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QATAR Nickname: The Maroon Captain: Hassan Al-Haydos Key Player: Almoez Ali Coach: Felix Sanchez Last World Cup Appearance: None ( Debut ) Since Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup, the coverage of the tournament has been away from the football field. However, the World Cup looks set, and Qatar will take part as the host nation as they will play the first game against Ecuador on November 20th. So what can we expect from the Qatar national team? Well, Qatar does not have any household names of note as every one of their 26-man squad is currently playing in the Qatari Stars League. Qatar may have never qualified for the World Cup, but it's not for lack of trying. They narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 1978 and 1998 editions. They also achieved recent success fini...