The time has come for Qatar, as a country and as a team, show the world what you can do. Sportingly, they have been preparing for several months and the truth is that they can give a unique surprise. For this, they are framed in Group A In Senegal, Netherlands and Ecuador.
AN OCCUPIED HOST
For the general public, the Qatari team is probably one of the most recognizable teams out of the 32 that participated. And this is normal. In fact, none of its players play Europe and, despite the fact that they are the current champions of Asiaits international production is still to come.
However, they have been perfecting their work for many years and, thanks to the significant injection of money and work carried out by skilled people, it can be said that the choice of Qatar It comes at a better time than what, in principle, was expected of them.
GOALKEEPERS
1 Saad Al Sheeb (Al-Sadd/QAT) 32 years old
21 Yousuf Hassan (Al-Gharafa/QAT) 26
22 Meshaal Barsham (Al-Sadd/QAT) 24
DEFENSES
2 Pedro Miguel (Al-Sadd/QAT) 32
3 Abdelkarim Hassan (Al-Sadd/QAT) 29
5 Tarek Salman (Al-Sadd/QAT) 24
13 Musaab Khidir (Al-Sadd/QAT) 29
14 Homam Al Amin (Al-Gharafa/QAT) 23
15 Bassam Al Rawi (Al-Duhail/QAT) 24
16 Khoukhi Boualem (Al-Sadd/QAT) 32
25 Jassim Jabir (Al-Waab/QAT) 20
MIDFIELDERS
4 Mohammed Waad (Al-Sadd/QAT) 23
6 Abdulaziz Hatim (Al-Rayyan/QAT) 32
8 Ali Assad (Al-Sadd/QAT) 29
12 Karim Boudiaf (Al-Duhail/QAT) 32
17 Ismail Mohammad (Al-Duhail/QAT) 32
20 Salem Al Hajri (Al-Sadd/QAT) 26
23 Assim Madibo (Al-Duhail/QAT) 26
26 Mustafa Meshaal (Al-Sadd/QAT) 21
FRONTS
7 Ahmed Alaa (Al-Gharafa/QAT) 29
9 Mohammed Muntari (Al-Duhail/QAT) 28
10 Hassan Al Haydos (Al-Sadd/QAT) 31
11 Akram Afif (Al-Sadd/QAT) 26
18 Khalid Muneer (Al-Wakrah/QAT) 24
19 Almoez Ali (Al-Duhail/QAT) 26
24 Naif Al Hadhrami (Al-Rayyan/QAT) 21
THE CHOICE
At the bank of Qatar, the man in charge is Félix Sánchez, a Spanish national coach who has been working in the Eastern country for many years with the World Cup as a great goal. He came to Aspire academy in 2006 from the youth academy FC Barcelona and, since then, he has been growing in the lower categories of the country until taking the position of selector.
He is a highly respected worker in the country and the method is the Spanish football based on the touch game combined with good physical training.
THE STAR
Qatar star Akram Afif. The Al Sadd forward is Qatar’s star. Xavi referred to him during his time as “An incredible talent, a great player. I told him many times that he is an incredible player”.
Akram is an electric striker who scored 16 goals and provided 20 assists last season, making him the player to watch for the local team. He also played one season in Spain with Sporting de Gijón.
CALENDAR
QATAR- Ecuador (Sunday 20, 5:00 pm)
QATAR – Senegal (Friday 25, 2:00 pm)
Netherlands – QATAR (Tuesday 29, 4:00 pm)
Source: La Verdad
I am Shawn Partain, a journalist and content creator working for the Today Times Live. I specialize in sports journalism, writing articles that cover major sporting events and news stories. With a passion for storytelling and an eye for detail, I strive to be accurate and insightful in my work.
