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Qatar
Group B · Pot 3

Qatar
The Maroon.

Second World Cup — after hosting 2022 (3 defeats, 1 goal). Félix Sánchez departed; in May 2025 the team was taken over by Spaniard Julen Lopetegui (former Real Madrid, Sevilla, Spain national team). Squad is more experimental — more youth, fewer naturalized players.

Route · Group B
Sat · 13 JUNQatar — Switzerland — · —San Francisco · 12:00 Thu · 18 JUNCanada — Qatar — · —Vancouver · 15:00 Wed · 24 JUNBosnia and Herzegovina — Qatar — · —Seattle · 12:00
Sun 28 JUNRound of 16 · B vs ?Los Angeles
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السلام الأميري
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
13 JUN · SAT · 12:00
vs Switzerland
San Francisco · "Levi's Stadium"
Matchday 2
18 JUN · THU · 15:00
away at Canada
Vancouver · BC Place
Matchday 3
24 JUN · WED · 12:00
away at Bosnia and Herzegovina
Seattle · Lumen Field
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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#60
FIFA Ranking
501
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Lopetegui —
Spanish with résumé.

Julen Lopetegui

Julen Lopetegui

Head Coach · Qatar · since May 2025

Spaniard, former Spain national team, Real Madrid, Sevilla, West Ham. Took over Qatar in May 2025 — contract until the 2027 AFC Cup. At Qatar's second World Cup attempting to advance from the group stage for the first time in history.

Former Spain, Real Madrid, Sevilla 18 matches · 11 wins 4-3-3 classic
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Akram Afif

Akram Afif

Forward · № 11 · 29 years old

Left wing at Al-Sadd. Best player of the 2024 AFC Cup — 8 goals, tournament MVP.

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Almoez Ali

Almoez Ali

Forward · № 9 · 29 years old

"9" Al-Duhail. Best scorer of AFC Asian Cup 2019 — 9 goals, tournament record.

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Hassan Al-Haydos

Hassan Al-Haydos

Forward · № 10 · 35 years old

Al-Sadd legend, 2022 captain. National team record holder for appearances — farewell tournament.

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Bassam Al-Rawi

Bassam Al-Rawi

Defender · № 3 · 28 years old

Centre-back at Al-Duhail. Goal in the 1/4 of the 2019 AFC Cup from a free kick took Qatar to the semi-final.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Meshaal BarshamAl Sadd28 years old
12
Salah ZakariaAl-Duhail27 years old
23
Mahmoud AbunadaAl Rayyan26 years old

Defenders

2
Pedro MiguelAl Sadd35 years old
3
Bassam Al-RawiAl-Duhail28 years old
4
Bouaelem KhoukiAl Sadd35 years old
5
Homam AhmedLeonesa26 years old
15
Aiiub Al UiAl-Gharafa21 years old
16
Issa LayeAl Arabi28 years old
20
Eisa PalangiQatar SC27 years old
22
Marvan SherifAl Arabi19 years old

Midfielders

6
Karim BudiafAl-Duhail35 years old
7
Assim MadiboAl-Wakrah29 years old
8
Mohammed WaadAl-Shamal26 years old
13
Mostafa MeshaalEintracht Frankfurt25 years old
14
Ibragim Al HassanAl Rayyan20 years old
17
Mohamed Al-MannaiAl-Shamal22 years old
18
Khalid Ali SabahAl-Sailiya24 years old

Forwards

9
Almoez AliAl-Duhail29 years old
10
Hassan Al-HaydosAl Sadd35 years old
11
Akram AfifAl Sadd29 years old
19
Yousuf AbdurisakAl-Wakrah26 years old
21
Edmilson ZhuniorAl-Duhail31 years old
24
Ahmed Al-GanehiAl-Gharafa25 years old
25
Ahmed Al RaviQatar SC21 years old
26
Mohamed Khaled GoudaAl Arabi21 years old
History

Second World Cup —
but not at home.

After 2022.

2 tournaments — 2022 (hosts) and 2026. Lost all three matches at home (Ecuador 0:2, Senegal 1:3, Netherlands 0:2). AFC Asian Cup 2019 and 2024 — two consecutive victories (Qatar record).

2022GroupEcuador 0:2, Senegal 1:3, Netherlands 0:2Group