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Qatar</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AFC_Champions_League_Final_2020,_19_December_2020,_Persepolis_vs_Ulsan_Hyundai_(1-2)_(74).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AFC_Champions_League_Final_2020%2C_19_December_2020%2C_Persepolis_vs_Ulsan_Hyundai_%281-2%29_%2874%29.jpg/240px-AFC_Champions_League_Final_2020%2C_19_December_2020%2C_Persepolis_vs_Ulsan_Hyundai_%281-2%29_%2874%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AFC_Champions_League_Final_2020%2C_19_December_2020%2C_Persepolis_vs_Ulsan_Hyundai_%281-2%29_%2874%29.jpg/360px-AFC_Champions_League_Final_2020%2C_19_December_2020%2C_Persepolis_vs_Ulsan_Hyundai_%281-2%29_%2874%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AFC_Champions_League_Final_2020%2C_19_December_2020%2C_Persepolis_vs_Ulsan_Hyundai_%281-2%29_%2874%29.jpg/480px-AFC_Champions_League_Final_2020%2C_19_December_2020%2C_Persepolis_vs_Ulsan_Hyundai_%281-2%29_%2874%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="787" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Al_Janoub_Stadium" title="Al Janoub Stadium">Al Janoub Stadium</a> hosted the <a href="/wiki/2020_AFC_Champions_League_final" title="2020 AFC Champions League final">2020 AFC Champions League final</a>. Part of Qatar's plan to demonstrate its ability to host international football matches.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Qatar</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Governing body</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Football_Association" title="Qatar Football Association">Qatar Football Association</a> (QFA)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">National team(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team" title="Qatar national football team">Qatar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">First played</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1948<span class="noprint">; 77 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1948</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Clubs</th><td class="infobox-data">20</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><div style="border-bottom:1px solid lightgray;">National competitions</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/AFC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Cup">AFC Cup</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/AFC_Asian_Cup" title="AFC Asian Cup">AFC Asian Cup</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/AFC_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Champions League">AFC Champions League</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><div style="border-bottom:1px solid lightgray;">Club competitions</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left;"> <div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <ul><li><b>League</b>: <br /><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Stars_League" title="Qatar Stars League">Qatar Stars League</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Qatari_Second_Division" title="Qatari Second Division">Qatari Second Division</a></li> <li><b>Cups</b>: <br /><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Cup" title="Qatar Cup">Qatar Cup</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Qatar_FA_Cup" title="Qatar FA Cup">Qatar FA Cup</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Qatari_Stars_Cup" title="Qatari Stars Cup">Qatari Stars Cup</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Emir_of_Qatar_Cup" title="Emir of Qatar Cup">Emir of Qatar Cup</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Jassim_Cup" title="Sheikh Jassim Cup">Sheikh Jassim Cup</a></li></ul> </li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><div style="border-bottom:1px solid lightgray;">International competitions</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left;"> <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="FIFA Club World Cup">FIFA Club World Cup</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Football</a> is the most popular <a href="/wiki/Sport" title="Sport">sport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Qatar" title="Qatar">Qatar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Football in Qatar is organized by the <a href="/wiki/Qatar_Football_Association" title="Qatar Football Association">Qatar Football Association</a> (QFA).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Qatar hosted the <a href="/wiki/2011_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2011 AFC Asian Cup">2011 AFC Asian Cup</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_FIFA_Arab_Cup" title="2021 FIFA Arab Cup">2021 FIFA Arab Cup</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2023 AFC Asian Cup">2023 AFC Asian Cup</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2024_AFC_U-23_Asian_Cup" title="2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup">2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Qatar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Football was introduced to the country in 1948 when oil workers organized a match among themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first football club was established in 1950 under the name 'Al-Najah', which went on to form <a href="/wiki/Al_Ahli_SC_(Doha)" title="Al Ahli SC (Doha)">Al Ahli</a>. This was followed by the organization of the first football tournament in 1951 called 'Izz al-Din Championship' by the Qatar Oil Company. In the late 1950s, the name was changed to 'Pukett Cup'.<sup id="cite_ref-sc_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The QFA was formed in 1960 and the first league season was launched in 1963–64. League matches were played in <a href="/wiki/Doha_Sports_Stadium" title="Doha Sports Stadium">Doha Sports Stadium</a>, which accommodated the first grass football pitch in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-sc_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Spectatorship">Spectatorship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Qatar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Spectatorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a 2014 survey conducted by Qatari government ministries and departments, 65% of the 1,079 respondents indicated that they did not attend a football match in the previous league season.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lack of time, unsuitable atmospheres for females and the presence of paid fans were all major factors for not attending. The highest deterrent was climate, which was cited by seventy-three percent respondents as impacting their decision to attend a football match.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As an initiative to gauge public opinion and increase local participation in sports with an emphasis on football, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) launched the <i>Jeeran</i> program in April 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The program involves seeking the opinion and advice of people in <a href="/wiki/Majlis" title="Majlis">majlises</a>, as well as encouraging large-scale community involvement, particularly by women.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Most_successful_teams">Most successful teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Qatar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Most successful teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:Center;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%">Team </th> <th width="5%">Total number of trophies </th> <th width="10%">Qatar Stars League winners </th> <th width="10%">Emir Cup winners </th> <th width="10%">Qatar Cup winners </th> <th width="10%">Sheikh Jassem Cup winners </th> <th width="10%">Qatari Stars Cup winners </th> <th width="10%">Qatar FA Cup winners </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al_Sadd_SC" title="Al Sadd SC">Al-Sadd</a> </td> <td><b>59</b> </td> <td><b>16</b> (1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022) </td> <td><b>18</b> (1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021) </td> <td><b>8</b> (1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020, 2021) </td> <td><b>15</b> (1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2014, 2017, 2019) </td> <td><b>2</b> (2010, 2020) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Qatar_SC" title="Qatar SC">Qatar SC</a> </td> <td><b>24</b> </td> <td><b>8</b> (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 2003) </td> <td><b>8</b> (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976) </td> <td><b>3</b> (2002, 2004, 2009) </td> <td><b>4</b> (1983, 1984, 1987, 1995) </td> <td><b>1</b> (2014) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al-Rayyan_SC" title="Al-Rayyan SC">Al-Rayyan</a> </td> <td><b>23</b> </td> <td><b>8</b> (1976, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2016) </td> <td><b>6</b> (1999, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013) </td> <td><b>4</b> (1995, 1996, 2001, 2012) </td> <td><b>5</b> (1992, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2018) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al-Arabi_SC_(Qatar)" title="Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)">Al-Arabi</a> </td> <td><b>24</b> </td> <td><b>7</b> (1983, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997) </td> <td><b>9</b> (1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2023) </td> <td><b>1</b> (1997) </td> <td><b>6</b> (1980, 1982, 1994, 2008, 2010, 2011) </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> (2022) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al-Gharafa_SC" title="Al-Gharafa SC">Al-Gharafa</a> </td> <td><b>22</b> </td> <td><b>7</b> (1992, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) </td> <td><b>7</b> (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2009, 2012) </td> <td><b>3</b> (2000, 2010, 2011) </td> <td><b>2</b> (2005, 2007) </td> <td><b>3</b> (2009, 2018, 2019) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al-Duhail_SC" title="Al-Duhail SC">Al-Duhail</a> </td> <td><b>19</b> </td> <td><b>8</b> (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023) </td> <td><b>4</b> (2016, 2018, 2019, 2022) </td> <td><b>4</b> (2013, 2015, 2018, 2023) </td> <td><b>2</b> (2015, 2016) </td> <td><b>1</b> (2023) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al-Wakrah_SC" title="Al-Wakrah SC">Al-Wakrah</a> </td> <td><b>8</b> </td> <td><b>2</b> (1999, 2001) </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> (1999) </td> <td><b>4</b> (1989, 1991, 1998, 2004) </td> <td><b>1</b> (2012) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al_Ahli_SC_(Doha)" title="Al Ahli SC (Doha)">Al-Ahli (Doha)</a> </td> <td><b>4</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>4</b> (1973, 1981, 1987, 1992) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Al-Maref </td> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><b>3</b> (1964, 1965, 1966) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/El_Jaish_SC" title="El Jaish SC">El-Jaish</a> </td> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>2</b> (2014, 2016) </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> (2013) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al-Khor_SC" title="Al-Khor SC">Al-Khor</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> (2005) </td> <td><b>1</b> (2002) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Umm_Salal_SC" title="Umm Salal SC">Umm-Salal</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> (2008) </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> (2009) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al-Sailiya_SC" title="Al-Sailiya SC">Al-Sailiya</a> </td> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> (2021) </td> <td><b>1</b> (2021) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Muaither_SC" title="Muaither SC">Al-Muaither</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> (2003) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Al-Shamal_SC" title="Al-Shamal SC">Al-Shamal</a> </td> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> (1996) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_team">National team</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Qatar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: National team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Qatar_national_football_team.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Qatar_national_football_team.jpg/240px-Qatar_national_football_team.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Qatar_national_football_team.jpg/360px-Qatar_national_football_team.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Qatar_national_football_team.jpg/480px-Qatar_national_football_team.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="816" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team" title="Qatar national football team">Qatar national football team</a> in 2011.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team" title="Qatar national football team">Qatar national football team</a></div> <p>The Qatar national team has had limited international success and has often been accused of abusing naturalisation laws to acquire players.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, they did win the <a href="/wiki/Arabian_Gulf_Cup" title="Arabian Gulf Cup">Arabian Gulf Cup</a> three times and won back-to-back <a href="/wiki/AFC_Asian_Cup" title="AFC Asian Cup">AFC Asian Cup</a> titles in <a href="/wiki/2019_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2019 AFC Asian Cup">2019</a> and <a href="/wiki/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup" title="2023 AFC Asian Cup">2023</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The side also participated in the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a> as hosts.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's_national_team"><span id="Women.27s_national_team"></span>Women's national team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Qatar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Women's national team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Qatar_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Qatar women's national football team">Qatar women's national football team</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="FIFA_World_Cup">FIFA World Cup</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Qatar&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: FIFA World Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, Qatar won the bid to host the <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2022 FIFA World Cup">2022 FIFA World Cup</a>, becoming the first Arab country to host the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a <a href="/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_controversies" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 FIFA World Cup controversies">controversy over bidding</a>, a report by FIFA cleared Qatar’s name from all allegations.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2019, the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Council" title="FIFA Council">FIFA Council</a> announced Qatar as the host of <a href="/wiki/2019_FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="2019 FIFA Club World Cup">2019 FIFA Club World Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/2020_FIFA_Club_World_Cup" title="2020 FIFA Club World Cup">2020 FIFA Club World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2022, FIFA president <a href="/wiki/Gianni_Infantino" title="Gianni Infantino">Gianni Infantino</a> claimed in an interview that the gulf nation is being progressive in terms of its labor rights & migrant rights issues that prevailed in the nation previously by adding "I am pleased to see the strong commitment from the Qatari authorities to ensure the reforms are fully implemented across the labour market, leaving a lasting legacy of the FIFA World Cup long after the event, and benefiting migrant workers in the host country in the long term."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 August 2022, FIFA officially moved up the opening match of the World Cup by one day to 20 November, in an unusual change for hosts Qatar to appear in the gala game.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the final 2022 tournament, Qatar exited in the first round, losing all three of their matches. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Qatar&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_Football_Association" title="Qatar Football Association">Qatar Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_football_league_system" title="Qatar football league system">Qatar football league system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatari_clubs_in_the_AFC_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Qatari clubs in the AFC Champions League">Qatari clubs in the AFC Champions League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Qatar" title="List of football stadiums in Qatar">List of football stadiums in Qatar</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Football_in_Qatar&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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