Qatar Football World Cup team ranked 49th in FIFA World standing The Qatar national team played its first official game on March 27, 1970, against hosts Bahrain, losing 1– 2 as Mubarak Faraj counted the sole goal for Qatar. Soon after, Qatar was amongst four formation nations to play in the biennial Gulf Cup competition. The national team played its first FIFA World Cup qualifying game in 1977. Qatar’s Asian Cup introduction came in 1980. Football World Cup 2022 fans from all over the world can book Football World Cup tickets from our online platforms WorldWideTicketsandHospitality.com. Football fans can book Qatar Football World Cup Tickets on our website at exclusively discounted prices.
Qatar’s national team debatably reached its peak in the 1990s, when the side missed on two Football World Cup qualifications in 1990,1998 in the final stages, attaining its highest-ever FIFA ranking of 53 in August 1993. In 1992, Qatar’s first main victory came as the “marrons” won the 1992 Gulf Cup, a young squad centred on the team which achieved to impress months earlier in the 1992 Summer Olympics. They conquered the contest to give Qatar the gamble to finally win the long-awaited regional title. In the 2000s, it was the Gulf Cup once again that flashed a revival of a new generation of young Qatari footballers. In the back of a provisional period of doubt, Qatar seized the chance and became champions when Doha hosted the competition in 2004. 2014 was without a hesitation one of the most successful years for football in Qatar, in addition to becoming Asian U-19 champions that year, the national squad won both the West Asia Football Federation and the Gulf Cup competitions. 2019 brought more accomplishments, Qatar had an excellent campaign at the 2019 Asian Cup. Their icebreaker saw them defeat Lebanon 2–0.