have played 31 official matches, most of which was held competitively in the Arabian Gulf Cup, it started off with the United Arab Emirates beating Qatar 1–0. They only played 2 friendly games and the last friendly was held in 2011 which ended with an Emirati victory. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by the UAE, Qatar overran the UAE for the first time since 2001 with a result of 4–0, with heavy tensions occurring between the two teams and Emirati supporters cheering anti-Qatari chants. Saudi Arabia Qatar has a major rivalry against Saudi Arabia due to historical tension between the two countries and the 2017–2021 Qatar diplomatic crisis. Qatar has an overall negative record against Saudi Arabia; with 41 matches played, Qatar has won 8 matches, lost 17, and tied 16. Results and fixtures The following are Qatar's results in the last 12 months and upcoming fixtures. Legend 2022 2023 Coaching staff Coaching history Caretaker managers are listed in italics. Taha Toukhi (1969) Mohammed Hassan Kheiri (1969–1972) Helmi Hussein Mahmoud (1974) Frank Wignall (1975–1977) John Carrdone (1977–1978) Hassan Othman (1979) Evaristo de Macedo (1979–1984) Ronald de Carvalho (1984) Evaristo de Macedo (1984–1985) Dino Sani & Júlio Espinosa (1985–1986) Procópio Cardoso (1987–1988) Anatoliy Prokopenko (1988) Mohammed Daham (1988) Cabralzinho (1989) Dino Sani (1989–1990) Uli Maslo (1990) Dino Sani (1990) Luís Fernandes (1992) Evaristo de Macedo (1992) Ivo Wortmann (1992) Sebastião Lapola (1992–1993) Abdul Mallalah (1993) Dave Mackay (1994–1995) Jørgen E. Larsen (1995–1996) Jo Bonfrère (1996–1997) Džemal Hadžiabdić (1997–1998) Zé Mario (1998) Luiz Gonzaga Milioli (1998) Jo Bonfrère (1998–1999) Džemal Hadžiabdić (1999–2001) Paulo Luiz Campos (2001) Pierre Lechantre (2002–2003) Philippe Troussier (2003–2004) Saeed Al Misnad (2004) Džemal Hadžiabdić (2004–2007) Jorge Fossati (2007–2008) Bruno Metsu (2008–2011) Milovan Rajevac (2011) Sebastião Lazaroni (2011–2012) Paulo Autuori (2012–2013) Fahad Thani (2013–2014) Djamel Belmadi (2014–2015) José Daniel Carreño (2015–2016) Jorge Fossati (2016–2017) Félix Sánchez (2017–2022) Bruno Pinheiro (2022–2023) Carlos Queiroz (2023–present) Players Current squad The following 23 players were called up for the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup. Match date: 7 – 16 January 2023 Opposition: , , , & . Caps and goals correct as of 16 January, after the match against Iraq. Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Qatar squad within the last 12 months. COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad.