Qatar at the 2026 World Cup – Squad, Stats, Fixtures & History
| FIFA Ranking | 35 |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Manager | Carlos Queiroz |
| Captain | Hassan Al-Haydos |
| Nickname | The Maroons |
| World Cup Titles | 0 |
| World Cup Appearances | 2 |
| Best Finish | Group stage (2022) |
| 2022 World Cup | Group stage — hosts, 0 wins |
| 2026 Group | Group B (Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, Bosnia) |
Team photo coming soon
Qualifying & history
Complete statistical breakdown from Qatar's AFC qualifying campaign and all-time World Cup history.
Qualifying campaign — detailed breakdown
| Final Position | Qualified |
| Record | W10 D3 L5 |
| Goals Scored | 37 (2.06/match) |
| Goals Conceded | 28 (1.56/match) |
| Goal Difference | +9 |
| Clean Sheets | 5 (27.8%) |
| Failed to Score | 4 matches (22.2%) |
| Biggest Win | 8-1 (H) / 0-3 (A) |
| Biggest Loss | 1-3 (H) / 5-0 (A) |
| Win Rate | 55.6% |
| Home Record | W8 D0 L1 (9 games) |
| Away Record | W2 D3 L4 (9 games) |
| Top Scorer | Pedro Miguel (2 goals) |
| Top Assister | Boualem Khoukhi (1 assists) |
| Most Carded | Meshaal Barsham (1 yellow) |
| Managers Used | Carlos Queiroz |
Standard stats — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akram Afif | A | 29 | 16 | 16 | 1388 | 15.4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.97 |
| Meshaal Barsham | G | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1154 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Almoez Ali | A | 29 | 14 | 13 | 1094 | 12.2 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1.07 |
| Lucas Mendes | D | 35 | 13 | 11 | 981 | 10.9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 |
| Ahmed Fathi | M | 32 | 13 | 12 | 954 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Homam Ahmed | D | 26 | 13 | 9 | 845 | 9.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.43 |
| Pedro Miguel | D | 35 | 9 | 9 | 786 | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 |
| Tarek Salman | D | 28 | 11 | 9 | 764 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Boualem Khoukhi | D | 35 | 9 | 9 | 715 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Jassem Gaber | M | 23 | 10 | 6 | 576 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| Mostafa Meshaal | M | 24 | 8 | 5 | 533 | 5.9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| Edmilson Junior | A | 31 | 9 | 6 | 508 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ahmed Al Ganehi | M | 25 | 10 | 6 | 481 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.19 |
| Ahmed Al Rawi | A | 21 | 8 | 4 | 466 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.58 |
| Ismaeel Mohammad | M | 35 | 9 | 3 | 461 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Abdulaziz Hatem | M | 35 | 9 | 4 | 461 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ibrahim Al Hassan | A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 443 | 4.9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.61 |
| Mohammed Waad | M | 26 | 8 | 4 | 364 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Assim Madibo | M | 29 | 4 | 4 | 343 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Karim Boudiaf | M | 35 | 4 | 3 | 255 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Abdulrahman Fahmi Moustafa | M | 28 | 6 | 2 | 221 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 |
| Ahmed Suhail | D | 26 | 3 | 2 | 208 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Yusuf Abdurisag | A | 26 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.43 |
| Bassam Al Rawi | D | 28 | 4 | 2 | 196 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Abdelkarim Hassan | D | 32 | 3 | 2 | 193 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 256 | 184 | 18021 | 200.2 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 32 | 2 | — | ||
Updated from qualifying campaign data
Shooting stats — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | 90s | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | Sh/90 | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almoez Ali | A | 29 | 12.2 | 12 | 28 | 17 | 60.7% | 2.30 | 0.43 | 0.71 |
| Akram Afif | A | 29 | 15.4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 66.7% | 1.56 | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| Ahmed Al Rawi | A | 21 | 5.2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 76.5% | 3.27 | 0.18 | 0.23 |
| Lucas Mendes | D | 35 | 10.9 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 50.0% | 0.92 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| Ibrahim Al Hassan | A | 20 | 4.9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 1.84 | 0.22 | 0.67 |
| Ahmed Alaa | A | 32 | 1.1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 83.3% | 5.45 | 0.33 | 0.40 |
| Mostafa Meshaal | M | 24 | 5.9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | 0.85 | 0.40 | 0.67 |
| Pedro Miguel | D | 35 | 8.7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75.0% | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.67 |
| Boualem Khoukhi | D | 35 | 7.9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 1.27 | 0.10 | 0.25 |
| Ahmed Al Ganehi | M | 25 | 5.3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 40.0% | 1.89 | 0.10 | 0.25 |
| Yusuf Abdurisag | A | 26 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 1.30 | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| Faisal Abdullah Al Borshaid | A | 26 | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 2.50 | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| Hassan Al Haydos | M | 35 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 1.33 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Yousef Ayman | D | 24 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Tameem Mansour | A | 23 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | — | — |
| Edmilson Junior | A | 31 | 5.6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 1.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jassem Gaber | M | 23 | 6.4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Mohammed Muntari | A | 32 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 2.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Homam Ahmed | D | 26 | 9.4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.43 | 0.00 | — |
| Abdulrahman Fahmi Moustafa | M | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.20 | 0.00 | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 200.2 | 36 | 187 | 91 | 48.7% | — | — | — | ||
Goalkeeping stats — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | GA | GA90 | SoTA | Saves | Save% | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meshaal Barsham | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1154 | 12.8 | 23 | 1.80 | — | 27 | — | — | — |
| Mahmud Abunada | 25 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.50 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Salah Zakaria | 26 | 2 | 1 | 110 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.50 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Saad Al Sheeb | 35 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| Shehab Ellethy | 25 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.00 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ali Nader Karim | 21 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 20 | 18 | 1624 | 18.0 | 28 | 1.55 | — | 36 | — | — | — | |
Playing time — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | MP | Min | Min% | Starts | Subs | Complete 90s | PPM | On-Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akram Afif | A | 29 | 16 | 1388 | 7.7% | 16 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Meshaal Barsham | G | 27 | 13 | 1154 | 6.4% | 13 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Almoez Ali | A | 29 | 14 | 1094 | 6.1% | 13 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lucas Mendes | D | 35 | 13 | 981 | 5.4% | 11 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Fathi | M | 32 | 13 | 954 | 5.3% | 12 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Homam Ahmed | D | 26 | 13 | 845 | 4.7% | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Pedro Miguel | D | 35 | 9 | 786 | 4.4% | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tarek Salman | D | 28 | 11 | 764 | 4.2% | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Boualem Khoukhi | D | 35 | 9 | 715 | 4.0% | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jassem Gaber | M | 23 | 10 | 576 | 3.2% | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Mostafa Meshaal | M | 24 | 8 | 533 | 3.0% | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Edmilson Junior | A | 31 | 9 | 508 | 2.8% | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Al Ganehi | M | 25 | 10 | 481 | 2.7% | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Al Rawi | A | 21 | 8 | 466 | 2.6% | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Ismaeel Mohammad | M | 35 | 9 | 461 | 2.6% | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Abdulaziz Hatem | M | 35 | 9 | 461 | 2.6% | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Al Hassan | A | 20 | 0 | 443 | 2.5% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Waad | M | 26 | 8 | 364 | 2.0% | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Assim Madibo | M | 29 | 4 | 343 | 1.9% | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Karim Boudiaf | M | 35 | 4 | 255 | 1.4% | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Abdulrahman Fahmi Moustafa | M | 28 | 6 | 221 | 1.2% | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Suhail | D | 26 | 3 | 208 | 1.2% | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Yusuf Abdurisag | A | 26 | 0 | 206 | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Bassam Al Rawi | D | 28 | 4 | 196 | 1.1% | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Abdelkarim Hassan | D | 32 | 3 | 193 | 1.1% | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
PPM = Points per match when player was on the pitch.
Discipline & miscellaneous — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Off | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Fathi | M | 32 | 10.6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 23 | — | — | — |
| Almoez Ali | A | 29 | 12.2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Tarek Salman | D | 28 | 8.5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Yusuf Abdurisag | A | 26 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Al Ganehi | M | 25 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Al Rawi | A | 21 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Al Manai | M | 22 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Meshaal Barsham | G | 27 | 12.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Homam Ahmed | D | 26 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Pedro Miguel | D | 35 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — |
| Boualem Khoukhi | D | 35 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Ismaeel Mohammad | M | 35 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Abdulaziz Hatem | M | 35 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Al Hassan | A | 20 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Waad | M | 26 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Karim Boudiaf | M | 35 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Bassam Al Rawi | D | 28 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sultan Al Braik | D | 29 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Naif Al Hadhrami | M | 24 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Muntari | A | 32 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Akram Afif | A | 29 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — |
| Lucas Mendes | D | 35 | 10.9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Jassem Gaber | M | 23 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Mostafa Meshaal | M | 24 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Edmilson Junior | A | 31 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | — | — | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 200.2 | 32 | 2 | 185 | 240 | — | — | — | ||
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Off = Offsides · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
Scores & fixtures — AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2026
| Date | MD | Venue | Opponent | Result | GF | GA | Formation | Captain | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2023 | 1 | Home | Afghanistan | W | 8 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 2 | Away | India | W | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 3 | Home | Kuwait | W | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 4 | Away | Kuwait | W | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 5 | Away | Afghanistan | D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 6 | Home | India | W | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2024 | 7 | Home | United Arab Emirates | L | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2024 | 8 | Away | North Korea | D | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2024 | 9 | Home | Kyrgyzstan | W | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 10 | Away | Iran | L | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 11 | Home | Uzbekistan | W | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 12 | Away | United Arab Emirates | L | 0 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 13 | Home | North Korea | W | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 14 | Away | Kyrgyzstan | L | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 15 | Home | Iran | W | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2025 | 16 | Away | Uzbekistan | L | 0 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 17 | Away | Oman | D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 18 | Home | United Arab Emirates | W | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Qualifying record: AFC 3rd Round — Group A runners-up
Formation usage — 2024–2026
| Formation | Times Used | W | D | L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4-2-1 | 3 | — | — | — | 16.7% |
| 4-3-3 | 2 | — | — | — | 11.1% |
| 4-2-3-1 | 2 | — | — | — | 11.1% |
| 3-5-1-1 | 2 | — | — | — | 11.1% |
| 4-4-1-1 | 2 | — | — | — | 11.1% |
| 3-4-1-2 | 2 | — | — | — | 11.1% |
| 4-4-2 | 2 | — | — | — | 11.1% |
| 4-3-1-2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5.6% |
| 3-5-2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5.6% |
| 4-2-2-2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5.6% |
Primary formation: 3-4-2-1 (used in 16.7% of qualifying matches)
All-time World Cup record
| World Cup Appearances | 2 |
| Total Matches | 6 |
| Record | W0 D1 L5 |
| Win Rate | 0.0% |
| Goals | 3 scored, 10 conceded (GD -7) |
| Titles | 0 |
| Best Finish | Group stage (2022) |
Year-by-year results
| Year | Host | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| TOTAL | 2 editions | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
Qatar all-time top scorers at World Cups
| # | Player | Goals | Tournaments | Years Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 1 | Mohammed Muntari | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
Head-to-head vs Group B opponents
vs Canada
2
Total
0
Qatar W
1
Draws
1
Canada W
Last meeting: Qatar 0-2 Canada · September 2022
vs Switzerland
2
Total
1
Qatar W
1
Draws
0
Switzerland W
Last meeting: Switzerland 0-1 Qatar · November 2018
vs Bosnia
1
Total
0
Qatar W
1
Draws
0
Bosnia W
Last meeting: Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-0 Qatar · June 2026
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