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.
- Qatar qualified for the 2026 World Cup with a 2-1 victory over the United Arab Emirates on October 14, 2025.
- Akram Afif provided two assists, leading to goals by Boualem Khoukhi and Pedro Miguel during the match.
- Despite a late goal from Sultan Adil for UAE, Qatar maintained their lead and secured their World Cup spot.
- UAE needed only a draw to advance, while Qatar needed a win to qualify.
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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.
After contesting in 2022 the first world championship of its history for being the organizing country, Qatar will repeat the experience in 2026, now for sporting merit. If that was already a sufficient reason to celebrate in the Khalifa Stadium, Doha, the way in which the classification was achieved multiplied the euphoria on the court and the stands, where a real ecstasy was experienced.In what is a classic of the region, Qatar defeated by 2-1 …
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.…
Now it's on merit. Qatar joins the World Cup that will be organized by the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026 and will participate for the second consecutive time in the highest instance of football.The previous one had been in 2022, when the Asian country hosted the party.The team led by the Spanish Julen Lopetegui enrolled in the history by beating the United Arab Emirates for a suffering 2-1.It was the only result that served him to sec…
Qatar beats UAE to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2026
Qatar qualified for football’s 2026 World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates thanks to second-half headers from Boualem Khoukhi and Pedro Miguel. It marks the first time that Qatar, which lost all three group-stage games when it hosted the 2022 tournament, has advanced through qualification. The victory put Qatar atop Group A in the fourth round of Asian qualification, ahead of the second-place United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
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