Qatar
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)العنابي
(The Maroons)[1]
AssociationQatar Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachTintín Márquez
CaptainHassan Al-Haydos[2]
Most capsHassan Al-Haydos (176)[3]
Top scorerAlmoez Ali (51)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeQAT
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 58 Steady (21 December 2023)[4]
Highest42 (August 2021)
Lowest113 (November 2010)
First international
 Bahrain 2–1 Qatar 
(Isa Town, Bahrain; 27 March 1970)
Biggest win
 Qatar 15–0 Bhutan 
(Doha, Qatar; 3 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Kuwait 9–0 Qatar 
(Kuwait; 8 January 1973)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultGroup stage (2022)
Asian Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1980)
Best resultChampions (2019)
Arab Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1985)
Best resultRunners-up (1998)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2021)
Best resultSemi-finals (2021)
Copa America
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultGroup stage (2019)
Medal record
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2019 UAETeam
FIFA Arab Cup
Silver medal – second place1998 QatarTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 QatarTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2006 QatarTeam
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Bronze medal – third place2021 United StatesTeam
Arabian Gulf Cup
Gold medal – first place1992 QatarTeam
Gold medal – first place2004 QatarTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 Saudi ArabiaTeam
Silver medal – second place1984 OmanTeam
Silver medal – second place1990 KuwaitTeam
Silver medal – second place1996 OmanTeam
Silver medal – second place2002 Saudi ArabiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1976 QatarTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003/4 KuwaitTeam
Websiteqfa.qa

The Qatar national football team (Arabic: منتخب قَطَر لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) nicknamed The Maroons, represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC. They play their home games at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. The latter is considered the home stadium.[5] Qatar is a member of both the FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

The team won the Arabian Gulf Cup in 1992, 2004 and 2014. They have appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won it once in 2019, beating Japan, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea in the process, conceding just one goal.

Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup and therefore qualified automatically for what was their first appearance in the event. It was the first time an Arab nation hosted the competition.[6] On 25 November 2022, Qatar were the first team to be eliminated from the World Cup; subsequently, they became the worst performing host nation in the history of the FIFA World Cup, not winning a single game.

Qatar has footballing rivalries with Bahrain,[7] United Arab Emirates,[8] and Saudi Arabia.[9]

History

Pre-1970

Football was brought to Qatar during a time which coincided with initial discovery of oil reserves in Dukhan in 1940.[10] By 1948, expatriate oil workers played the first official football match in Qatar. The Qatar Football Association was formed in 1960, and the QFA joined FIFA in 1963.[11] 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.[12] The plans came to fruition and in March 1970 the Arabian Gulf Cup was inaugurated.[13]

1970–1980

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.[14] The newly formed Qatar national team posted underwhelming results in the first Gulf Cup tournament, coming in last place with a single point, with the highlight of their tournament being a 1–1 draw with the Saudis in their final match.[15]

In the next edition of the Gulf Cup in 1972, Qatar was again relegated to last place after suffering 3 straight defeats.[16] The next tournament in 1974 proved to be somewhat of a break-through for the Qataris as they achieved their first triumph in international football with a 4–0 victory over Oman. 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.[17]

The first time they entered the qualifying 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 qualifying berths. Despite this setback, Qatar finished in 3rd place in the 1976 Gulf Cup as the host nation the next year.[18]

The national team played its first FIFA World Cup qualifying match in 1977. 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.[19]

1980–1990

Their Asian Cup debut came in 1980 under head coach Evaristo de Macedo. They had qualified for the tournament after topping a relatively easy group composing of Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Their showing in the main tournament was unimpressive, making an early exit from the group stages with two defeats, one draw and one win.[20]

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.[21]

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 goal against Kuwait ensuring a semi-final position for both teams. They also missed out on a semi-final place in 1988; however, they notably defeated Japan by a score of 3–0.[22]

1990–2000

Qatar arguably reached its peak in the 1990s, attaining its highest-ever FIFA rating (53) in August 1993.[23] Qatar started off with an emphatic qualifying campaign for the 1990 World Cup, finishing at the top of their group. They were denied a spot in the World Cup after finishing below the United Arab Emirates and South Korea in the final round of the qualifiers.

In 1990, the national team once again finished runners-up in the Gulf Cup as Kuwait won the final two matches of the tournament.[24] 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.[25] They were also named runners-up in the 1996 Gulf Cup.

Qatar reached the Asian Zone's final qualifying 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 runners-up to Saudi Arabia.[26]

2000–2010

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.[27]

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. 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.

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. Mušović stepped down after Qatar only earned two points from three matches in the 2007 Asian Cup.

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. After leaving them at the top of their group with only two played matches, Fossati had to undergo stomach surgery. Subsequently, the Qatar Football Association ended their cooperation with him in September 2008, as the QFA claimed he needed too long to recover from surgery.[28] Bruno Metsu was called up for the job, but Qatar failed to qualify after finishing fourth in their qualifying group.

2010–2020

Qatar national team in 2011 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds.

Qatar was announced as hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in December 2010.

In 2011, as hosts of the 2011 Asian Cup, they advanced to the quarter-finals. They succumbed to a late 2–3 defeat to eventual champions Japan after a goal was scored by Masahiko Inoha in the 89th minute.

Also as hosts, they went on to win the 2013 WAFF Championship after defeating Jordan 2–0 in the final. The competition was made up primarily of youth and reserve teams, of which Qatar's was the latter.[29] 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. 10 months later, 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 was playing in front of a home crowd, by a margin of 2–1.[30]

Despite winning the Gulf Cup and finishing the year 2014 with only one defeat, Qatar showed 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 campaign in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia was a surprise. Their start in the second round of World Cup qualifying in the AFC was nearly perfect, with seven wins and only one loss. However, their success in the second round didn't follow them to the third round. Qatar finished bottom of their group, ensuring they would play their first World Cup match on home soil in 2022, the first team to do so since Italy in 1934.

Qatar continued its poor form in the 2017 Gulf Cup, which was hosted by Kuwait. 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. Qatar took third place in Group B with four points and was eliminated in the group stage of the competition, which was considered an upsetting of the tournament, especially after winning the 2014 edition.

Qatar's players celebrating the country's first-ever Asian Cup title in 2019.
Qatar starting line-up against Japan at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Final, a match they won 3–1.

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 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. They had a 1–0 win against Iraq in the Round of 16 and a late win against defending runners-up South Korea in the quarter-finals, seeing them through to the semi-finals for the first 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, especially since they conceded only one goal in all their games.[31]

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 time Qatar suffered more than one goal in any major competition since winning the Asian Cup in UAE.[32] It was followed by a 0–1 loss to Colombia, ending the team's undefeated streak in any major competition to eight.[33] 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.[34]

2020–present

Despite Qatar had automatic qualification for the World Cup 2022, they had to play the AFC qualifiers in the second round. Qatar was invited for the first time to the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. They played in Group D with Honduras, Panama and Grenada.[35] 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. These friendlies did not count in the qualifying group standings. Qatar played their "home" matches in Europe in order to allow short travel times for their opponents.[36][37]

Qatar opening match starting line-up against Ecuador at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

In the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Qatar claimed 7 points in Group D. Their debut was against Panama with a 3–3 draw, ensuring them their first point. This was followed by a 4–0 victory over Grenada and a 2–0 win over Honduras ensuring a quarter-final place where they would face El Salvador, ultimately securing a semi-final place against the United States with a 3–2 win. However, against the hosts with its squad made up of the majority of MLS players, Qatar failed to find the way to the net, in spite of having a penalty in the 60th minute, ultimately conceding a late goal from Gyasi Zardes to end Qatar's campaign with a 1–0 loss. In the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, Qatar won all of its group-stage matches and faced UAE, winning 5–0. They lost 2–1 in the semi-final against Algeria,[38] eventually placing 3rd.[39]

Despite the very successful performance of Qatar in various major tournaments, the 2022 FIFA World Cup held at home proved to be a nightmare for the Qataris. Being automatically drawn into the Group A as hosts, Qatar started with a 0–2 loss to Ecuador in the opening match, conceding two goals in the first half from Enner Valencia, making Qatar the first host country to lose their opening game.[40] The situation did not improve for the Qataris in their second meeting with Senegal, when the Africans beat the Qataris 3–1 to condemn the hosts to an early World Cup exit, the second hosts after South Africa to have such an unwanted record, although Ghanaian-born Mohammed Muntari became Qatar's first World Cup scorer in this game.[41] With Qatar's elimination confirmed, the hosts then fell to the Netherlands 0–2, making an unwanted record as the first hosts to score the fewest goals (1), the first to lose all three group games, the first to be eliminated after two group games (South Africa, as hosts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, were eliminated only on goal differences to Mexico after three matches) and the lowest-ranked team in the tournament (ranked 32nd).[42]

Team image

Kits and crest

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Qatar v Ecuador at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Qatar wears all-maroon as their home colours and all-white colours as an away kit. Their first manufacturer was Umbro from 1984 to 1989. All Qatar kits are currently manufactured by Nike.[43]

Kit suppliers Period
United Kingdom Umbro 1984–1989
Germany Adidas 1990–1996
Thailand Grand Sport 1997–2002
Germany Adidas 2003–2008
Switzerland Burrda 2009–2011
United States Nike 2012–present

Rivalries

As of 30 July 2021[44]

Bahrain

Statistics vs.  Bahrain
Pld W D L GF GA GD
39819113236−4

Qatar has a major rivalry against Bahrain due to historical tension between the two countries. With 39 matches played, the overall record favours Bahrain, who won 11 matches, lost 8, and tied 19. From 2004 until 2021, Qatar suffered a winless streak over Bahrain with six defeats and ten draws before finally registering a win in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.

United Arab Emirates

Statistics vs.  United Arab Emirates
Pld W D L GF GA GD
33149104637+9

The rivalry with United Arab Emirates is a competitive one in the Arabian Gulf Cup meeting in multiple occasions, due to the 2017–2021 Qatar diplomatic crisis, increasing tensions had been witnessed, with the captain of UAE under-19 youth team refusing to shake hands with Qatar's youth captain in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia; in this tournament, the UAE beat Qatar 2–1 but still crashed out from the group stage while Qatar would recover to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[45] As of 2020, Qatar and UAE have played 31 official matches, most of which was held competitively in the Arabian Gulf Cup, it started off with the United Arab Emirates beating Qatar 1–0. They only 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 first time since 2001 with a result of 4–0, with heavy tensions occurring between the two teams and Emirati supporters cheering anti-Qatari chants.[46]

Saudi Arabia

Statistics vs.  Saudi Arabia
Pld W D L GF GA GD
41816173153−22

Qatar has a major rivalry against Saudi Arabia due to historical tension between the two countries and the 2017–2021 Qatar diplomatic crisis. Qatar has an overall negative record against Saudi Arabia; with 41 matches played, Qatar has won 8 matches, lost 17, and tied 16.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

16 January 2023 (2023-01-16) Gulf Cup SF Iraq  2–1  Qatar Basra, Iraq
16:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Basra International Stadium
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
8 June 2023 (2023-06-08) Hybrid friendly Qatar  0–1  Croatia U23 Vorau, Austria
18:00 UTC Report
Stadium: Ukraft Arena
15 June 2023 Friendly Jamaica  1–2  Qatar Wiener Neustadt, Austria
18:00 UTC+2 Nicholson 61' (pen.) Report Al Amin 31'
Muntari 39'		 Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)
19 June 2023 Friendly Qatar  Abandoned  New Zealand Vienna, Austria
--:-- UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Note: Match was abandoned at halftime after Qatar winger, Yusuf Abdurisag, was alleged to have racially abused New Zealand centre-back, Michael Boxall.[47]
25 June 2023 (2023-06-25) Gold Cup GS Haiti  2–1  Qatar Houston, United States
17:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: NRG Stadium
Attendance: 66,255
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
29 June 2023 (2023-06-29) Gold Cup GS Qatar  1–1  Honduras Glendale, United States
16:45 UTC−7
Report
Stadium: State Farm Stadium
Attendance: 34,517
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
2 July 2023 (2023-07-02) Gold Cup GS Mexico  0–1  Qatar Santa Clara, United States
18:00 UTC−7 Report Shehata 27' Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Attendance: 60,347
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) Gold Cup QF Panama  4–0  Qatar Arlington, United States
18:00 UTC−5
Report Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 60,355
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) Friendly Qatar  1–2  Kenya Al Wakrah, Qatar
 Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Friendly Qatar  1–1  Russia Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) 2023 Jordan International Tournament Iran  4–0  Qatar Amman, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Amman International Stadium
16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) 2026 FIFA WCQ & 2027 ACQ R2 Qatar  8–1  Afghanistan Al-Rayyan, Qatar
18:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 19,374
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2026 FIFA WCQ & 2027 ACQ R2 India  0–3  Qatar Bhubaneswar, India
19:00 UTC+5:30 Report
Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 11,389
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
31 December 2023 Friendly Qatar  3–0  Cambodia Doha, Qatar
10:00 UTC+3 Ali 12', 20', 43' Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

2024

5 January Friendly Qatar  1–2  Jordan Doha, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS Qatar  3–0  Lebanon Lusail, Qatar
19:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Lusail Stadium
17 January 2024 (2024-01-17) 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS Tajikistan  v  Qatar Al Khor, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
22 January 2024 (2024-01-22) 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS Qatar  v  China Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 2026 FIFA WCQ & 2027 ACQ R2 Qatar  v  Kuwait Qatar
--:-- UTC+3 Report
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2026 FIFA WCQ & 2027 ACQ R2 Kuwait  v  Qatar Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3 Report
28 May 2024 (2024-05-28) Friendly Qatar  v  El Salvador TBD, Japan
--:-- UTC+3
6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) 2026 FIFA WCQ & 2027 ACQ R2 Afghanistan  v  Qatar Tajikistan
--:-- UTC+5 Report
11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 2026 FIFA WCQ & 2027 ACQ R2 Qatar  v  India Qatar
--:-- UTC+3 Report

Coaching staff

Technical staff
Head coach Spain Tintín Márquez
Assistant coach Qatar Saad Mullah
Assistant coach Qatar Fawzi Tawfiq
Goalkeeping coach Qatar Fahad Sulaiman
Official Qatar Saad Al-Alawi
Fitness coach Qatar Majid Abdulbassit
Tactical Assistant Qatar Ahmed Mohsen
IT Analyst Qatar Hassan Abbas
Rehabilitation Coach Qatar Mahmood Mansour
Video Analyst Qatar Abdulla Yusuf
Medical staff
Physiotherapist Qatar Maqbool Al-Khelaifi
Physiotherapist Qatar Omar Mostafa
Doctor Qatar Yaqoob Adnan
Doctor Qatar Sultan Bahir
Masseur Qatar Saud Farouk
Masseur Qatar Marwan Al Burhan
Administrative staff
Administrator Qatar Mohamed Salem Al Etawi
Media co-ordinator Qatar Ali Hassan Al-Salat

Coaching history

As of February 2023
Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[48]

Caps and goals correct as of 31 December, after the match against  Cambodia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Saad Al-Sheeb (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 86 0 Qatar Al-Sadd
1GK Meshaal Barsham (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 34 0 Qatar Al-Sadd
1GK Salah Zakaria (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 5 0 Qatar Al-Duhail
2DF Boualem Khoukhi (1990-07-09) 9 July 1990 113 21 Qatar Al-Sadd
2DF Ró-Ró (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 90 1 Qatar Al-Sadd
2DF Tarek Salman (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 73 0 Qatar Al-Sadd
2DF Bassam Al-Rawi (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 70 2 Qatar Al-Rayyan
2DF Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 58 3 Qatar Al-Wakrah
2DF Homam Ahmed (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 51 3 Qatar Al-Gharafa
2DF Sultan Al-Brake (1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 6 0 Qatar Al-Duhail
2DF Lucas Mendes (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 2 0 Qatar Al-Wakrah
3MF Hassan Al-Haydos (captain) (1990-12-11) 11 December 1990 175 39 Qatar Al-Sadd
3MF Abdulaziz Hatem (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 112 11 Qatar Al-Rayyan
3MF Ali Assadalla (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 72 12 Qatar Al-Sadd
3MF Mohammed Waad (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 37 0 Qatar Al-Sadd
3MF Ahmed Fatehi (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 24 0 Qatar Al-Arabi
3MF Mostafa Meshaal (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 15 2 Qatar Al-Sadd
3MF Jassem Gaber (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 13 0 Qatar Al-Arabi
3MF Khaled Mohammed (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 2 0 Qatar Al-Duhail
4FW Almoez Ali (1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 103 50 Qatar Al-Duhail
4FW Akram Afif (1996-03-11) 11 March 1996 101 26 Qatar Al-Sadd
4FW Ismaeel Mohammad (1990-04-05) 5 April 1990 77 4 Qatar Al-Duhail
4FW Ahmed Alaaeldin (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 62 5 Qatar Al-Gharafa
4FW Yusuf Abdurisag (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 27 3 Qatar Al-Sadd
4FW Khalid Muneer (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 9 1 Qatar Al-Wakrah
4FW Ahmed Al Ganehi (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 0 0 Qatar Al-Gharafa

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Qatar squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Saoud Al Khater (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 5 0 Qatar Al-Wakrah 2023 AFC Asian CupPRE
GK Yousef Hassan (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 9 0 Qatar Al-Gharafa vs  India, 21 November 2023
GK Fahad Younes (1994-07-30) 30 July 1994 0 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan vs  India, 21 November 2023
GK Jasem Al-Hail (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 0 0 Qatar Al-Arabi v.  New Zealand, 19 June 2023
GK Shehab Ellethy (2000-04-18) 18 April 2000 0 0 Qatar Al-Duhail 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
GK Mahmud Abunada (2000-02-05) 5 February 2000 0 0 Qatar Al-Arabi 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
GK Yousef Baliadeh (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 0 0 Qatar Al-Sadd 25th Arabian Gulf CupPRE
DF Hazem Shehata (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998 11 1 Qatar Al-Wakrah vs  India, 21 November 2023
DF Yousef Aymen (1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 7 0 Qatar Al-Duhail vs  India, 21 November 2023
DF Musab Kheder (1993-09-26) 26 September 1993 38 0 Qatar Al-Sadd 2023 Jordan International Tournament
DF Ahmed Suhail (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 10 0 Qatar Al-Sadd 2023 Jordan International Tournament
DF Mohammed Al-Nuaimi (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 0 0 Qatar Al-Duhail v.  New Zealand, 19 June 2023
DF Diyab Taha (2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 0 0 Qatar Al-Shamal 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Mohammed Emad Aiash (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 0 0 Qatar Al Ahli 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Abdulla Al-Yazidi (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 0 0 Qatar Al-Sadd 25th Arabian Gulf CupPRE
MF Osamah Al-Tairi (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 0 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan 2023 AFC Asian CupINJ
MF Karim Boudiaf (1990-09-16) 16 September 1990 121 6 Qatar Al-Duhail vs  India, 21 November 2023
MF Abdullah Marafee (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 7 0 Qatar Al-Arabi vs  India, 21 November 2023
MF Abdullah Al-Ahrak (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 29 1 Qatar Qatar SC vs  Russia, 12 September 2023
MF Assim Madibo (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 54 0 Qatar Al-Duhail 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Mahdi Salem (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 2 0 Qatar Al-Shamal 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Salem Al-Hajri (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 25 0 Qatar Al-Sadd 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Hashim Ali (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 5 0 Qatar Al-Sadd 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Ahmed Fadhel (1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 3 0 Qatar Al-Wakrah 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Abdelrahman Moustafa (1997-04-05) 5 April 1997 5 0 Qatar Al-Duhail 25th Arabian Gulf CupPRE
MF Faisal Azadi (2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 0 0 Qatar Al-Shamal 25th Arabian Gulf CupPRE
FW Mohammed Muntari (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 60 15 Qatar Al-Duhail 2023 AFC Asian CupINJ
FW Tameem Al-Abdullah (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 10 3 Qatar Al-Rayyan vs  India, 21 November 2023
FW Ahmed Al-Rawi (2004-05-30) 30 May 2004 1 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan vs  India, 21 November 2023
FW Naif Al-Hadhrami (2001-07-18) 18 July 2001 1 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
FW Amro Surag (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 4 2 Qatar Al-Gharafa 25th Arabian Gulf Cup
  • COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • PRE Preliminary squad.
  • RET Retired from the national team.
  • SUS Player is serving a suspension.
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Naturalised players

While it is reasonably common for footballers to represent national teams other than their birth nations,[49] the nature and extent of the practice for the Qatari team have been the subject of scrutiny and criticism at various points during the 21st century. In the early 1970s, shortly after the formation of the national team, the QFA revealed that it had naturalized its first players in a February 1976 telegram sent to FIFA: Ezzuldin Osman of Sudan, Hassan Mukhtar of Egypt and Ryad Murad of Lebanon. This practice of naturalizing Arabic-speaking foreigners to compete for the national team continued throughout the 20th century, albeit at a relatively slow rate.[50] 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.[51][52]

Qatar continued to pursue a strategy of naturalizing foreign-born players, within the limitations of the new rules, and it proved controversial. The "Aspire Football Dreams" program of recruitment of boys from Africa to an academy in Qatar drew a substantial amount of criticism. 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 naturalized players,[53] with Vice linking it to human rights abuses and the kafala system.[54] The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Qatar announced the removal of the Kafala on 12 December 2016; the law came into effect in 2018.[55] The reform took place between UN's International labor organization and the state of Qatar and was proven to be the part of many said assurances that nation has claimed for the 2022 World Cup. Though claimed by independent bodies of Qatar foundering to achieve the same, both sides had agreed to revise previous acts that had been taken. To make this all possible, the hosting country declared to pay compensation for the deaths of its migrant workers on 12 August 2022.[56]

Job changes between September 2020 and March 2022, the establishment of a nondiscriminatory wage system for all workers in March 2021, and workers' funds and insurance policies in the workplace are all data that showcased the functioning of the state for its workers.[57]

In the 2015 friendly against Algeria, six of the eleven players in the starting team were born outside of Qatar.[58] 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. 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".[59] The following year, naturalized players formed the backbone of the team and were sufficiently integral that head coach Jorge Fossati threatened to resign if they were removed.[60][61]

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 Qatar.[62] 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.[63] These complaints were dismissed by the AFC.[64][65]

Of the 26 players called up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 10 players were born outside of Qatar.[66]

Player records

As of 13 January 2024[67]
Players in bold are still active with Qatar.

Most appearances

Hassan Al-Haydos is Qatar's most capped player with 177 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1Hassan Al-Haydos177392008–present
2Abdelkarim Hassan133152010–present
3Sebastián Soria123392007–present
4Karim Boudiaf12162013–present
5Bilal Mohammed11472003–2014
6Boualem Khoukhi113212013–present
7Abdulaziz Hatem112112009–present
Wesam Rizik11272001–2014
9Almoez Ali105512016–present
10Akram Afif103292015–present

Top goalscorers

Almoez Ali is Qatar's top scorer with 51 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1Almoez Ali511050.492016–present
2Mansour Muftah42810.521976–2000
3Mubarak Mustafa41850.481992–2004
4Sebastián Soria391230.322007–present
Hassan Al-Haydos391770.222008–present
6Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi34690.491996–2003
7Mahmoud Soufi31790.391988–1998
8Akram Afif291030.282015–present
9Khalfan Ibrahim21900.232006–2015
Boualem Khoukhi211130.192013–present

Competitive record

  Champion    Runners-up    Third place  

Overview
Event 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
FIFA Arab Cup 0 1 1
AFC Asian Cup 1 0 0
WAFF Championship 1 0 1
Arabian Gulf Cup 3 4 2
Asian Games 1 0 0
Total 6 5 4

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Did not enter Declined participation
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974Withdrew from qualifiers Withdrew from qualifiers
Argentina 1978Did not qualify 410339
Spain 1982 420253
Mexico 1986 420263
Italy 1990 11461128
United States 1994 8512228
France 1998 116142110
South Korea Japan 2002 147432413
Germany 2006 6303168
South Africa 2010 166461620
Brazil 2014 165561920
Russia 2018 189183719
Qatar 2022 Group stage32nd300317 Qualified as host
Canada Mexico United States 2026To be determined 110081
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
TotalGroup stage1/25300317 121582340189122

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956Protectorate of  United Kingdom Protectorate of  United Kingdom
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972
Iran 1976Did not qualify 621358
Kuwait 1980 Group stage 8th 4 1 1 2 3 8 4310102
Singapore 19845th412133 4301111
Qatar 19885th420276 Qualified as hosts
Japan 19926th302134 220082
United Arab Emirates 1996Did not qualify 420254
Lebanon 2000Quarter-finals8th403135 4310113
China 2004 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 2 4 6321107
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 200714th302134 6501144
Qatar 2011Quarter-finals7th420275 Qualified as hosts
Australia 2015Group stage13th300327 6411132
United Arab Emirates 2019Champions1st7700191 8701294
Qatar 2023Qualified as hosts 8710181
Saudi Arabia 2027To be determined To be determined
TotalBest: Champions391311155247 584171013436

FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record
YearResultPldWDLGFGA
Lebanon 1963Did not enter
Kuwait 1964
Iraq 1966
Saudi Arabia 1985Fourth place412132
Jordan 1988Did not enter
Syria 1992
Qatar 1998Runners-up430175
Kuwait 2002Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 2012
Qatar 2021Third place 6411123
Total3/10148332210

Copa América

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 Pld W D* L GF GA
Brazil 2019 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 2 5

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Qatar was the second team from Asia to participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup after South Korea, and were invited for the first time in 2021.

CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 2021 Semi-finals3rd5311126
Canada United States 2023Quarter-finals8th 411237
TotalSemi-finals2/2794231513

Gulf Cup

Gulf Cup record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Bahrain 1970Fourth place301247
Saudi Arabia 1972Fourth place3003010
Kuwait 1974Semi-finals310254
Qatar 1976Third place6411116
Iraq 1979Fifth place6213413
United Arab Emirates 1982Fifth place520354
Oman 1984Runners-up7412106
Bahrain 1986Fourth place622278
Saudi Arabia 1988Sixth place612348
Kuwait 1990Runners-up412144
Qatar 1992Champions540181
United Arab Emirates 1994Fourth place511368
Oman 1996Runners-up531195
Bahrain 1998Sixth place503238
Saudi Arabia 2002Runners-up540174
Kuwait 2003Third place623153
Qatar 2004Champions5320107
United Arab Emirates 2007Group stage301224
Oman 2009Semi-finals412122
Yemen 2010Group stage311133
Bahrain 2013Group stage310235
Saudi Arabia 2014Champions523063
Kuwait 2017Group stage311163
Qatar 2019Semi-finals4202115
Iraq 2023Semi-finals411255
Total25/25114432942140136

The Gulf Cup has been played on a bi-annual basis since 1970. The tournament has changed since the first edition from a round-robin basis to a knockout tournament in the latter years. 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.

Arab Games

Arab Games record
YearRoundResultMWDLGFGA
1953-1997 Did not enter
Jordan 1999First group stage10th200204
Egypt 2007 Did not enter
Qatar 2011Group stage6th202022
Total2/106th402226

WAFF Championship

WAFF Championship record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Jordan 2000Did not enter
Syria 2002
Iran 2004
Jordan 2007
Iran 2008Semi-finals310229
Jordan 2010Did not enter
Kuwait 2012
Qatar 2014Champions4400101
Iraq 2019Did not enter
2023Qualified
Total2/1075021210

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
YearResultPositionMWDLGFGAMWDLGFGA
Canada 1976Did not enterDid not enter
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984Group stage15th30122510640135
South Korea 1988Did not qualify823369
1992 – present See Qatar national under-23 team See Qatar national under-23 team
TotalGroup stage1/17301225188731914

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearRoundMWDLGFGA
1951-1974Did not enter
Thailand 1978Group stage301237
India 1982Did not enter
South Korea 1986Group stage302123
China 1990Did not enter
Japan 1994Group stage303055
Thailand 1998Quarter-finals641194
2002–present See Qatar national under-23 football team
Total4/13154741919

Head-to-head record

  • Source:

The following table shows Qatar's all-time international record, correct as of 3 July 2023. The last match was played against  Panama on 8 July 2023.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Afghanistan 7 6 1 0 23 3 20 AFC
 Albania 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 UEFA
 Algeria 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 CAF
 Andorra 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 UEFA
 Argentina 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 CONMEBOL
 Australia 5 1 1 3 2 10 −8 AFC
 Azerbaijan 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 UEFA
 Bahrain 40 8 19 13 34 38 −4 AFC
 Bangladesh 7 5 2 0 18 3 17 AFC
 Belgium 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 UEFA
 Bhutan 2 2 0 0 18 0 18 AFC
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 UEFA
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 CONMEBOL
 Bulgaria 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 UEFA
 Burkina Faso 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CAF
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2 CONCACAF
 Chile 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CONMEBOL
 China 19 6 5 8 16 23 −7 AFC
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 CONMEBOL
 Congo DR 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CAF
 Costa Rica 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CONCACAF
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 UEFA
 Curaçao 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 CONCACAF
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 Ecuador 4 1 1 2 6 8 –2 CONMEBOL
 El Salvador 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 CONCACAF
 Egypt 8 2 2 4 7 18 −11 CAF
 Estonia 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 UEFA
 Finland 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 UEFA
 Georgia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 UEFA
 Ghana 2 1 0 1 3 6 –3 CAF
 Greece 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 Grenada 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 CONCACAF
 Guatemala 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 CONCACAF
 Haiti 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 CONCACAF
 Honduras 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 CONCACAF
 Hong Kong 7 7 0 0 16 2 14 AFC
 Hungary 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 UEFA
 Iceland 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 UEFA
 India 3 2 1 0 7 0 7 AFC
 Indonesia 9 6 2 1 23 10 13 AFC
 Iran 22 3 5 14 15 35 −20 AFC
 Iraq 33 9 9 15 34 41 −7 AFC
 Ivory Coast 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5 CAF
 Jamaica 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 CONCACAF
 Japan 9 3 4 2 13 11 2 AFC
 Jordan 19 11 3 5 29 16 13 AFC
 Kazakhstan 4 2 0 2 6 4 2 UEFA
 North Korea 12 3 5 4 19 15 4 AFC
 South Korea 11 3 2 6 13 19 −6 AFC
 Kuwait 36 12 4 20 40 57 −17 AFC
 Kyrgyzstan 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 AFC
 Laos 2 2 0 0 11 1 10 AFC
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 UEFA
 Lebanon 9 8 1 0 18 3 15 AFC
 Libya 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 CAF
 Liechtenstein 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 UEFA
 Luxembourg 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 UEFA
 North Macedonia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 UEFA
 Malaysia 7 4 3 0 11 3 8 AFC
 Maldives 3 3 0 0 9 0 9 AFC
 Mali 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CAF
 Malta 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 UEFA
 Mauritius 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 CAF
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 CONCACAF
 Moldova 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA
 Morocco 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 CAF
 Myanmar 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 AFC
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 UEFA
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 OFC
 Nicaragua 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 CONCACAF
 Northern Ireland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA
 Norway 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5 UEFA
 Oman 34 20 8 6 61 28 33 AFC
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 AFC
 Palestine 9 7 2 0 12 4 8 AFC
 Panama 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 CONCACAF
 Paraguay 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 CONMEBOL
 Peru 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 CONMEBOL
 Philippines 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 AFC
 Portugal 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 UEFA
 Republic of Ireland 2 0 1 1 1 5 –4 UEFA
 Russia 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 UEFA
 Saudi Arabia 40 7 15 18 29 53 −24 AFC
 Scotland 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 Senegal 1 0 0 1 1 3 –2 CAF
 Serbia 3 1 0 2 3 8 –5 UEFA
 Singapore 14 12 1 1 32 5 27 AFC
 Slovenia 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 UEFA
 Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 9 0 9 AFC
 Sudan 4 3 1 0 9 2 7 CAF
 Sweden 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 UEFA
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 UEFA
 Syria 12 5 3 4 18 18 0 AFC
 Tajikistan 4 3 0 1 10 3 7 AFC
 Thailand 14 6 4 4 18 16 2 AFC
 Tunisia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CAF
 Turkey 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 UEFA
 Turkmenistan 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 AFC
 United Arab Emirates 32 14 9 9 46 33 7 AFC
 United States 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 CONCACAF
 Uzbekistan 14 3 2 9 13 24 −11 AFC
 Vietnam 6 3 1 2 14 5 9 AFC
 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
 Yemen 9 8 1 0 26 3 23 AFC
 Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 CAF
Total 537209151177727636+93FIFA

Honours

Major

Minor

  • International Friendship Championship

See also

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