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The eyes of the entire planet were focused on the Al Beit Stadium in Lusail on November 21, 2022, where it was inaugurated. Qatar national team World Cup final as the first Arab and Middle Eastern country to achieve this historic honour.
At that moment, a tight rope of hope and expectation was wrapped around the necks of Annabi’s players, accompanied by years of exceptional preparation that included honorable participation in the Copa America, Gold Cup and European qualifiers under the supervision of the extended Aspire Academy project.
However, the technical result inside the green rectangle was disappointing and shocking. Three consecutive defeats and an early and painful exit from the first round left the host nation with the worst participation in World Cup history.
However, the team did not suffer from the usual public or media annihilation during such sporting disasters, as the Qatari team had an unprecedented “shield of defence”, the miraculous and dazzling organization witnessed far and near, and the fanciful atmosphere that culminated in one of the greatest finals in Lionel Messi’s history, his first World Cup victory.
All of the above managed to mask Qatar’s technical slip-up, as the glow of organizational success absorbed the bitterness of sporting collapse, and the exit from the narrow door became just a small detail in a dazzling global carnival.
Today, in 2026, the Qatari team enters the World Cup battlefield in a completely different guise, with the automatic privileges gone, the organizational aura gone and the international spotlight shining on Doha dimmed.
Al-Anabi will once again return to the shadows, but as a contending team in North American stadiums, and here the fundamental and exciting question arises.
