

Path to qualification

Qualified by winning their group in the AFC Fourth Round qualifying.

Matchday 1
Qatar vs Switzerland

Levi's Stadium
Matchday 2
Canada vs Qatar

BC Place
Matchday 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar

Lumen Field