There are only a few hours left until the start of the continental playoff for the 2026 World Cup, and less than 24 hours remain until the first match against Oman tomorrow, Wednesday, in the first group, which also includes the Emirates, while the second group matches will be held in Jeddah at the same time with the participation of the teams of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Indonesia.
The continental playoff is a new tournament, and a precious golden opportunity for Al-Anabi to reach the World Cup for the second time in a row and fulfill the dream of the fans who longed for championships and achievements.
The first place in each group qualifies directly to the finals, while the runner-up in each group has a final chance to face each other back and forth next November, and the winner of them qualifies for the FIFA Championship, which includes 6 teams from all continental federations competing for the last two cards.
The continental playoff is therefore a golden opportunity for Al-Anabi and the Qatari fans, and we must adhere to it with all force, in the stands and in the green rectangle, until we seize it and qualify for the World Cup.
The Qatari fans are doing their duty to the fullest, and have confirmed their attendance for the first match against Oman, after the Football Association announced that 85% of tickets for the match scheduled to be held on Wednesday evening at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium at Al Sadd Club have been sold out, which has prepared in every way to receive our loyal fans, and also to receive the residents who love Qatar and live on its land with happiness and contentment, wishing it and Al Annabi all the best and every success in arriving. To the World Cup. It is certain that the remaining hours will witness, God willing, all tickets for the match being sold out, and we will find the Championship Stadium filled to the brim, and there will be no place left for the intense love and loyalty of the people of Qatar to their country in this national mission that requires solidarity and everyone standing behind Al Annabi, without exception. All the clubs and all the fans will, God willing, be at the Championship Stadium.
The Qatari fans will be present with their bodies and throats, as well as their hearts and souls, and they will not stop encouraging and supporting for a single minute until the final whistle.
Our team is at Khalifa Stadium
The press conference for our national team regarding the match with its Omani counterpart, which will be held tomorrow at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Sadd Club, will be held at 12 noon in the conference hall of Al Sadd Club, with the presence of Spanish coach Lopetegui and one of the players to talk about the match. The Omani team will hold its conference at 12:40 minutes in the presence of Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz and one of the players. As for training, Al Annabi will go through his final training. It is five-thirty in the evening at Khalifa International Stadium, with the first quarter of an hour open to the media, while the Omani national team will train at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium at Al-Sadd Club at four-thirty.
Omani in the championship stadium
The delegation of the first Omani football team arrived in Doha in preparation for facing Al-Anabi tomorrow, Wednesday, at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium at Al-Sadd Club in the fourth stage of the World Cup playoff. The Omani conducted his training session yesterday before his arrival in Doha at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, led by the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz. His training witnessed the presence of the President of the Omani Football Association, His Excellency Sulaiman Al-Busaidi, and the Omani will conduct his final training today at Jassim Stadium. Bin Hamad at Al Sadd Club “Championship Stadium”
The Omani list includes: Jamil Al-Yahmadi, Ahed Al-Mashaykhi, Arshad Al-Alawi, Salah Al-Yahya’i and Ali Al-Busaidi. The veteran player Hareb Al-Saadi will miss the Qatar match due to the accumulation of cards, but Queiroz has many options, including inserting Abdullah Fawaz or Arshad Al-Alawi alongside Al-Mashaykhi as a focal midfield, in addition to Al-Yahmadi, Issam Al-Subhi and Nasser Al-Rawahi as players in the front, with Queiroz relying on the defense quartet, Ahmed Al-Khamisi. And Thani Al-Rashidi, in addition to the full-backs Amjad Al-Harithi and Ali Al-Busaidi, and the goalkeeper Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini.