US EditionQatar Hold on to Beat UAE and Qualify for 2026 World Cup
Qatar secured direct qualification by topping Group A with a 2-1 win over UAE, assisted by Akram Afif, while UAE advances to playoffs for another World Cup chance.
- On October 14, 2025, Qatar national football team defeated United Arab Emirates national football team 2-1 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, securing FIFA World Cup 2026 qualification.
- UAE entered the game needing only a draw while Qatar required a win to top Group A, with UAE leading after beating Oman 2-1 on October 11.
- Two second-half headers decided the game as Boualem Khoukhi scored in the 49th minute and Pedro Miguel doubled the lead in the 74th minute, while a late red card and added-time Sultan Adil goal set up a tense finish.
- The result rearranged Group A standings as Qatar topped with four points and UAE moved to three, advancing to a fifth-round playoff next month against the Saudi Arabia–Iraq loser.
- Qatar's qualification marks a second straight World Cup appearance after 2022, with Akram Afif, two-time Asian Player of the Year, supplying key contributions that unlocked UAE's defence.
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Qatar has qualified for the World Cup next year. 2022's host of the World Cup defeated the United Arab Emirates with 2:1 and is the first to complete his group.
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Qatar qualify for 2026 World Cup with 2-1 win over UAE
Qatar qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday after they saw off the United Arab Emirates 2-1 in Doha. The 2022 World Cup hosts, who did not make it out of the group stage three years ago in their first ever appearance at the tournament, triumphed in the must-win clash at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium thanks to second-half goals from captain Boualem Khoukhi and Pedro Miguel. Akram Afif, the two-time Asian Player of the Year, got both assists.…
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