Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: Qatar recorded their second 1-0 win in the space of four days on Monday when the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts edged Slovenia, who are under the helm of former UAE boss Srecko Katanec.
Buoyed by an impressive win over an Algeria side that reached the Round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Qatar claimed another notable scalp courtesy of defender Abdulkarim Hassan, pictured challenging Slovenia’s Peter Stojanovic.
The 21-year-old, who at 17 was part of the Al Sadd squad that won the 2011 AFC Champions League, scored the only goal of Monday’s international friendly one minute into the second half when he swept the ball past Slovenia keeper Jan Oblak.
Qatar are building up to the joint FIFA 2018 World Cup/AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers which start in June, with the reigning Gulf Cup of Nations champions learning their opponents on April 14 at the preliminary draw in Kuala Lumpur.
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