Group B
Qatar
- Manager
- Julen Lopetegui
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- June 1
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 36.8%
- Round of 16
- 6.5%
- Quarter-final
- 0.6%
- Semi-final
- 0.0%
- Final
- 0.0%
- Champion
- 0.0%
Market champion price 0.1% · model edge -0.1%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04A direct 4-2-3-1 built to free Akram Afif and break in transition from a mid-block — but with real defensive worries.
Style · 4-2-3-1 — direct (most long balls per 90), rotations to free Akram Afif, sitting in a mid-block to create counters.
Counter-reliance ·highMid-block to create counters, most long balls per 90
Strengths
- +Most long balls per 90 — a direct, vertical threat
- +Clever rotations to free Akram Afif (11 assists)
- +Mid-block designed to spring counters
Weaknesses
- −Defensive worries — -7 goal difference in qualifying
Key players
- Akram Afif · CAMPacey, skilful dribbler with composure around goal and a creative final pass
- Tactics
- Drop into a mid-block, go direct, and use rotations to spring Afif on the counter. The creative upside is exciting; the defensive numbers are the concern.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Salah ZakariaAl Duhail
- Meshaal BarshamAl Sadd
- Mahmoud AbunadaAl Rayyan
Defenders
- Boualem KhoukhiAl Sadd
- Pedro MiguelAl Sadd
- Sultan Al BrakeAl Duhail
- Al-Hashmi Al-HussainAl Arabi
- Ayoub Al-AlawiAl Gharafa
- Issa LayeAl Arabi
- Lucas MendesAl Wakrah
- Homam Al-AminCultural Leonesa
Midfielders
- Ahmed FathiAl Arabi
- Jassim GaberAl Rayyan
- Assim MadiboAl Wakrah
- Abdulaziz HatemAl Rayyan
- Karim BoudiafAl Duhail
- Mohammed MannaiAl Shamal
Forwards
- Almoez AliAl Duhail
- Akram AfifAl Sadd
- Tahsin MohammedAl Duhail
- Edmílson JuniorAl Duhail
- Ahmed Al-GanehiAl Gharafa
- Ahmed AlaaAl Rayyan
- Hassan Al-HaydosAl Sadd
- Mohammed MuntariAl Gharafa
- Yusuf AbdurisagAl Wakrah