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Lodz (Poland)
Qatar are set to make their fourth FIFA U-20 World Cup appearance in Poland, with Bruno Pinheiro’s side looking to improve on their last two outings at the global extravaganza.
Qatar will play their opening match against Nigeria on Friday at 7pm Doha time.
After losing their opening 2018 AFC U-19 Championship game to the UAE, successive wins over host nation Indonesia and Chinese Taipei saw Qatar finish top of Group A by the narrowest of margins.
A 7-3 extra-time defeat of Thailand duly followed in the quarter-finals, before Qatar succumbed 3-1 to eventual runners-up South Korea in the last four.
After seeing him excel at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, Qatar will be looking for a repeat performance from striker Abdulrasheed Umaru.
The Al Ahli forward found the net seven times in Indonesia to land the Top Scorer award, two ahead of teammate Hashim Ali, who is also set to appear in Poland. Highly regarded defender Nasir Baksh is once again expected to lead his country having captained Qatar in Indonesia.
Poland 2019 will be Qatar’s fourth FIFA U-20 World Cup appearance after making their tournament debut in 1981 when they lost 4-0 in the final to West Germany.
They went on to host the competition’s 1996 edition but subsequently failed to reach the knockout phase – a fate which also befell the West Asians when they finished bottom of Group C at New Zealand 2015.
Lodz (Poland)
Qatar are set to make their fourth FIFA U-20 World Cup appearance in Poland, with Bruno Pinheiro’s side looking to improve on their last two outings at the global extravaganza.
Qatar will play their opening match against Nigeria on Friday at 7pm Doha time.
After losing their opening 2018 AFC U-19 Championship game to the UAE, successive wins over host nation Indonesia and Chinese Taipei saw Qatar finish top of Group A by the narrowest of margins.
A 7-3 extra-time defeat of Thailand duly followed in the quarter-finals, before Qatar succumbed 3-1 to eventual runners-up South Korea in the last four.
After seeing him excel at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, Qatar will be looking for a repeat performance from striker Abdulrasheed Umaru.
The Al Ahli forward found the net seven times in Indonesia to land the Top Scorer award, two ahead of teammate Hashim Ali, who is also set to appear in Poland. Highly regarded defender Nasir Baksh is once again expected to lead his country having captained Qatar in Indonesia.
Poland 2019 will be Qatar’s fourth FIFA U-20 World Cup appearance after making their tournament debut in 1981 when they lost 4-0 in the final to West Germany.
They went on to host the competition’s 1996 edition but subsequently failed to reach the knockout phase – a fate which also befell the West Asians when they finished bottom of Group C at New Zealand 2015.
