After about two minutes of added time, the referee brings the first half to an end. The scoreline remains at 0-0, with neither side doing enough to draw first blood as yet.
After about two minutes of added time, the referee brings the first half to an end. The scoreline remains at 0-0, with neither side doing enough to draw first blood as yet.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 draw will take place on Friday (December 5, 2025). The event will start at 10:30 PM IST.
Pot 1: Canada, Mexico, USA, Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Pot 2: Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal, Iran, South Korea, Ecuador, Austria, Australia
Pot 3: Norway, Panama, Egypt, Algeria, Scotland, Paraguay, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Uzbekistan, Qatar, South Africa
Pot 4: Jordan, Cape Verde, Curacao, Ghana, Haiti, New Zealand, plus four European playoff winners and two intercontinental playoff winners
The draw will be live-streamed on the FIFA+ app and website, as well as the FIFA World Cup social media channels in India. However, there will be no television broadcast of the event in the country.
Qatar's defensive midfielder Jassem Gaber takes a shot on the Syrian goal in the 19th minute, but the Eagles' custodian Elias Hadaya keeps it out.
The game gets underway in Doha. An early move from Syria leads to midfielder Mahmoud Al-Mawas being ruled offside in the fourth minute.
The two nations are almost at diametrically opposite ends, politically and economically speaking, and that has major implications in sports, not the least of which football. The cash-rich Qatar is a prominent presence in a number of disciplines as well as sports events now, while Syria is grappling for survival.
The match kicks off at 8pm IST. The Syria vs Qatar, FIFA Arab Cup clash will not be live streamed on any platform in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country. You can follow it, however, here with Outlook India.
Greetings and welcome to everyone joining us this Thursday night. We are back with yet another FIFA Arab Cup blog: Qatar take on Syria in Group A. Stay with us for the build-up and live updates.
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