QatarGroup B · AFC · FIFA #55 · Elo 1423
📅 Group B: vs Bosnia and Herzegovina · Canada · Switzerland
Reigning two-time Asian champions Qatar arrive at their first earned World Cup berth, hungry to erase memories of a winless 2022 home tournament; led by the devastating Akram Afif and all-time top scorer Almoez Ali, Lopetegui's side target a historic knockout-round debut.
Qatar are the only nation to have hosted a World Cup (2022) and then qualify for the next one through competitive play — having never qualified before 2022.
Almoez Ali set an all-time AFC Asian Cup record with 9 goals in the 2019 tournament and is Qatar's leading scorer with 60 international goals.
Akram Afif won the AFC Asian Player of the Year award in both 2019 and 2023, and his three penalties in the 2024 Asian Cup final sealed back-to-back continental titles.
Captain Hassan Al-Haydos came out of international retirement in July 2025 — having announced he was done in March 2024 — specifically for this World Cup campaign.
Tahsin Mohammed Jamshid (born June 16, 2006) became the first player of Indian heritage to represent Qatar at a FIFA World Cup, aged just 19.
Qatar won their first Asian Cup in 2019 on the soil of the UAE — a country then blockading Qatar — with Qatari fans effectively barred from attending; when they thrashed the hosts 4-0 in the semi-final, shoes and bottles rained down from the stands.
At their home 2022 World Cup, Qatar set two unwanted firsts: the first host nation ever to lose its opening match, and the first host eliminated with a group game still to play.
The big number is the player's EA FC 26 (FIFA 26) overall rating; for players not in the game it's estimated from market value & role.
Tip: click any player for full details, or “✨ Get to know Qatar” up top for trivia & the anthem. OVR = EA FC 26 (FIFA 26) rating; for players not in the game it's estimated from market value.
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