Qatar coach Jorge Fossati
Qatar coach Jorge Fossati yesterday named a strong squad for the team's international friendly against Azerbaijan and two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches to be played in late March.
According to the list issued by Qatar Football Association (QFA), Fossati has named experienced strikers Sebastian Soria and Rodrigo Tabata - two top names - who are likely to partner forwards Hassan Al Haydos and Bualem Khokhi in the coming national team fixtures.
Qatar hosts Azerbaijan on March 9 at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.
From March 10 to 18, Qatar players will assemble in Doha for a training camp to be headed by coach Fossati.
Qatar is also scheduled to play a home friendly against the national Olympic squad on March 18.
On March 23, Qatar play Iran followed by a game against Uzbekistan on March 28.
Al Anabi lost to Iran and Uzbekistan in their first-legs last September. Qatar - with 4 points - are in fifth place in the Group A of the Asian Zone qualifiers.
Iran tops the standings with 11 points, followed by South Korea (10 points), Uzbekistan (9 points) and Syria (5 points).
China with 2 points are at the bottom of the six-team group.
Qatar Squad: Hassan Al Haydos, Saad Abdullah Al Sheeb, Ibrahim Abdul Magid, Pedro Miguel, Hamid Ismail, Ali Asad, Mohammed Kasola, Karim Boudiaf, Ahmed Yasser, Asim Umar, Mohammed Musa, Luis Martin, Ali Hassan Afif, Ali Zainabuddin, Khizar Kamal, Abdul Matal, Sebastian Soria, Rodrigo Tabata, Umar Bari, Mishal Abdullah, Ahmed Mohammed, Yasser Abubakr, Khalifa Abubakr, Al Hadi Ali, Yusuf Hussain, Bualem Khoukhi, Akram Ali Afif and Fahad Ali.
Coach: Jorge Fossati
