Qatar will not only host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but this will be the first time they have played in said tournament. It is a special event for them, especially for the national team, despite all the controversies they are ready to play like never before.
The Qatar Football Association was formed in 1960 and three years later they joined FIFA, but they failed to qualify for the 1966 or 1970 World Cup due to Qatar being part of the United Kingdom.
The first time Qatar played in a World Cup qualifiers was in 1978 and during that year they won their first official qualifiers game. During 1998, 2002 and 2018 they were relatively close to qualifying for a World Cup.
Qatar’s 26-man roster to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup
Most of Qatar’s national team are young players, the oldest of them is 32-year-old Saad Al Sheeb, he was born on February 19, 1990, he is also the goalkeeper of the national team.
On the other hand, the player with the most experience playing for the national team is Hassan Al-Haydos (captain), he has scored 36 goals during his 169 caps. Only five players have more than 100+ caps with the national team.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Saad Al Sheeb | 19 February 1990(age32) |
| GK | Meshaal Barsham | 14 February 1998(age24) |
| GK | Yousef Hassan | 24 May 1996(age26) |
| DF | Abdelkarim Hassan | 28 August 1993(age29) |
| DF | Boualem Khoukhi | 7 September 1990(age32) |
| DF | Ró-Ró | 6 August 1990(age32) |
| DF | Ismaeel Mohammad | 5 April 1990(age32) |
| DF | Bassam Al-Rawi | 16 December 1997(age24) |
| DF | Tarek Salman | 5 December 1997(age24) |
| DF | Musab Kheder | 26 September 1993(age29) |
| DF | Homam Ahmed | 25 August 1999(age23) |
| DF | Jassem Gaber | 20 February 2002(age20) |
| MF | Karim Boudiaf | 16 September 1990(age32) |
| MF | Abdulaziz Hatem | 28 October 1990(age32) |
| MF | Ali Assadalla | 19 January 1993(age29) |
| MF | Assim Madibo | 22 October 1996(age26) |
| MF | Salem Al-Hajri | 10 April 1996(age26) |
| MF | Mohammed Waad | 18 September 1999(age23) |
| MF | Mostafa Tarek | 28 March 2001(age21) |
| FW | Hassan Al-Haydos(captain) | 11 December 1990(age31) |
| FW | Akram Afif | 18 November 1996(age25) |
| FW | Almoez Ali | 19 August 1996(age26) |
| FW | Mohammed Muntari | 20 December 1993(age28) |
| FW | Ahmed Alaaeldin | 31 January 1993(age29) |
| FW | Khalid Muneer | 24 February 1998 (aged 23) |
| FW | Naif Al-Hadhrami | 18 July 2001(age21) |
Qatar won the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, so far that was the best result as a national team, but the good news is that Qatar has not lost a game since September 27, 2022, they drew one game that day and won another five games against smaller South American and Central American nations.
