The
Al
Annabi,
who
are
drawn
in
Group
A
along
with
Ecuador,
Senegal
and
the
Netherlands
need
first
and
foremost
to
dispel
the
notion
that
they
are
playing
in
the
World
Cup
just
by
the
virtue
of
being
the
host
nation.
They
proved
that
they
are
no
pushovers
by
winning
the
2019
Asian
Football
Confederation
(AFC)
Asian
Cup,
beating
fancied
teams
like
South
Korea
and
Japan
en
route
to
winning
the
title,
conceding
just
one
goal
throughout
the
tournament.
QATAR
2022
FIXTURES
The
Felix
Sanchez-coached
squad
is
a
blend
of
youth
and
experience
with
the
White
and
Maroon
brigade
pinning
their
hopes
on
2019
AFC
Asian
Footballer
of
the
Year
Akram
Afif.
The
left-winger,
who
has
plied
his
trade
with
Belgian
outfit
KAS
Eupen,
will
lead
the
attack
upfront
along
with
2019
AFC
Asian
Cup
hero
Almoez
Ali
and
Qatar
Stars
League
(QSL)
star
and
skipper
Al
Haydos.
The
whole
squad
is
picked
from
those
players
plying
trade
in
QSL.
Almoez
was
the
star
for
Qatar
during
their
2019
AFC
Asian
Cup
campaign
in
the
UAE
where
he
scored
a
record-breaking
nine
goals
to
emerge
as
the
tournament
top-scorer,
thereby
playing
an
instrumental
role
in
Al
Annabi’s
maiden
triumph
at
the
continental
level.
In
UAE
three
years
back,
Sanchez’s
men
had
won
the
battle
as
well
as
hearts
in
a
tournament
which
was
played
amidst
political
tension
in
the
region
due
to
the
economic
blockade
imposed
on
Qatar
by
their
neighbours.
During
the
4-0
semifinal
win
over
hosts
UAE,
they
were
at
the
receiving
end
right
throughout
the
90
minutes
of
play.
They
were
booed
by
a
partisan
crowd
right
from
the
moment
the
Qatar
national
anthem
was
played.
is
braced
for
biggest
football
show
on
earth.
It
did
not
end
there.
Sandals
and
water
bottles
were
thrown
at
them
when
Qatar
scored
and
choicest
of
abuses
were
hurled
by
local
crowd
during
the
course
of
the
match.
Yet
Qatar
did
not
respond
and
with
a
regal
mien
and
poise
shut
out
their
opponents
out
of
the
contest.
Following
the
2019
AFC
Asian
Cup
triumph,
Qatar
were
given
a
chance
to
compete
in
the
Copa
America
the
same
year,
where
they
were
drawn
against
tougher
opponents
like
Argentina,
Paraguay
and
Colombia.
Currently
50th
in
FIFA
rankings,
Qatar
have
played
several
tournaments
in
different
parts
of
the
world
and
that
experience
should
hold
them
in
good
stead.
FIXTURES
November
20:
Vs
Ecuador
at
Al
Bayt
Stadium
November
25:
Vs
Senegal
at
Al
Thummama
Stadiium.
November
29:
Vs
Netherlands
at
Al
Bayt
Stadium.
FULL
SQUAD:
Goalkeepers:
Saad
Alsheeb,
Meshaal
Barsham,
Yousef
Hassan
Defenders:
Pedro
Miguel,
Musaab
Khidir,
Tarek
Salman,
Bassam
Al
Rawi,
Boualem
Khoukhi,
Abdelkarim
Hassan,
Homam
Ahmed,
Jassem
Gaber.
Midfielders:
Ali
Asad,
Assim
Madabo,
Mohammed
Waad,
Salem
Al
Hajri,
Moustafa
Tarek,
Karim
Boudiaf,
Abdelaziz
Hatim,
Ismail
Mohamad.
Forwards:
Naif
Alhadhrami,
Ahmed
Alaaeldin,
Hassan
AlHaydos,
Khalid
Muneer,
Akram
Afif,
Almoez
Ali,
Mohamed
Muntari.
PROBABLE
XI:
Saad
Al
Sheeb,
Pedro
Miguel,
Bassam
Al
Rawi,
Boualem
Khoukhi,
Abdelkarim
Hassan,
Homam
Al
Amin,
Karim
Boudiaf,
Abdulaziz
Hatem,
Hassan
Al
Haydos,
Akram
Afif,
Almoez
Ali.
KEY
PLAYERS:
Akram
Afif,
Almoez
Ali
and
Hassan
Al
Haydos
PREDICTION:
Making
their
debut
in
the
tournament,
Qatar
have
their
task
cut
in
a
group
featuring
stronger
opponents.
But
still
a
good
start
against
Ecuador
could
turn
things
around.
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