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The men’s Qatar football team, hosts of this year’s FIFA World Cup, has represented the country in international tournaments since 1970.

The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments, winning it once in 2019. Their appearance in this year’s FIFA World Cup will be the first in the nation’s history.

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What is Qatar’s World Ranking?

Qatar are ranked 50th in the FIFA World Rankings.

What Group is Qatar in?

As tournament hosts, Qatar are in Group A for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. They will be competing against Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands.

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What are Qatar’s previous World Cup results?

This is Qatar’s first ever World Cup appearance, and as such they do not have any previous tournament results.

What was Qatar’s qualifying record for the 2022 World Cup?

As tournament hosts, Qatar did not have to proceed through any qualifying fixtures, and were automatically drawn into Group A.

Who is the head coach of the Qatar football team?

Spanish coach Felix Sanchez is the current head coach of the Qatar football team. Having started his coaching career as the Barcelona youth side boss between 1996 and 2006, he then joined Qatar as U19 head coach in 2013. Sanchez then took the U23 role four years later, before being awarded the senior national team job in 2017.

In 85 games as Qatar boss, he has led his side to 45 wins (53%), 16 draws and 24 losses. His only honour as Qatar head coach was an impressive AFC Asian Cup victory over Japan in 2019.

Who is the captain of the Qatar football team?

Hassan Al-Haydos is the current captain of the Qatari national team. He has made 146 appearances and scored 32 goals for the national side, making him the most capped Qatari footballer ever and the joint-fourth highest goalscorer.

Who are the star players for Qatar?

Some of Qatar’s star players to look for include forward Akram Afif, who was the third top scorer in the Qatar Stars League last season with 14 goals.

Centre-back Pedro Miguel, known as ‘Ro-Ro’, is considered Qatar’s strongest defender, and was instrumental in Al Sadd’s title success last season in the Qatar Stars League.

Aforementioned captain Hassan Al-Haydos will arguably be the nations’ biggest threat going forward after racking up seven goals and five assists in the Stars League last season.

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What are Qatar’s group fixtures at the 2022 World Cup?

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Qatar Football Squad 2022

The Men’s Qatar squad is 30 players large and consists of the following players:

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