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Today the national football team of Qatar represents the country at all international competitions. But so was not always. Almost till 1950 for religious reasons it was forbidden to Arabs to participate in sports. And only after the basis of Association of football of Qatar in 1960, the country command has taken part for the first time in domestic competitions.
[sc name="youtube"] After that all sports industry in the country has started to develop fast rates, sponsors have been involved, the modern stadiums answering to the international standards are constructed. For national team preparation eminent trainers from every corner of the globe have been invited and the international competitions on football began to be held. Day of carrying out of the first international competitions has been declared in the country by a national holiday. And since spring of 1973 the Championship of Qatar is played.
On football it is primary colors of a national team of Qatar white and black. White T-shirts and gaiters and black pants. Since 2007 the coach of the team is trainer Horhe Fossati. The national team of Qatar has spent the first international match against a command of Bahrain which has ended with the account 1:2 not in favor of Qatar. Long time the national team of Qatar couldn’t make the way and pass qualification in the World championship in any way. Within the limits of qualification on WC-2010 the national team of Qatar has met in the first round commands from Australia, Iraq and China. In this group, the command of Qatar could beat Australia, but all has conceded to the Asian champions to Iraq and China, and thus it has appeared on the second place in selection final round. There they will meet again commands from Australia, Japan, Bahrain and Uzbekistan.
As of 2010 the national team of Qatar occupies 98 place in rating FIFA. National weed Qatar in 1992 and in 2004 organized games of the Cup of Persian gulf and in both cases was the winner! Following stunning victories to the country have brought 15 Asian games which have taken place in 2006 where the national team of Qatar has won gold medals on football. And the junior team where all players aren’t more senior 20 years, in 1981 has taken the second place on youthful WC.
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The most remembered victories of a national team of Qatar are matches: Qatar – Afghanistan (8:0), Qatar – Lebanon (8:0). And the match Kuwait-Qatar (9:0), taken place in Kuwait in 1973 became the great defeat in the history of a command. While the command can’t show stable game because of constant dependence on sponsors. In the championship of Qatar there are 2 battalions which replace each other. In the first battalion 10 commands act, 6 more commands make the second battalion.
As a whole, for today in Qatar the great attention is given to sports. All new stadiums are under construction and the international competitions are held. Certainly, this fact can’t remain not noticed and to Qatar come set of the foreign players, ready to play for a national team of Qatar. Expenses on these positions are born by the Olympic committee of the country which and defines further players in football clubs.
The association of Qatar on football plans even to enter football as a subject for studying in the school program and to organize female football league. Under preliminary forecasts this event should take place in the end of 2010. Qatar very seriously prepares for application for carrying out in the country of the World championship in 2022. The competition here is very strong, these are demands of such countries as the USA, Japan, England, Australia, Russia and others.
The remarkable fact: according to inhabitants of Qatar play professional football betting the single person can only. However, for foreign players nevertheless have made an exception.
