FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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Afghanistan are hosting Qatar at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Abdullah Al Yazidi (Qatar).
  • 1': Zelfagar Nazary (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Mosawer Ahadi (Afghanistan).
  • 3': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Rahmat Akbari (Afghanistan).
  • 4': Mostafa Meshaal (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Afghanistan. Conceded by Abdalla Yousif.
  • 10': Offside, Afghanistan. Fareed Sadat is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Mostafa Meshaal (Qatar).
  • 11': Rahmat Akbari (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Abdullah Al Yazidi (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Homam Ahmed with a cross.
  • 15': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Najim Haidary.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Rahmat Akbari (Afghanistan).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Foul by Tahsin Jamshid (Qatar).
  • 22': Taufee Skandari (Afghanistan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Substitution, Afghanistan. Jamshed Asekzai replaces Rahmat Akbari because of an injury.
  • 24': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Zohib Islam Amiri.
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Mohammed Aiash (Qatar).
  • 26': Delay in match because of an injury Mosawer Ahadi (Afghanistan).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Zelfagar Nazary.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Ovays Azizi (Afghanistan).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Foul by Zelfagar Nazary (Afghanistan).
  • 31': Mostafa Meshaal (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Delay in match (Qatar).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Corner, Afghanistan. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
  • 39': Dangerous play by Homam Ahmed (Qatar).
  • 39': Zohib Islam Amiri (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Mosawer Ahadi (Afghanistan).
  • 42': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Qatar. Abdullah Al Yazidi is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Abdullah Al Yazidi (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Hand ball by Zohib Islam Amiri (Afghanistan).
  • 45'+4': Zohib Islam Amiri (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Ovays Azizi.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Afghanistan 0, Qatar 0.
  • 45'+6': Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Second Half begins Afghanistan 0, Qatar 0.
  • 47': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Amid Arezou.
  • 48': Foul by Jamshed Asekzai (Afghanistan).
  • 48': Naif Al Hadrami (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Fareed Sadat (Afghanistan).
  • 50': Naif Al Hadrami (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Abdullah Al Yazidi (Qatar).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Substitution, Qatar. Mahdi Salem replaces Abdullah Al Yazidi because of an injury.
  • 54': Foul by Fareed Sadat (Afghanistan).
  • 54': Mostafa Meshaal (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Amid Arezou.
  • 55': Najim Haidary (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Foul by Fareed Sadat (Afghanistan).
  • 56': Naif Al Hadrami (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Naif Al Hadrami.
  • 57': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Zohib Islam Amiri.
  • 57': Tahsin Jamshid (Qatar) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mahdi Salem with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Al Rawi (Qatar) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Zelfagar Nazary.
  • 58': Hand ball by Mosawer Ahadi (Afghanistan).
  • 60': Substitution, Qatar. Mohamed Gouda replaces Tahsin Jamshid.
  • 60': Substitution, Afghanistan. Siar Sadat replaces Amid Arezou.
  • 60': Substitution, Afghanistan. Omid Popalzay replaces Fareed Sadat.
  • 62': Foul by Naif Al Hadrami (Qatar).
  • 62': Mosawer Ahadi (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Naif Al Hadrami (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Mosawer Ahadi (Afghanistan).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Offside, Afghanistan. Omid Popalzay is caught offside.
  • 66': Foul by Omid Popalzay (Afghanistan).
  • 66': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Omid Popalzay (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Mostafa Meshaal (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mahdi Salem.
  • 73': Delay in match (Qatar).
  • 73': Substitution, Qatar. Abdullah Alahrak replaces Naif Al Hadrami.
  • 74': Substitution, Qatar. Yusuf Abdurisag replaces Ibrahim Al Hassan.
  • 74': Substitution, Qatar. Hazem Shehata replaces Homam Ahmed.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Jamshed Asekzai (Afghanistan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omid Popalzay with a cross.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Najim Haidary (Afghanistan).
  • 78': Substitution, Afghanistan. Omid Musawi replaces Mosawer Ahadi.
  • 78': Substitution, Afghanistan. Sayeed Reza Hussaini replaces Najim Haidary because of an injury.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Foul by Abdullah Alahrak (Qatar).
  • 80': Omid Popalzay (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Omid Musawi (Afghanistan).
  • 81': Hazem Shehata (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Taufee Skandari (Afghanistan).
  • 81': Mohamed Gouda (Qatar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Taufee Skandari (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Zohib Islam Amiri.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Hazem Shehata (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Ovays Azizi (Afghanistan).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Foul by Mohammed Aiash (Qatar).
  • 88': Omid Popalzay (Afghanistan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jamshed Asekzai (Afghanistan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jabar Sharza.
  • 89': Foul by Zelfagar Nazary (Afghanistan).
  • 89': Mohamed Gouda (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Siar Sadat (Afghanistan).
  • 90'+4': Hazem Shehata (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Gouda with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Al Rawi with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Afghanistan 0, Qatar 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Afghanistan 0, Qatar 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 15
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 2
69.6 Possession 30.4
10 SHOTS 2
2 ON GOAL 0
0.2 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
402 Accurate Passes 134
469 Passes 208
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
7 Accurate Crosses 2
29 Crosses 8
0.2 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 58
40 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 6
9 Effective Clearances 25
9 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Location: Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 651

WCQ - AFC Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Iran 6 +7 16
2 Uzbekistan 6 +3 13
3 United Arab Emirates 6 +8 10
4 Qatar 6 -7 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

AFG Afghanistan (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Ovays Azizi (GK)
12 Najim Haidary Yellow Card
4 Haroon Fakhruddin Yellow Card
6 Habibulla Askar
5 Amid Arezou
14 Zelfy Nazary
8 Rahmat Akbari
11 Taufee Skandari Yellow Card
7 Mosawer Ahadi
10 Jabar Sharza
20 Matías Rojas

QAT Qatar (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Saad Al-Sheeb (GK)
4 Mohamed Ayash
13 Yousef Marel
15 Abdalla Yousif
23 Moustafa Tarek
17 Naif Al Hadhrami Yellow Card
14 Homam Ahmed
3 Tahsin Jamshid
10 Ahmed Alrawi Yellow Card
8 Ibrahim Al Hassan
16 Abdulla Badr Alyazidi

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