FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Qatar vs Afghanistan, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC
Qatar
  • 11': Hassan Al-Haydos
  • 15': Almoez Ali
  • 18': Moustafa Tarek
  • 26': Almoez Ali
  • 33': Almoez Ali (P)
  • 45'+3': Almoez Ali (P)
  • 53': Ahmed Alaaeldin (P)
  • 90'+4': Tameem Mansour Al Abdullah
FT
8 - 1
Afghanistan
  • 13': Amredin Sharifi
  • Red Card 90'+5': Farzad Ataie

About

Qatar are hosting Afghanistan at Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ahmed Alaa (Qatar).
  • 1': Mahboob Hanifi (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Almoez Ali (Qatar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mostafa Meshaal.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Almoez Ali (Qatar) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 4': Ahmed Fathi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Balal Arezou (Afghanistan).
  • 5': Offside, Qatar. Boualem Khoukhi tries a through ball, but Akram Afif is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Almoez Ali.
  • 6': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Ovays Azizi.
  • 10': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Mahboob Hanifi.
  • 11': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Amiruddin Sharifi.
  • 11': Goal! Qatar 1, Afghanistan 0. Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akram Afif following a corner.
  • 13': Goal! Qatar 1, Afghanistan 1. Amiruddin Sharifi (Afghanistan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mustafa Azadzoy.
  • 15': Goal! Qatar 2, Afghanistan 1. Almoez Ali (Qatar) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Homam Ahmed with a cross.
  • 16': Hand ball by Ali Reza Panahi (Afghanistan).
  • 17': Attempt saved. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Homam Ahmed.
  • 18': Goal! Qatar 3, Afghanistan 1. Mostafa Meshaal (Qatar) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Homam Ahmed.
  • 19': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Jamshed Asekzai.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Ahmed Alaa (Qatar) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Homam Ahmed.
  • 23': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Habibulla Askar.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Youssef Ayman (Qatar) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hassan Al Haydos with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Goal! Qatar 4, Afghanistan 1. Almoez Ali (Qatar) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Homam Ahmed.
  • 28': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Mahboob Hanifi.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Homam Ahmed (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Qatar).
  • 30': Sayed Fatemi (Afghanistan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Penalty Qatar. Akram Afif draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Penalty conceded by Ovays Azizi (Afghanistan) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Ovays Azizi (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Goal! Qatar 5, Afghanistan 1. Almoez Ali (Qatar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 35': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Mahboob Hanifi.
  • 37': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Maroof Mohammadi.
  • 37': Balal Arezou (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Youssef Ayman (Qatar).
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Ovays Azizi (Afghanistan).
  • 41': Substitution, Afghanistan. Farzad Ataie replaces Amanullah Sardari.
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Ahmed Alaa (Qatar) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hassan Al Haydos with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Penalty Qatar. Akram Afif draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Farzad Ataie (Afghanistan) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Qatar 6, Afghanistan 1. Almoez Ali (Qatar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Qatar 6, Afghanistan 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Qatar 6, Afghanistan 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Afghanistan. Farhad Ali Zada replaces Amiruddin Sharifi.
  • 45': Substitution, Afghanistan. Hussain Alizada replaces Sayed Fatemi.
  • 47': Farhad Ali Zada (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Youssef Ayman (Qatar).
  • 49': Ahmed Fathi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Farhad Ali Zada (Afghanistan).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ahmed Fathi.
  • 50': Foul by Ahmed Alaa (Qatar).
  • 50': Mahboob Hanifi (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Penalty Qatar. Pedro Miguel draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Penalty conceded by Hussain Alizada (Afghanistan) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 53': Goal! Qatar 7, Afghanistan 1. Ahmed Alaa (Qatar) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 56': Farhad Ali Zada (Afghanistan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Ahmed Fathi (Qatar).
  • 58': Balal Arezou (Afghanistan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Ahmed Fathi (Qatar).
  • 59': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Hussain Alizada.
  • 60': Foul by Ahmed Alaa (Qatar).
  • 60': Mahboob Hanifi (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Qatar. Tameem Mansour replaces Almoez Ali.
  • 61': Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Al Rawi replaces Ahmed Alaa.
  • 61': Substitution, Qatar. Mohammed Muntari replaces Hassan Al Haydos.
  • 63': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Mahboob Hanifi.
  • 64': Substitution, Qatar. Bassam Al Rawi replaces Pedro Miguel.
  • 65': Substitution, Afghanistan. Samir Samandari replaces Ali Reza Panahi.
  • 65': Foul by Farzad Ataie (Afghanistan).
  • 65': Tameem Mansour (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Farzad Ataie (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Homam Ahmed from a direct free kick.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Tameem Mansour (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Akram Afif.
  • 68': Ahmed Fathi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Samir Samandari (Afghanistan).
  • 68': Samir Samandari (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Tameem Mansour (Qatar) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Akram Afif with a cross.
  • 71': Foul by Ahmed Fathi (Qatar).
  • 71': Mustafa Azadzoy (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Tameem Mansour (Qatar).
  • 72': Habibulla Askar (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Samir Samandari (Afghanistan).
  • 72': Youssef Ayman (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Farhad Ali Zada (Afghanistan).
  • 76': Attempt saved. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tameem Mansour.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Homam Ahmed (Qatar) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 78': Offside, Qatar. Akram Afif tries a through ball, but Homam Ahmed is caught offside.
  • 79': Substitution, Qatar. Jassem Gaber replaces Akram Afif.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Jassem Gaber (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bassam Al Rawi.
  • 81': Hand ball by Mahboob Hanifi (Afghanistan).
  • 81': Substitution, Afghanistan. Ali Baset Nazari replaces Balal Arezou.
  • 82': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 84': Foul by Tameem Mansour (Qatar).
  • 84': Mustafa Azadzoy (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Mustafa Azadzoy (Afghanistan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 86': Foul by Mahboob Hanifi (Afghanistan).
  • 86': Mohammed Muntari (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Mahboob Hanifi (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Homam Ahmed (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 88': Foul by Ali Baset Nazari (Afghanistan).
  • 88': Youssef Ayman (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
  • 89': Mustafa Azadzoy (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Qatar 8, Afghanistan 1. Tameem Mansour (Qatar) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Homam Ahmed.
  • 90'+5': Ahmed Fathi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Samir Samandari (Afghanistan).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Farzad Ataie (Afghanistan).
  • 90'+5': Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Second yellow card to Farzad Ataie (Afghanistan) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Muntari.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Qatar 8, Afghanistan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Qatar 8, Afghanistan 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 10
9 Saves 0
28.1 Possession 71.9
2 SHOTS 26
1 ON GOAL 17
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 3
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 3
159 Accurate Passes 539
236 Passes 599
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 10
1 Crosses 22
0.0 Cross % 0.5
47 Long Balls 56
10 Accurate Long Balls 46
0.2 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 4
12 Tackles 9
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 7
17 Effective Clearances 1
17 Clearances 1

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Location: Al Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 19,374

Line-Ups

QAT Qatar (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Meshaal Barsham (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
17 Youssef Ayman
14 Homam Ahmed
2 Ró-Ró
6 Ahmed Fathi
23 Moustafa Tarek
10 Hassan Al-Haydos
7 Ahmed Alaaeldin
11 Akram Afif
19 Almoez Ali
Qatar Substitutes:
Ahmed Alrawi, Tarek Salman, Yousof Hassan, Jassem Abdulsallam, Salah Zakaria, Mohammed Waad, Bassam Al-Rawi, Mohammed Muntari, Tameem Mansour Al Abdullah, Fahad Younis, Hazem Shehata, Abdullah Marafee.

AFG Afghanistan (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Ovays Azizi (GK) Yellow Card
17 Maroof Mohammadi
3 Mahboob Hanifi Yellow Card
11 Habibulla Askar
2 Amanullah Sardari
7 Mustafa Azadzoy
14 Ali Reza Panahi
19 Jamshed Asekzai
10 Sayed Fatemi
18 Amredin Sharifi
9 Balal Arezou
Afghanistan Substitutes:
Ali Reza Rahimi, Farhad Ali Zada, Hakim Khan Niazi, Yar Zakarkhel, Golali Rahimi, Farzad Ataie, Ali Baset Nazari, Samir Samandari, Omid Rajabi, Faisal Ahmad Hamidi, Hussain Alizada.

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