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The event hosts are enjoying on the World Cup for the primary time and face Ecuador within the opening match on November 20. Qatar may also meet Senegal and the Netherlands in Group A
Qatar coach Felix Sanchez chosen a 26-man squad World Cup on Friday solely made up of home-based gamers led by attacking trio Akram Afif, Almoez Ali and Hassan Al-Haydos.
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The event hosts are enjoying on the World Cup for the primary time and face Ecuador within the opening match on November 20. Qatar may also meet Senegal and the Netherlands in Group A.
Sanchez and his gamers have been staying collectively in near-lockdown since June whereas holding coaching camps in Spain and Austria.
It’s a comparable method to that of South Korea 20 years in the past when the co-hosts made a shock run to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup.
Sanchez, who realized his commerce over 10 years with Barcelona’s youth groups, guided Qatar to a 3-1 victory over Japan within the 2019 Asian Cup ultimate for the nation’s first main worldwide title.
“In 2019, it was tough to think about that Qatar may win the Asian Cup,” Sanchez mentioned lately in an interview with Spanish sports activities each day Marca.
“Clearly, I’m not speaking about profitable the World cup however to play at a great degree in opposition to these three opponents is our problem. Afterwards, it’s soccer and something can occur.”
