Qatar national football team

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Qatar
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Al-Annabi (The Maroon) (العنابي)
Association Qatar Football Association
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Fahad Thani
Captain Wesam Rizik
Most caps Adel Khamis (110)[1]
Top scorer Mansoor Muftah (53)[2]
Home stadium Khalifa International Stadium, Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
FIFA code QAT
FIFA ranking 101
Highest FIFA ranking 51 (August 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking 113 (November 2010)
Elo ranking 97
Highest Elo ranking 51 (September 2001)
Lowest Elo ranking 135 (April 1975)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Bahrain 2–1 Qatar Qatar
(Bahrain; 27 March 1970)
Biggest win
Qatar Qatar 8–0 Afghanistan 
(Guangzhou, China; 13 September 1984)
Qatar Qatar 8–0 Lebanon 
(Qatar; 27 March 1985)
Biggest defeat
 Kuwait 9–0 Qatar Qatar
(Kuwait; Date Unknown, 1973)
Asian Cup
Appearances 9 (First in 1980)
Best result Quarter-finals, 2000, 2011
Gulf Cup of Nations
Appearances 20 (First in 1970)
Best result Champion, 1992, 2004

The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

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History and overview [edit]

Football was brought to Qatar in the 1940s and 50s by oil workers. Soon after the formation of the Qatar Football Association in 1970, the national team played its first match against Bahrain in the Gulf Cup. It was the first match in the history of the Gulf Cup, which Qatar lost 1-2 with Mubarak Faraj scoring Qatar's only goal. Qatar have only once progressed beyond the group stage in continental championships and have never represented Asia in a FIFA World Cup. However, they have won the Gulf Cup twice, in 1992 and 2004, both times as host, and qualified for the Asian Cup finals in 1980, 1984, 1988(host), 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2007, and as hosts for 2011 (Attended every Asian Cup since 1980).

Qatar reached the Asian Zone's final qualifying round for France 1998 when they beat China and Iran to enter the last match against Saudi Arabia needing just a point to gain an automatic qualifying place. However, they lost out as the Saudis went through 1–0.

They reached the final qualifying round again four years later, 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 Korea–Japan 2002, but was unsuccessful in both the 2004 Asian Cup and the qualifying campaign for Germany 2006.

Troussier was sacked after the World Cup qualifying campaign, and under Bosnian Dzemaludin Musovic the team won the Gulf Cup in 2004 and the Asian Games gold in 2006. Musovic stepped down after Qatar took just two points from three matches in the AFC Asian Cup 2007. The job of coaching the team in qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup fell to Uruguayan Jorge Fossati, who led the team throughout the first and second AFC rounds up to the third one. After leaving them at the top of their group in the third round with only two played matches, Fossati had to undergo surgery. Subsequently, the Qatar FA ended their cooperation with him, who supposedly needed too long to recover from surgery. Bruno Metsu was called up for the job, but Qatar failed to qualify after finishing fourth in their qualifying group. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Qatar have qualified to the 1984 and 1992 Olympic Games football tournaments.

Their U-17 youth team won the Asian Cup one time, while their Youth team made a famous appearance in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, where they finished as runners-up to Germany in the final match.

Honors [edit]

Winners: 1992, 2004
Runners-up: 1998
Runners-up: 1981
Gold Medal: 2006

FIFA World Cup [edit]

World Cup Finals World Cup Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 to
West Germany 1974
Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 4 1 0 3 3 9
Spain 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 4 2 0 2 5 3
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 4 2 0 2 6 3
Italy 1990 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 11 4 6 1 12 8
United States 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 8 5 1 2 22 8
France 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 11 6 1 4 21 10
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 14 7 4 3 24 13
Germany 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 6 3 0 3 16 8
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 16 6 4 6 16 20
Brazil 2014 To be determined - - - - - - 14 5 5 4 18 14
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022 Host
Total - - - - - - - 92 41 21 30 143 96

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [edit]


Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11
 South Korea 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10
 Iran 5 2 1 2 2 2 0 7
 Qatar 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7
 Lebanon 6 1 1 4 2 7 −5 4
  Iran Lebanon Qatar South Korea Uzbekistan
Iran  11 Jun 0–0 1–0 0–1
Lebanon  1–0 0–1 4 Jun 1–1
Qatar  4 Jun 1–0 1–4 0–1
South Korea  18 Jun 3–0 2–1 11 Jun
Uzbekistan  0–1 1–0 18 Jun 2–2


FIFA Confederations Cup [edit]

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did Not Qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017 To Be Determined
Qatar 2021 Hosts

Asian Cup record [edit]

Asian Cup Finals Asian Cup Qualifications
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Thailand 1972 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - -
Iran 1976 Did not qualify - - - - - - 6 2 1 3 5 8
Kuwait 1980 Round 1 4 1 1 2 3 8 4 3 1 0 10 2
Singapore 1984 Round 1 4 1 2 1 3 3 4 3 0 1 11 1
Qatar 1988 Round 1 4 2 0 2 7 6
Japan 1992 Round 1 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 8 2
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify - - - - - - 4 2 0 2 5 4
Lebanon 2000 Quarter-Finals 4 0 3 1 3 5 4 3 1 0 11 3
China 2004 Round 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 6 3 2 1 10 7
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Round 1 3 0 2 1 3 4 6 5 0 1 14 4
Qatar 2011 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 7 4
Australia 2015 TBD 2 1 0 1 2 1
Total Best: Quarter-Finals 29 6 11 12 31 39 37 24 5 8 76 31

Gulf Cup of Nations Record [edit]

The Gulf Cup of Nations 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 AFC Asian Cup.

Gulf Cup of Nations
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Bahrain 1970 4th 3 0 1 2 4 7
Saudi Arabia 1972 4th 3 0 0 3 0 10
Kuwait 1974 Semi-Finals 3 1 0 2 5 4
Qatar 1976 3rd 6 4 1 1 11 6
Iraq 1979 5th 6 2 1 3 4 13
United Arab Emirates 1982 5th - - - - - -
Oman 1984 Runner Up 7 4 1 2 10 6
Bahrain 1986 4th - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1988 6th 6 1 2 3 4 8
Kuwait 1990 Runner Up 4 1 2 1 4 4
Qatar 1992 Champions 5 4 0 1 8 1
United Arab Emirates 1994 4th - - - - - -
Oman 1996 Runner Up - - - - - -
Bahrain 1998 6th - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 2002 Runner Up - - - - - -
Kuwait 2003 3rd 6 2 3 1 5 3
Qatar 2004 Champions 5 3 2 0 10 7
United Arab Emirates 2007 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 4
Oman 2009 Semi-Finals 4 1 2 1 2 2
Yemen 2010 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 3
Bahrain 2013 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
Total Best: Champions - 24 18 23 - -

West Asian Football Federation Championship [edit]

West Asian Football Federation Championship
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
2000 to 2007 Did not enter - - - - - -
Iran 2008 Semi-Finals 3 1 0 2 2 9
2010 to 2012 Did not enter - - - - - -
Total Best: Semi-Finals 3 1 0 2 2 9

Arab Nations Cup [edit]

Arab Nations Cup
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1963 to 1966 Did not enter - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1985 4th 4 1 0 3 3 2
1988 to 1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
Qatar 1998 Runner Up 4 3 0 1 5 5
Kuwait 2002 Did not enter - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 2012 Did not enter
Total Best: Runner Up 8 4 0 4 8 7

Coaches [edit]

Paulo Autuori, former manager of Qatar.
Bruno Metsu, former manager of Qatar.
Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Achievements
Egypt Toukhi Taha 1969
Sudan Mohammed Hassan Kheiri 1969–1972
Egypt Helmi Hussein Mahmoud 1974
England Frank Wignall 1975–1977
England John Cardone 197?
Sudan Hassan Othman 1979
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo 1980–1986
Brazil Procópio Cardoso 1987–1988
Soviet Union Anatoly Prokopenko 1988
Brazil Cabralzinho 1989
Brazil Dino Sani 1989–1990
Germany Uli Maslo 1990
Brazil Evaristo de Macedo 1992
Brazil Ivo Wortmann 1992
Brazil Sebastião Lapola 1992–1993
Qatar Adel Malallah 1993
Scotland Dave Mackay 1994–1995
Denmark Jørgen E. Larsen 1995–1996
Netherlands Jo Bonfrere 1996–1997
Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemal Hadžiabdić 1997
Brazil Luiz Gonzaga Milioli 1998
Brazil Zé Mario July 1998 Nov 1998
Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemal Hadžiabdić 2000 2001
Brazil Paulo Luiz Campos ? Dec 2001
France Pierre Lechantre Jan 2002 May 2003
France Philippe Troussier June 2003 July 2004
Qatar Saeed Al-Misnad (CT) July 2004 Aug 2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemaludin Mušović Aug 2004 July 2007
Uruguay Jorge Fossati Aug 2007 Sept 2008
France Bruno Metsu Sept 2008 Feb 2011
Serbia Milovan Rajevac Feb 2011 Aug 2011 7 1 2 4
Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni Aug 2011 Dec 2011 10 2 6 2
Brazil Paulo Autuori Feb 2012 Jan 2013 10 1 5 4
Qatar Fahad Thani Jan 2013 0 0 0 0

Results and fixtures [edit]

The following are Qatar's results and fixtures since March 2011.

      Win       Draw       Loss

# Date Venue Opponent Result Win/
Loss/
Draw
Goalscorer(s) Competition
2011
1 March 29, 2011 Doha, Qatar  Russia 1–1[3] D Kasola (4') International friendly
2 July 4, 2011 Morges, Switzerland Switzerland FC Lausanne-Sport 0–3[4] L Friendly
3 July 9, 2011 Verona, Italia Germany FC Bayern Munich 2–4[5] L Soria (67'), Razak (85') Friendly
4 July 12, 2011 Fribourg, Switzerland Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax FC 2–2[5] D Soria (54'), Ahmed (78') Friendly
5 July 17, 2011 Doha, Qatar  India 1–2[6] L Khalfan Ibrahim (74′) International friendly
6 July 23, 2011 Doha, Qatar  Vietnam 3–0[7] W Kasola (6'), Meshal Mubarak (51'), Yusef Ahmed (68') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
7 July 28, 2011 Hanoi, Vietnam  Vietnam 1–2[8] L Ahmed (16') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
Fixtures with Sebastião Lazaroni
8 August 19, 2011 Doha, Qatar  Iraq 0–1[9] L International friendly
9 August 25, 2011 Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1–3[10] L Marcone (88') International friendly
10 September 2, 2011 Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 0–0[11] D 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
11 September 6, 2011 Doha, Qatar  Iran 1–1[12] D Mohamed El Sayed (55') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
12 October 11, 2011 Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 3–2[13] W Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti (14'), Khalfan Ibrahim (32'), Razak (59') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
13 November 4, 2011 Doha, Qatar  Oman 0–0[14] D International friendly
14 November 11, 2011 Doha, Qatar  Indonesia 4–0[15] W Razak (30'), Khalfan Ibrahim (34', 64'), Soria (90+2') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
15 November 15, 2011 Doha, Qatar  Bahrain 0–0[16] D 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
16 December 10, 2011 Doha, Qatar  Bahrain 2–2[17] D Jaralla Al Marri (16'), Razak (33') 2011 Pan Arab Games
17 December 16, 2011 Doha, Qatar  Iraq 0–0[18] D 2011 Pan Arab Games
2012
18 February 29, 2012 Tehran, Iran  Iran 2–2[19] D Khalfan Ibrahim (9'), Kasola (85') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
19 May 22, 2012 Madrid, Spain  Albania 1–2[20] L Yusef Ahmed (53') International friendly
20 May 28, 2012 Doha, Qatar  Palestine 0–0 D International friendly
21 June 3, 2012 Beirut, Lebanon  Lebanon 1–0[21] W Soria (64') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
22 June 8, 2012 Doha, Qatar  South Korea 1–4 L Ahmed (22') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
23 June 12, 2012 Tehran, Iran  Iran 0–0[22] D 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
24 September 6, 2012 Ingolstadt, Germany  Tajikistan 1–2[23] L Soria (75') International friendly
25 October 8, 2012 Doha, Qatar  Jordan 1–1[24] D Magid Mohamed (67') International friendly
26 October 9, 2012 Doha, Qatar  Oman 1–1[25] D Khalfan Ibrahim (87') International friendly
27 October 16, 2012 Doha, Qatar  Uzbekistan 0–1[26] L 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
28 November 14, 2012 Doha, Qatar  Lebanon 1–0[26] W Soria (75') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
2013
29 January 5, 2013 Isa Town, Bahrain  United Arab Emirates 1-3 L Khalfan Ibrahim (11') (pen.) 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
30 January 8, 2013 Riffa, Bahrain  Oman 2-1 W Khalfan Ibrahim (56') (pen.), El-Sayed (88') 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
31 January 11, 2013 Riffa, Bahrain  Bahrain 0-1 L 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
32 January 31, 2013 Doha, Qatar  Lebanon 1-0 W Abdelkarim Hassan (64') International Friendly
33 February 6, 2013 Doha, Qatar  Malaysia 2-0 W Khalfan Ibrahim (55'), Yusef Ahmed (90+3') 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
34 March 7, 2013 Doha, Qatar  Egypt 3-1 W Abdelkarim Hassan (29'), Ibrahim Majid (54'), Yusef Ahmed (90') International Friendly
35 March 17, 2013 Doha, Qatar  Thailand 1-0 W Khalfan Ibrahim (55') International Friendly
36 March 26, 2013 Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1-2 L Khalfan Ibrahim (63') 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifications
37 April 17, 2013 Doha, Qatar  Palestine 2-0 W Mohammed Kasola (79'), Yusef Ahmed (88') International Friendly
37 May 24, 2013 Doha, Qatar  Latvia 3-1 W Ibrahim Majid (35'), Magid Mohamed (66'), Jaralla Al-Marri (81') International Friendly

Players [edit]

Current squad [edit]

The following 25-player squad was selected for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Malaysia on February 6, 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Qasem Burhan (1985-12-15) 15 December 1985 (age 27) 51 0 Qatar Al-Gharrafa
21 1GK Saad Al Sheeb (1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 23) 3 0 Qatar Al-Sadd
22 1GK Muhannad Naim (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 20) 0 0 Belgium Eupen
2 2DF Hamid Ismail (1987-09-02) 2 September 1987 (age 25) 37 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
6 2DF Bilal Mohammed (1986-06-02) 2 June 1986 (age 26) 77 4 Qatar Al-Gharrafa
14 2DF Ibrahim Al Ghanim (vice-captain) (1983-06-27) 27 June 1983 (age 29) 59 1 Qatar Al-Gharrafa
19 2DF Khaled Muftah (1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 20) 10 0 Qatar Lekhwiya
24 2DF Ibrahim Majid (Captain) (1990-05-12) 12 May 1990 (age 23) 55 1 Qatar Al-Sadd
25 2DF Mohammed Musa (1986-03-23) 23 March 1986 (age 27) 8 0 Qatar Lekhwiya
-- 2DF Abdelkarim Hassan (1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 19) 6 2 Qatar Al-Sadd
-- 2DF Almahdi Ali Mukhtar (1992-03-02) 2 March 1992 (age 21) 1 0 Qatar Al-Sadd
-- 2DF Ahmed Yasser (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 19) 0 0 Qatar Lekhwiya
-- 2DF Yousuf Muftah (1988-05-16) 16 May 1988 (age 25) 0 0 Qatar Al Wakrah
10 3MF Khalfan Ibrahim (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 25) 55 15 Qatar Al-Sadd
15 3MF Talal Al-Bloushi (1986-05-22) 22 May 1986 (age 27) 57 1 Qatar Al-Sadd
17 3MF Abdulaziz Hatem (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 22) 2 0 Qatar Al-Arabi
20 3MF Younes Ali (1983-01-03) 3 January 1983 (age 30) 20 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
-- 3MF Khalid Abdulraouf (1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 23) 0 0 Qatar El Jaish
-- 3MF Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti (1988-06-11) 11 June 1988 (age 24) 6 1 Qatar Al-Arabi
9 4FW Jaralla Al Marri (1988-04-03) 3 April 1988 (age 25) 11 3 Qatar Al-Rayyan
12 4FW Magid Mohamed (1985-10-11) 11 October 1985 (age 27) 38 6 Qatar Al-Sadd
18 4FW Hassan Al Haidos (1989-12-11) 11 December 1989 (age 23) 22 0 Qatar Al-Sadd
23 4FW Sebastián Soria (1983-11-08) 8 November 1983 (age 29) 80 26 Qatar Lekhwiya
-- 4FW Jeddo (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 26) 20 2 Qatar El Jaish
-- 4FW Yusef Ahmed (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 24) 30 6 Qatar Al-Sadd

Recent call-ups [edit]

The following players have been called up for the Qatar squad within the last twelve months.[27]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Saud Al Hajiri (1985-06-19) 19 June 1985 (age 27) 0 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
1GK Rajab Hamza (1986-10-16) 16 October 1986 (age 26) 4 0 Qatar Al-Arabi
1GK Baba Malick (1983-09-03) 3 September 1983 (age 29) 5 0 Qatar Lekhwiya
2DF Mohammed Kasola (1986-08-13) 13 August 1986 (age 26) 22 2 Qatar Al-Sadd
2DF Marcone (1978-04-05) 5 April 1978 (age 35) 27 1 Qatar Al-Rayyan
2DF Mesaad Al-Hamad (1986-02-11) 11 February 1986 (age 27) 40 0 Qatar Al-Sadd
2DF Khaled Al Zakiba (1986-11-22) 22 November 1986 (age 26) 2 0 Qatar Qatar SC
3MF Lawrence Quaye (1984-08-22) 22 August 1984 (age 28) 24 0 Qatar Al-Gharrafa
3MF Majdi Siddiq (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 (age 28) 38 2 Qatar Al-Arabi
3MF Wesam Rizik (1981-02-25) 25 February 1981 (age 32) 63 6 Qatar Al-Sadd
3MF Fábio César (1979-02-24) 24 February 1979 (age 34) 37 11 Qatar Al-Rayyan
3MF Hussain Ali Shehab (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 28) 7 0 Qatar Lekhwiya
3MF Abdulla Afifa (1991-05-04) 4 May 1991 (age 22) 0 0 Qatar Al-Rayyan
3MF Hussein Yasser (1982-10-09) 9 October 1982 (age 30) 69 20 Belgium Lierse
4FW Mohammed Razak (1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 27) 13 3 Qatar Qatar SC
4FW Ali Afif (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 25) 23 4 Qatar Lekhwiya

Kit Providers [edit]

  • BURRDA (until Asian cup 2011)
  • Nike (from February 2011)

References [edit]

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  2. ^ Rayyan Club - Mansour Muftah (Arabic)
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  4. ^ "Un tout bon LS en seconde période !" (Press release) (in French). Lausanne Sport. 
  5. ^ a b "Matche: Compte rendu" (Press release) (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax Website. 12 July 2011. 
  6. ^ "India score shock win against Qatar" (Press release). Arunava About Football. 14 July 2011. 
  7. ^ "Match Report" (Press release). FIFA. 23 July 2011. 
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  9. ^ "Qatar lose to Iraq in a friendly" (Press release). 20 August 2011. 
  10. ^ "UAE overwhelm Qatar in tune-up" (Press release). AFC. 25 August 2011. 
  11. ^ "Match Report" (Press release). 2 September 2011. 
  12. ^ "Qatar and Iran play out a 1–1 draw in WC Qualifier" (Press release). QFA. 7 September 2011. 
  13. ^ "Qatar shines in Jakarta and down Indonesia 3–2 in WC Qualifier" (Press release). QFA. 11 October 2011. 
  14. ^ "Qatar held to goalless draw by Oman in tune-up" (Press release). QFA. 5 November 2011. 
  15. ^ "Match Report" (Press release). FIFA. 11 November 2011. 
  16. ^ "Qatar and Bahrain settle for goalless draw" (Press release). QFA. 15 November 2011. 
  17. ^ "Bahrain hold Qatar in Arab Games opening match" (Press release). QFA. 10 December 2011. 
  18. ^ "Qatar crash out of Arab Games" (Press release). QFA. 17 December 2011. 
  19. ^ "Iran and Qatar Draw 2-2, Enter Final Round of Asian Qualifying for FIFA 2014" (Press release). QNAOL. 29 February 2012. 
  20. ^ "Albania edge Qatar in hard-fought friendly" (Press release). QFA. 22 May 2012. 
  21. ^ "Soria the hero as Qatar edge past Lebanon in World Cup Qualifier" (Press release). QFA. 3 June 2012. 
  22. ^ "Feisty Qatar snatch a point with goalless draw against Iran" (Press release). QFA. 12 June 2012. 
  23. ^ "Qatar downed by Tajikistan 2-1 in football friendly" (Press release). Boxscorenews.com. 6 September 2012. 
  24. ^ "Qatar, Jordan play out draw" (Press release). Doha Stadium Plus. 8 October 2012. 
  25. ^ "العنابي يتعادل مع الأحمر استعدادا للأوزبكي" (Press release). Al Kass. 9 October 2012. 
  26. ^ a b "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Preliminaries: Asia - Matches: Qatar 0:1 (0:1) Uzbekistan - FIFA.com" (Press release). FIFA.com. 16 October 2012. 
  27. ^ 23 لاعبا في قائمة منتخبنا العنابي لمواجهة لبنان

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