Qatar held by El Salvador, second straight goalless friendly | OneFootball

Qatar was left without scoring power in the friendlies leading up to the 2026 World Cup and was once again held scoreless against a weaker side like El Salvador.

Qatar draw against El Salvador

It was a match of low footballing quality, with both teams being careful to avoid injuries in an unimportant game and to get minutes under their belts ahead of the start of the 2026 World Cup, in Qatar’s case.

The game never came to life and the Qataris, despite controlling the play, were never able to trouble El Salvador, not even with the changes made during the match. The score stayed at 0-0 and the Asians picked up a draw that only really serves to shake off the rust and arrive at the World Cup with some rhythm.

Qatar failed again in front of goal and heads into the 2026 World Cup having gone two friendlies without scoring (the 0-1 against Ireland and the 0-0 vs El Salvador). Their World Cup debut will be against Switzerland on June 13, and they clearly will not go in as favorites.

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