Qatar : Hoping To Mark First Participation

Qatar will be participating at World Cup for the first time. The team is ranked on the 51st spot on FIFA Rankings. Qatar is placed in group A with Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands. Ahead of the competition, the national team of Qatar is taking an unusual approach to preparations by staying together in a training camp for six months. The 27-strong squad assembled in June. The team has played several friendly matches before their opening Group A fixture against Ecuador on November 21, 2022. Qatar will play against Honduras today October 26, 2022. The first part of the camp took place in Spain before they moved on to Austria for a four-team tournament lined up against Morocco and Ghana who will also participate in the World Cup as well as Jamaica. Qatar will also face Senegal on November 25 and the Netherlands on November 29, 2022 in their World Cup group. 
The attack is the strongest compartment of the Qatar national team. Left winger Akram Afif is arguably the team's best player. On the right wing, it is Hasan Al-Haydos, the most capped player in the country and also captain of Qatar, who plays with more than 130 international matches to his credit. In attack, center forward Almoez Ali has his place in the Qatari starting lineup. Qatar national team is hoping to mark its first participation at the World Cup in their country. Qatar does not have any international-level players in its ranks. It would be one of football's greatest sensations if Qatar passed the group stage and qualifi...