BEST·THIRD·PLACE TRACKER An independent tracker for the 2026 World Cup.
FINAL UPDATE:
2026 WORLD CUP · GROUP STAGE
Qatar
Al-AnnabiThe Maroons
ELIMINATED
IN OUR BEST THIRDS RANKING
#41OUR RANK
1PTS
-8GD
2GF
Qatar is out of the 2026 World Cup, eliminated after the group stage.

Qatar began with a creditable 1-1 draw at home to Switzerland, a side ranked 37 places above them. The rest of Group B proved harder, a 0-6 defeat to Canada and a 1-3 loss to Bosnia & Herzegovina following, and Al-Annabi went out with Switzerland, Canada and Bosnia all clear on points. Even so, holding higher-ranked Switzerland on the opening day and finding the net against Bosnia gave the Maroons moments to take home.

THE GROUP-STAGE CUT · WHERE IT ALL STARTED

6 points short of the knockout places.

Gap to Canada in 2nd: 6 points.

◄ QUALIFIEDELIMINATED ►
1st
2nd
3rd
4thQA
2ND · INCanada7 PTSGD +3
4TH · OUTQatar1 PTSGD -8
That is how the group table finished.

PER MATCH · INCL. GROUP STAGE

0.33PTS / match
0.67GF / match
−4.00FAIR / match

Across 3 matches (group stage included), Qatar has averaged 0.33 points and 0.67 goals scored per game, with 4.00 fair-play points lost per game.

PLAYED

Switzerland
Canada
Bosnia & Herzegovina
WHERE IT ALL STARTED
Qatar finished fourth in their group, behind the cut before the best-thirds table even came into play.

How hard was Qatar’s road at this World Cup?

Every team’s road through the tournament, on one chart. Each line shows how hard each stage is. The base is the gap in FIFA world ranking between the two sides; on top of that, current form (each team’s last three matches, and how convincingly they were won against how strong an opponent) nudges the step: a hot opponent makes it taller, a team’s own hot form makes its own steps shorter. Higher means a tougher road. In the group stage the opponents are known, so each match sits at a fixed height; each knockout round shows the average difficulty across every opponent still left in that round. Qatar’s road is highlighted, along with every team it played. Hover or tap any team to compare, or pick one from the legend.

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