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Qatar at FIFA World Cup 2026

Group B fixtures, results, official squad, team history and match links.

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Group B

Qatar

Coach: Julian Lopetegui Argote · 26-player FIFA squad confirmed

Team profile

FIFA codeQAT

GroupGroup B

Fixtures listed3

First matchQatar v Switzerland

Official squad26 players

Tournament tracker

CaptainCaptain not listed in the official squad file

CoachJulian Lopetegui Argote

Qualification pathGroup B; knockout slot updates after group positions are confirmed.

Next matchNo upcoming fixture attached yet

Latest resultBosnia and Herzegovina 3 - 1 Qatar

Current goals leaderNo tournament goals recorded yet

Team fixtures

Upcoming and live fixtures stay here; completed matches move into the results section below.

No upcoming fixtures are attached to this team yet.

Results

World Cup history

Performance record

Group stage: 2022

Qatar move from host debut in 2022 into a second finals appearance, with the 2026 group stage testing their growth away from home.

Appearances2nd World Cup appearance in 2026

Last tournament2022 group stage

  • Hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup
  • Made World Cup debut in 2022
  • Chasing a first World Cup point and knockout path

Group standing

Group B

View Group B standings and fixtures
Group B standings
TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
Switzerland flagSwitzerland32107347
Canada flagCanada31118354
Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina311156-14
Qatar flagQatar3012210-81
Table keyPMatches playedWWinsDDrawsLLossesGFGoals forGAGoals againstGDGoal differencePtsPoints

Official squad

Qatar FIFA World Cup 2026 squad
No.PlayerPositionClubDate of birthHeight
1Mahmoud AbunadaGoalkeeperAl Rayyan SC (QAT)5 Feb 2000185 cm
2Pedro MiguelDefenderAl Sadd SC (QAT)6 Aug 1990180 cm
3Lucas MendesDefenderAl Wakrah SC (QAT)3 Jul 1990179 cm
4Issa LayeDefenderAl Arabi SC (QAT)22 Dec 1997178 cm
5Jassem GaberDefenderAl Rayyan SC (QAT)20 Feb 2002181 cm
6Abdulaziz HatemMidfielderAl Rayyan SC (QAT)1 Jan 1990179 cm
7Ahmed AlaaeldinForwardAl Rayyan SC (QAT)31 Jan 1993179 cm
8Edmilson JuniorForwardAl Duhail SC (QAT)19 Aug 1994180 cm
9Mohammed MuntariForwardAl Gharafa SC (QAT)20 Dec 1993192 cm
10Hassan AlhaydosForwardAl Sadd SC (QAT)11 Dec 1990174 cm
11Akram AfifForwardAl Sadd SC (QAT)18 Nov 1996176 cm
12Karim BoudiafMidfielderAl Duhail SC (QAT)16 Sept 1990190 cm
13Ayoub AlouiDefenderAl Gharafa SC (QAT)11 Mar 2005181 cm
14Homam AhmedDefenderCultural Leonesa (ESP)25 Aug 1999188 cm
15Yusuf AbdurisagForwardAl Wakrah SC (QAT)6 Aug 1999171 cm
16Boualem KhoukhiDefenderAl Sadd SC (QAT)9 Jul 1990185 cm
17Ahmed AlganehiMidfielderAl Gharafa SC (QAT)22 Sept 2000175 cm
18Sultan AlbrakeDefenderAl Duhail SC (QAT)7 Apr 1996178 cm
19Almoez AliForwardAl Duhail SC (QAT)19 Aug 1996180 cm
20Ahmed FathyMidfielderAl Arabi SC (QAT)25 Jan 1993171 cm
21Salah ZakariaGoalkeeperAl Duhail SC (QAT)24 Apr 1999186 cm
22Meshaal BarshamGoalkeeperAl Sadd SC (QAT)14 Feb 1998180 cm
23Assim MadiboMidfielderAl Wakrah SC (QAT)22 Oct 1996168 cm
24Tahsin MohammedForwardAl Duhail SC (QAT)16 Jun 2006166 cm
25Alhashmi AlhusseinDefenderAl Arabi SC (QAT)15 Aug 2003182 cm
26Mohamed ManaiForwardAl Shamal SC (QAT)25 Oct 2002180 cm

Source: FIFA World Cup 2026 official squad list, Version 1 (10 Jun 2026).

Squad shape

Goalkeeper

3 players

1Mahmoud AbunadaAl Rayyan SC (QAT)
21Salah ZakariaAl Duhail SC (QAT)
22Meshaal BarshamAl Sadd SC (QAT)

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