Coach Sanchez names squad for joint WC and Asian Cup qualifiers

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Monday, May 17th 2021 10:08 PM

  DOHA: Felix Sanchez, coach of Qatar, on Tuesday announced a squad of 27 players for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches against India and Oman. The matches will be played on June 3 and 7 in Doha. Qatar camp will launch its training for the two matches starting on Tuesday. Following the joint qualifiers, Qatar’s squad will prepare for Gold Cup matches to be played in the United States in July. Qatar are top of Group E with 16 points from six matches, compared to 12 points from five matches for Oman , 4 for Afghanistan , 3 for India and a point for Bangladesh. It is worth mentioning that Qatar kicked off proceedings with a 5-0 rout of Bangladesh last year. Squad: Saad Al Seeb, Meshaal Bershem, Pedro Miguel, Salem Al Hajri , Tariq Salman Abdul Karim Hassan Boualem Khoukhi, Hassan Al Haydo, Akram Afif , Youssef Abdul Razzaq, Ahmed Suhail, Musab Al Khadr, Mohammed Waad, Salah Zakaria, Bassam Al Rawi, Asim Madibo, Ali Karim Boudiaf, Ismail Mohammed, Mohammed Muntari, Abdullah Abdul Salam, Sultan Bareik, Ahmed Alaa El Din, Hammam Al Amin, Mahmoud Abu Nada, Abdul Aziz Hatem and Khaled Munir. Coach: Felix Sanchez