AFC Asian Cup: Qatar vs Lebanon Preview, Head-To-Head, Lineup, Live Streaming and Telecast

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AFC Asian Cup, Qatar vs Lebanon: The AFC Asian Cup 2024 gets underway on Friday (January 12) with hosts Qatar facing Lebanon in Group A match at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail. Qatar are also the defending champions as they won the last edition in the UAE.

The 24-nation tournament will be played throughout the next four weeks before the final is slated at this very venue on February 10. World No. 58 Qatar came into the tournament losing their last game against Jordan 2-1 a week ago while World No. 107 Lebanon lost to Saudi Arabia 1-0 during the same time frame.

Match: Qatar vs Lebanon
Kick-off time: 7:00 PM local time (GMT+3)
Location: Lusail
Stadium: Lusail Stadium
Capacity: 88,966
Date: January 12, 2024

Qatar vs Lebanon: Head-to-Head Record

This will be the 14th encounter between the two Arab nations with their last head-to-head played at this very competition in the 2019 UAE. Bassam Al-Rawi and Almoez Ali scored goals in that game and both of them are part of the current Qatar squad as well.

Matches Played in all competitions: 13

Lebanon Win: 0

Qatar Win: 10

Draws: 3

Lebanon Goals: 3

Qatar Goals: 34

Qatar vs Lebanon Preview

Felix Sanchez, the head coach of Spain, was fired by the Qatar Football Association (QFA) after his team finished bottom of their group at the World Cup and failed to secure a single point from their three group stage matches.

Sanchez was replaced by Carlos Queiroz, who was supposed to guide the team to the 2026 World Cup. However, last month, the QFA severed their connection with the Portuguese manager, even though the team had won its first two World Cup qualifying matches. Tintin Marquez has had a difficult start to his new position as the team's manager for the AFC Asian Cup.

Lebanon, meanwhile, had a heartbreak in AFC Asian Cup four years ago despite defeating North Korea by four goals in their penultimate group-stage match. They went behind by a goal within the first ten minutes of the game because of a mistake made by goalkeeper Mehdi Khalil.

But Lebanon did not surrender easily and fought back, scoring four goals prior to the end of regulation. Sadly, the 4-1 final score was insufficient, and they were eliminated from the competition by a very narrow margin. The Cedars are the lowest-placed side in Group A. Nonetheless, they aim to triumph over Tajikistan, who are merely one position superior to them and are a formidable opponent for a Chinese team that has been inconsistent lately.

Qatar vs Lebanon: Predicted Lineup

Qatar: Saad Al-Sheeb; Pedro Miguel, Boualem Khoukhi, Lucas Mendes, Homam Ahmed; Abdulaziz Hatem, Ali Assadalla, Hassan Al Haydos; Ismaeel Mohammad, Akram Afif; Almoez Ali

Lebanon: Mehdi Khalil; Hussein Zein, Walid Shour, Maher Sabra, Kassem El Zein; Hasan Srour, Mohamad Haidar; Hassan Maatouk, Ali Al Haj, Ali Tneich; Hilal El-Helw

Qatar vs Lebanon: Live Streaming and Telecast
Live Telecast: beIN Sports (Gulf Nations), Sports18 (India)