The team led by former Barça player Félix Sánchez debuts in a World Cup event with the intention of performing well
His favorite scheme is 5-3-2, drawing in which the lanes have a capital importance
The big time has come for Qatar. He will play the first World Cup event in his history after several years preparing for it, specifically since 2004, the year in which he created the Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence, a first level center financed by the Qatari government that has young people of various nationalities.
Several players were formed there who currently make up the senior team and who have achieved successes such as winning the 2019 Asian Cup or be a semifinalist in the 2021 Gold Cup and third in the Arab Cup of the same year. He also has good results in the lower categories.
With an immovable 5-3-2, drawing in which the lanes have a capital importance, Qatar likes to try to be the protagonist and have possession of the ball. As weak points, the team led by Félix Sánchez ideas melt in three quarters of the field and suffers in defensive transitions and when it comes to withdrawing.
Coach
Felix Sanchez: Trained at Barça, he has been in Qatar since 2004. In 2017 he became manager of the senior team.
Star
Almoez Ali: Sudanese by birth, Qatar’s all-time top scorer and the only player to score in three different continental tournaments.
ideal eleven
Y. Hassan; Pedro, Khoukhi, Salman, A. Hassan, Al Amin; Hatem, Boudiaf, Al Haydos; Ali, Afef