Qatar, who hosted the FIFA World Cup 2022, have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 to experience their consecutive World Cup journey. The Maroon One, recent back-to-back Asian Cup champions, moved to the fourth round to successfully qualify for the 2026 WC edition.
Qatar started the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualification (AFC) journey from the Second Round Group A. They had to fight with Afghanistan, India, and Kuwait, where Qatar dominated with five wins and one draw to comfortably advance to the third round after scoring 15 goals, while conceding three.
In the third round, Qatar participated in Group A, where their opponents were the United Arab Emirates, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, and Uzbekistan. Qatar ultimately finished in the fourth place in that group with 13 points after four wins, one draw, and five losses.
In the fourth round, Qatar faced Oman and the United Arab Emirates in Group A. After a goalless draw against Oman, hosts Qatar defeated the UAE by 2-1 to book their tickets for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Qatar's performances in the FIFA WC 2026 Qualification AFC (Second Round) Group A
Qatar 8 – 1 Afghanistan
India 0 – 3 Qatar
Qatar 3 – 0 Kuwait
Kuwait 1 – 2 Qatar
Afghanistan 0 – 0 Qatar
Qatar 2 – 1 India
Qatar's performances in the FIFA WC 2026 Qualification AFC (Third Round) Group A
Qatar 1 – 3 United Arab Emirates
North Korea 2 – 2 Qatar
Qatar 3 – 1 Kyrgyzstan
Iran 4 – 1 Qatar
Qatar 3 – 2 Uzbekistan
United Arab Emirates 5 – 0 Qatar
Qatar 5 – 1 North Korea
Kyrgyzstan 3 – 1 Qatar
Qatar 1 – 0 Iran
Uzbekistan 3 – 0 Qatar
Qatar's performances in the FIFA WC 2026 Qualification AFC (Fourth Round) Group A
Oman 0 – 0 Qatar
Qatar 2 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Qatar’s Complete FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualification Stats
Matches played: 18
Won: 10
Drawn: 3
Lost: 5
Goals Scored: 37
Goals Conceded: 28
Leading Goal Scorer: Almoez Ali – 12 goals
Qatar FIFA World Cup records
Qatar made their FIFA World Cup debut in the 2022 edition, as they qualified automatically as the hosts. So, the FIFA World Cup 2026 is the first World Cup where Qatar qualified successfully. In the 2022 edition, Qatar lost all three games, where they scored only one goal and conceded seven goals.
Qatar group stage schedule in the FIFA World Cup 2026
Qatar will start from Group B in the FIFA World Cup 2026, where they will face Switzerland, Canada, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
June 13: Qatar vs Switzerland at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara (12:00 local time)
June 18: Canada vs Qatar at BC Place, Vancouver (15:00 local time)
June 24: Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Qatar at Lumen Field, Seattle (12:00 local time)
