The Qatar national football team participates in the FIFA World Cup 2026 for the second time, after qualifying through the qualifiers, with a strong squad under coach Julen Lopetegui. The Qatari team qualified after beating the UAE 2-1 in a strong match in Doha. Both Boualem Khoukhi and Pedro Miguel scored the qualifying goals for the Qatari team, which topped Group 4. The Qatari team includes a group of experienced players, led by Akram Afif, who is considered one of the team's prominent stars. The Qatari team plays its matches in the first round against Switzerland, Canada, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Qatar has won the Asian Cup twice in 2019 and 2023, and the Gulf Cup three times in 1992, 2004, and 2014. Qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is a great achievement for the Qatari team, which aims to achieve a better result than the previous participation. Julen Lopetegui is an experienced coach who has trained many clubs and teams in Spain, Portugal, and England. His selection of the Qatari team's squad is a strategic decision aimed at achieving success in the 2026 World Cup.