The captain of the Qatari football team, Akram Afif, apologized to the Al-Anabi fans after the huge loss to the Emirati club Al-Abyad, with five unanswered goals, in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Afif said to the Qatari Al-Kas channel: “We played a bad match, and I did not expect us to appear in this way. Frankly, I have nothing to say about this loss. I reiterate my apologies to our fans, and the next is better.”
The Qatari national team suffered its biggest loss to the UAE national team in their matches in the World Cup qualifiers.
This loss froze the Qatari team’s balance at seven points in fourth place, keeping it away from the competition to reserve one of the two qualification tickets for the 2026 World Cup.
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