Qatar
AFC. Played 643 since 27 Mar 1970: won 262, drawn 158, lost 223. Elo 1585, ranked 88 in the world; peak 1880 in 2019. Titles: 2 Asian Cups.
2Asian CupLatest results
- 2026-10-03DSaudi Arabia0–0Qatar (Saudi Arabia won on penalties)Gulf Cup · Jeddah18%
- 2026-09-30DUnited Arab Emirates1–1QatarGulf Cup · Jeddah34%
- 2026-09-27WYemen0–1QatarGulf Cup · Jeddah82%
- 2026-09-24WQatar2–0BahrainGulf Cup · Jeddah50%
- 2026-06-24LBosnia and Herzegovina3–1QatarFIFA World Cup · Group B · Seattle39%
- 2026-06-18LCanada6–0QatarFIFA World Cup · Group B · Vancouver10%
- 2026-06-13DQatar1–1SwitzerlandFIFA World Cup · Group B · Santa Clara10%
- 2026-06-06DQatar0–0El SalvadorFriendly · Los Angeles61%
- 2026-05-28LRepublic of Ireland1–0QatarFriendly · Dublin17%
- 2025-12-07LQatar0–3TunisiaArab Cup · Al Khor44%
Squad
The following 26 players are called up to the November 2026 friendlies against Australia and South Korea.
- Players
- 26
- Average age
- 28.5
- Caps between them
- 1,426
- Most from one club
- Al-Sadd (8)
Where they play
24 at home · 2 abroad in 2 other countries
- Qatar 24
- Spain 1
- United States 1
Average club rating 1472 (ClubElo; 26 of 26 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Houston Dynamo, ranked 365 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Mahmud AbunadaAl-Rayyan | 26 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Salah ZakariaAl-Duhail | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Shehab EllethyAl-Shahaniya | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Pedro MiguelAl-Sadd | 36 | 118 | 3 |
| 4 | Issa LayeAl-Arabi | 28 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Tarek SalmanAl-Sadd | 28 | 92 | 0 |
| 13 | Ayoub Al-OuiAl-Gharafa | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Homam AhmedValladolid(Spain) | 27 | 74 | 3 |
| 15 | Jassem GaberAl-Rayyan | 24 | 39 | 1 |
| 16 | Boualem KhoukhiAl-Sadd | 36 | 135 | 22 |
| 18 | Sultan Al-BrakeAl-Duhail | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Andri SyahputraHouston Dynamo(United States) | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Naif Al-HadhramiLusail | 25 | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Karim BoudiafAl-Duhail | 36 | 134 | 6 |
| 20 | Ahmed FathyAl-Arabi | 33 | 54 | 0 |
| 23 | Assim MadiboAl-Duhail | 30 | 56 | 0 |
| 26 | Mohamed ManaiAl-Sadd | 24 | 14 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Ahmed AlaaeldinAl-Rayyan | 33 | 71 | 9 |
| 8 | Edmilson JuniorAl-Duhail | 32 | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | Yusuf AbdurisagAl-Sadd | 27 | 44 | 4 |
| 10 | Hassan Al-HaydosAl-Sadd | 35 | 193 | 43 |
| 11 | Akram AfifAl-Sadd | 29 | 142 | 41 |
| 17 | Ahmed Al-GanehiAl-Rayyan | 26 | 17 | 1 |
| 19 | Almoez AliAl-Duhail | 30 | 132 | 61 |
| 24 | Tahsin JamshidAl-Duhail | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Hashim AliAl-Sadd | 26 | 7 | 0 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Qatar national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 13 November 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Copa América: 1 appearance
Asian Cup: 11 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Qatar v Kuwait: played 43, won 16, drawn 7, lost 20; goals 48–70. First met 31 Mar 1970, last 27 Dec 2024.
- 2024-12-27DKuwait1–1QatarGulf Cup · Kuwait City61%
- 2024-03-26WKuwait1–2QatarFIFA World Cup qualification · Al Farwaniyah78%
- 2024-03-21WQatar3–0KuwaitFIFA World Cup qualification · Doha91%
- 2023-01-07WKuwait0–2QatarGulf Cup · Basra82%
- 2014-01-04WQatar3–0KuwaitWAFF Championship · Doha56%
- 2011-01-16WQatar3–0KuwaitAFC Asian Cup · Group A · Doha57%
- 2010-11-22LKuwait1–0QatarGulf Cup · Aden41%
- 2009-03-17WQatar1–0KuwaitFriendly · Doha68%
- 2008-05-23DQatar1–1KuwaitFriendly · Doha72%
- 2004-12-20WQatar2–0KuwaitGulf Cup · Doha56%
- 2004-01-08WKuwait1–2QatarGulf Cup · Kuwait City35%
- 2003-09-20DQatar2–2KuwaitAFC Asian Cup qualification · Doha60%
- 2003-09-14LKuwait2–1QatarAFC Asian Cup qualification · Kuwait City36%
- 2002-01-26WKuwait0–1QatarGulf Cup · Riyadh54%
- 2001-10-18WKuwait0–1QatarFriendly · Kuwait City32%
Latest 15 of 43 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 220 | 83 | 57 | 80 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 138 | 67 | 26 | 45 |
| Gulf Cup | 124 | 44 | 36 | 44 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 |
| Arab Cup | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Asian Games | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| King's Cup | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Gold Cup | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| WAFF Championship | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Palestine Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Copa América | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| International Friendship Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan International Tournament | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Almoez Ali 34
- Akram Afif 22
- Hassan Al-Haydos 19
- Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi 16
- Sebastián Soria 14
- Mansour Muftah 13
- Mubarak Mustafa 11
- Khalfan Ibrahim 9
- Mahmoud Soufi 8
- Boualem Khoukhi 8
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.