The tournament matches are an important opportunity to prepare the national team for the crucial matches in the World Cup qualifiers
"Al-Abyad" flies to Doha today to participate in the "Arab Cup"
High morale for the national team players after the recent victory over Lebanon.
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Today, the Qatari national football team delegation is heading to the Qatari capital, Doha, in preparation for participating in the Arab Cup, which will be held from January 30 to December 18, with the participation of 16 teams, divided into four groups.
The team is playing in Group Two, which includes Tunisia, Syria and Mauritania.
Al-Abyad participated in a gathering in Dubai, and he will participate in the tournament with his main elements, in which he played his last matches in the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.
The squad, led by Dutch coach Van Marwijk, includes 23 players: Ali Khaseef, Khaled Issa, Muhammad Al Shamsi, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Muhammad Barghash, Abdulaziz Heikal, Shaheen Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Al Attas, Walid Abbas, Muhannad Salem, Mahmoud Khamis, Majed Rashid, Ali Salmin, Abdullah Ramadan, Abdullah Hamad, Ismail Matar, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Muhammad Jumaa, Khalil Al Hammadi, Cayo Canedo, Ali Saleh, Ali Mabkhout and Sebastian Tigali.
The exception to the list of Lebanon's last match in the World Cup qualifiers was the absence of Sharjah player Majid Rashid, the return of Al Ahly youth player Walid Abbas, Al Wahda Mahmoud Khamis, and Sharjah Shaheen Abdul Rahman, again after they were absent in the last period due to injuries.
The team begins its matches against the Syrian team on the 30th of this month, then faces Mauritania on the third of next December, and concludes its matches against Tunisia on the sixth of December.
The morale of the team’s players rose after achieving the first victory in the World Cup qualifiers, and the restoration of hope in the competition for the third place. The “Arab Cup” will be an important opportunity for Marvik to determine the players’ levels, treat the defensive gaps, and find the required offensive effectiveness.
• 23 players in the national team's list, and the most prominent changes are the return of the injured Shaheen Abdel Rahman, Mahmoud Khamis and Walid Abbas, and the absence of Majed Rashid.
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