After World Cup preliminary rounds as host: Qatar makes Queiroz national coach

After a historically weak home World Cup

Carlos Queiroz is the new coach of the Qatar national football team. As the association announced, the 69-year-old signed a contract on Monday until 2026. Queiroz, who comes from Portugal, replaces the Spaniard Félix Sánchez, who failed with Qatar at the last home World Cup as the weakest host in the history of the World Cup in the preliminary round was.

This is how the hosts performed at world championships

2022 | Qatar | Group stage (vs. Senegal, Netherlands, Ecuador)

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2018 | Russia | Quarter-finals (5-6 on penalties vs. Croatia)

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World champion: France

2014 | Brazil | 4th place (0:3 v Netherlands)

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World champion: Germany

2010 | South Africa | Group stage (vs Mexico, Uruguay, France)

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World champion: Spain

2006 | Germany | 3rd place (3-1 v Portugal)

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World Champion: Italy

2002 | Japan & South Korea | Round of 16 (0:1 vs. Turkey) & 4th place (2:3 vs. Turkey)

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World champion: Brazil

1998 | France | World Champion (3-0 v Brazil)

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1994 | United States | Round of 16 (0-1 v Brazil)

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World champion: Brazil

1990 | Italy | 3rd place (2-1 v England)

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World champion: Germany

1986 | Mexico | Quarter-finals (1-4 penalties vs. Germany)

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World Champion: Argentina

1982 | Spain | Group stage (vs. Germany, England)

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World Champion: Italy

1978 | Argentina | World Champion (3-1 aet v Netherlands)

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1974 | Germany | World Champion (2-1 v Netherlands)

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1970 | Mexico | Quarter-finals (1-4 v Italy)

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World champion: Brazil

1966 | UK | World Champion (4:2 aet against Germany)

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1962 | Chile | 3rd place (1:0 against Yugoslavia)

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World champion: Brazil

1958 | Sweden | Final (2-5 v Brazil)

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1954 | Switzerland | Quarterfinals (5:7 against Austria)

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World champion: Germany

1950 | Brazil | Final group (vs Spain, Sweden, Uruguay)

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World champion: Uruguay

1938 | France | Quarter-finals (1-3 v Italy)

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World Champion: Italy

1934 | Italy | World Champion (2:1 aet in the final against Czechoslovakia)

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1930 | Uruguay | World Champion (4:2 in the final against Argentina)

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For Queiroz, Qatar is already the eighth station as national coach. The former Man United co had previously coached the squads of Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Colombia, Egypt and most recently Iran under Sir Alex Ferguson. At the last World Cup in Qatar, Queiroz was eliminated with the Iranians in the group stage.

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