Qatar 8-1 Afghanistan: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings | AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

Qatar

Hassan Al Haydos 11'

Almoez Ali 15'

Mostafa Meshaal 18'

Almoez Ali 26'

Almoez Ali 33' (Pen)

Almoez Ali 45' +3 (Pen)

Ahmed Alaa 53' (Pen)

Tameem Mansour 90' +4

Afghanistan

Amiruddin Sharifi 13'

AFC World Cup Qualification 2026

Group A - 1

November 16, 2023 3:45pm

Khalifa International Stadium, Ar-Rayyan

Key stats

Ball Possession

72%

28%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Qatar 4-3-3

Afghanistan 4-4-2

Goalkeeper

Meshaal Barsham

6.2

Ovays Azizi

7.3

Defenders

Homam Ahmed

9.9

Habibulla Askar

5.5

Boualem Khoukhi

7.2

Youssef Ayman

7.2

Pedro Miguel

7.2

Midfielders

Mostafa Meshaal

7.3

J. Asekzai

5.7

Ahmed Fathi

7.2

Mustafa Azadzoy

6.6

Hassan Al Haydos

8.3

Forwards

Akram Afif

9.5

Amiruddin Sharifi

7.0

Ahmed Alaa

7.3

Almoez Ali

9.9

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Highest rating

9.9

Almoez Ali

7.3

Ovays Azizi

Match Summary

On November 16, 2023 during the 2026 AFC World Cup Qualification match, Qatar faced off against Afghanistan at Khalifa International Stadium, Ar-Rayyan. The game concluded with Qatar securing a victory. With 72% possession, Qatar versus Afghanistan's 28% and shots on goal at 17 to 1. Qatar had 90% successful passes (of 599 passes) over Afghanistan which had 67% successful passes (of 236 passes). The outstanding efforts by Almoez Ali and Ovays Azizi played a key role.

Lineup

4-3-3

4-4-2

Barsham

6.2

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
19/21

Miguel

7.2

Played:
64Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
23/29

Won duels:
5/8

Dribbles:
1/3

Ayman

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
61/66

Won duels:
9/13

Dribbles:
2/2

Khoukhi

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
85/92

Won duels:
3/6

Ahmed

9.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
56/64

Key passes:
7

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Haydos

8.3

Played:
61Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
35/41

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
0/1

Fathi

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
78/84

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/13

Dribbles:
0/1

Meshaal

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
47/50

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Ali

9.9

Played:
61Min

Accurate passes:
17/22

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Dribbles:
1/1

Alaa

7.3

Played:
61Min

Accurate passes:
12/15

Won duels:
0/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Afif

9.5

Played:
79Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
62/66

Key passes:
5

Won duels:
4/5

Dribbles:
1/2

Sharifi

7.0

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
4/6

Won duels:
2/7

Asekzai

5.7

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
9/20

Won duels:
3/9

Azadzoy

6.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
18/22

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/8

Dribbles:
2/2

Askar

5.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
24/30

Won duels:
4/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Azizi

7.3

Played:
90Min

Saves:
9 of 17

Accurate passes:
18/37

Won duels:
0/1

Substitutes

Coach

Carlos Queiroz

Rawi

6.7

Played:
29Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
7/8

Won duels:
1/1

Muntari

6.9

Played:
29Min

Accurate passes:
8/8

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Rawi

6.9

Played:
26Min

Accurate passes:
11/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/2

Gaber

6.9

Played:
11Min

Accurate passes:
13/13

Won duels:
1/2

Shehata

Salman

Waad

Zakaria

Younis

Hassan

Marafee

Coach

A. Westwood

Samandari

6.2

Played:
25Min

Accurate passes:
9/9

Won duels:
0/4

Hamidi

Rajabi

Stats

Ball Possession

Qatar Qatar: 72%

Afghanistan: 28%

Total Shots

Qatar Qatar: 26

Afghanistan: 2

Shots on Goal

Qatar Qatar: 17

Afghanistan: 1

Corner Kicks

Qatar Qatar: 10

Afghanistan: 0

Offsides

Qatar Qatar: 2

Afghanistan: 0

Fouls

Qatar Qatar: 12

Afghanistan: 15

Yellow Cards

Qatar Qatar: 0

Afghanistan: 5

Red Cards

Qatar Qatar: 0

Afghanistan: 1

Total Passes

Qatar Qatar: 599

Afghanistan: 236

Passes Accuracy

Qatar Qatar: 539 (90%)

Afghanistan: 159 (67%)

Key stats

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Qatar vs Afghanistan

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline