Ireland welcome Qatar to Dublin for an International friendly this Thursday night.
Ireland come into this fixture after failing to qualify for this summer’s World Cup in North America. Ireland has played two games since the heartbreak in Prague, a 0 – 0 draw in a friendly at home to North Macedonia in March and a 5 – 0 win in a training camp game in Murcia, Spain against Grenada.
Qatar come into the fixture having qualified for this summer’s World Cup. The Qatar national team hasn’t played a fixture since their 0 – 3 loss at home to Tunisia in the FIFA Arab Cup on the 7th of December 2025. Qatar’s last three games have all been called off. These fixtures include three friendlies against Serbia, Argentina, and Sudan.
Key Information
Kick off: Thursday 28th May, 19:45.
Where to watch: RTE 2/RTE player.
Betting odds: Ireland 8/13, Draw 13/5, Qatar 4/1.
Team News:
Alan Browne, Alex Gilbert, Finn Azaz, Ryan Manning and Andrew Omobamidele are all forced out of the squad due to injury. Dara O’Shea and Jack Moylan come into the sqaud for the Qatar game only. Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher is also only available for the Qatar game. Conor Coventry and Dawson Devoy will miss the fixture against Qatar but come into the squad for the trip away to Canada. Jamie McGrath and Killian Philips both come into the squad and are available for both fixtures.
Mohammed Waad and Bassam Al Rawi miss out on the fixture for Qatar.
Credit: Darren O’Hanlon
Key Statistics:
Ireland have scored twelve goals across their last five games.
Qatar haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last five.
Key Players:
Ireland: Troy Parrott is a key player for the home side, scoring six goals in the last five matches.
Qatar: Akram Afif is a key player for the visitors with fifteen goals and twelve assists in twenty-two matches for Al-Sadd in the Qatar Stars League.
Previous Meetings:
12.10.2021 – Ireland 4 – 0 Qatar. (Friendly)
30.03.2021 – Qatar 1 – 1 Ireland. (Friendly)
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