2022 World Cup Team Profile: Qatar
JAKARTA - The Qatar national football team is an international football team representing the republic of Qatar in men's football. Initially, football was brought to the country in the era when oil reserves were discovered. Since being discovered, the team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won it once in 2019.
Like other football clubs, the Qatar national team also has a nickname. The players are often nicknamed The Maroons. The name comes from the color of their jersey.
Profile Summary
Full name: Qatar National Football team Nickname: The Maroons Managed by: Qatar Football Association and AFC Founded: 1960 Colours: Maroon and white Federation: CAF Head coach: Felix Sanchez Captain: Hassan Al-Haydos Most caps: Hassan Al-Haydos (163 , until June 2022) Top scorer: Mubarak Mustafa (41) Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium FIFA Code: QAT EstablishedThe Qatar-based national football team was founded by the Qatar Football Association in 1970. This was after parts of the country were declared oil reserves.
The football club then made its debut in the football scene when it played its first official match on 21 March 1970 against Bahrain.
Qatar national team coachA coach plays an important role in the progress of any football club. Like the role of a leader, a coach ensures that his players are always on the right track.
Profile overview
Full name: Felix Sanchez Bas Date of birth: December 13, 1975 Age: 46 years old as of June 2022 Place of birth: Barcelona, Spain Nationality: SpanishApart from the coach, another important person in any football club is its captain. So, who is the captain of the Qatar national football team? Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos, the Qatari footballer with the most appearances ever to play and also the fourth highest goalscorer with three other players.
Profile overview
Full name: Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos Date of birth: December 11, 1990 Place of birth: Doha, Qatar Age: 31 years (as of June 2022) Nationality: Qatar Height: 170 centimeters Current team: Qatar club Al Sadd and national football team Qatar Position: Striker, captain Number: 10 Participation in World CupThis football club has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and won it once in 2019. Unfortunately, the Maroons have not managed to enter the World Cup competition.
However, they qualified for the 2022 World Cup with host status. This will be the first time in the history of football that an Arab country has hosted a World Cup competition.
Qatar occupies Group A with Ecudor, Senegal and the Netherlands. The following is the schedule for the group stage matches:
Monday, 21 November 2022Senegal vs Netherlands: 17.00 WIB Qatar vs Ecuador: 23:00 WIB Friday, 25 November 2022Qatar vs Senegal: 20.00 WIB Netherlands vs Ecuador: 23:00 WIB Tuesday, 29 November 2022Netherlands vs Qatar: 22.00 WIB Ecuador vs Senegal: 22.00 WIBtrophyQatar's group in the 2022 World Cup Qatar Ecuador Senegal Netherlands #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/6MF5E7PD4f
— Qatar Football Association (@QFA_EN) April 1, 2022
The Qatar national team have won several trophies since they made their debut in the football scene. Here's the list:
AFC Asian Cup (2019) Arabian Gulf Cup (1992, 2004, 2014) WAFF Championship (2014) Football at the Asian Games (2006) International Friendly Championship (2018) Provisional squad for the 2022 World CupThe following players have been called up for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.
Goalkeeper
Saad Al Sheeb (Al-Sadd) Yousef Hassan (Al-Gharafa) Meshaal (Al-Sadd)defender
Ro-Ro (Al-Sadd) Abdelkarim Hassan (Al-Sadd) Tarek Salman (Al-Sadd) Musab Kheder (Al-Sadd) Homam Ahmed (Al-Gharafa) Bassam Al-Rawi (Al-Duhail) Boualem Khoukhi (Al - sadd)Midfielder
Abdulaziz Hatem (Al-Rayyan) Mohammed Waad (Al-Sadd) Ali Assadalla (Al-Sadd) Karim Boudiaf (Al-Duhail) Abdullah Al-Ahrak (Al-Duhail) Assim Madibo (Al-Duhail)Attacker
Akram Afif (Al-Sadd) Ahmed Alaaeldin (Al-Gharafa) Mohammed Muntari (Al-Duhail) Hassan Al-Haydos (Al-Sadd) Ismaeel Mohammad (Al-Duhail) Khalid Munir (Al-Wakrah) Almoez Ali (Al-Duhail ) The best player in the Qatar national teamAbdelkarim Hassan is Qatar's best footballer. He also plays as a left back for the Al Sadd football club. He is known for winning the 2018 Asian Footballer Award.
StadiumThe Maroons have the privilege of playing their home matches at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. Participating in the World Cup is the dream of every player and fan of the Qatar national football team.
However, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. With how consistent the team is displayed, the country is just a few steps away from achieving its goals.
The World Cup awaits!