With Brazilian flair! Qatar secure World Cup spot ✅ | OneFootball

Asia determined on Tuesday (14) the owner of the penultimate direct spot from the continent for the 2026 World Cup.

Qatar secured its qualification by defeating the United Arab Emirates 2-1 and finishing first in its group in this fourth phase of the qualifiers.

The participation next year will be the Middle Eastern country's second in the history of the tournament.

The first occurred in the last edition, in 2022, when Qatar earned a spot by being the host of the competition.

The United Arab Emirates would have secured the spot in case of a draw in Tuesday's game, but they still have a chance to compete in the World Cup.

Legion of Brazilians

The qualification had Brazilian participation on the field.

Born in Curitiba, defender Lucas Mendes participated in Qatar's campaign in the qualifiers in 13 matches, including this Tuesday's.

Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui put him on the field in the second half, shortly after the goal that opened the scoring.

Qatar had in its starting lineup Edmilson Júnior, born in Belgium and son of former Brazilian player Edmilson Paulo da Silva.

On the other side of the field, there was also a significant Brazilian presence.

The United Arab Emirates national team called up nine players born in Brazil for this FIFA Date.

The Game

Qatar's goals occurred in the second half, both from set pieces taken by Afif and headed in by defenders.

Khoukhi opened the scoring early in the final stage, and Pedro Miguel, a player born in Portugal, doubled the lead.

Qatar was reduced to ten men on the field with Tarek's expulsion in the final stretch of the match.

In injury time, Sultan Adil reduced Qatar's lead, but there was little time for the United Arab Emirates team to seek a draw.

What Remains to Be Decided

Despite the defeat, the United Arab Emirates still have a chance to qualify for the World Cup.

The team faces whoever does not qualify between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, who are competing for Asia's last direct spot in the tournament.

This next duel is scheduled for November, in two matches, and the winner earns a spot in the world playoff.

All Qualified Teams 👇🏽

AFC - Asia

🇦🇺 Australia - 🇰🇷 South Korea - 🇮🇷 Iran - 🇯🇵 Japan - 🇯🇴 Jordan (debutant) - 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan (debutant) - Qatar 🇶🇦

CAF - Africa

🇲🇦 Morocco - 🇹🇳 Tunisia - 🇩🇿 Algeria - 🇪🇬 Egypt - 🇬🇭 Ghana - 🇨🇻 Cape Verde (debutant) - 🇿🇦 South Africa

Concacaf - Central and North America

🇨🇦 Canada (host country) - 🇺🇸 United States (host country) - 🇲🇽 Mexico (host country)

Conmebol - South America

🇦🇷 Argentina - 🇧🇷 Brazil - 🇨🇴 Colombia - 🇪🇨 Ecuador - 🇵🇾 Paraguay - 🇺🇾 Uruguay

OFC - Oceania

🇳🇿 New Zealand

Division of Spots

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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