Qatar boys football team has entered the final of the 19th ISF World Schools Championship in held in Prague, Czech Republic. In the final to be held today, Qatar will take on Germany.
In the semi-finals yesterday, Qatar boys beat Austria 2-0. Khaled Mohamed Saleh opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Three minutes later Abdulla Nasser al-Murisi made it 2-0 and that was enough for Qatar to sail into the semis as Austria failed to find the net.
In the quarter-finals, Ahmed Mohamed al-Ganehi turned out to be a hero as his 21st minute strike gave Qatar a narrow 1-0 win over New Zealand boys.
36 teams were divided into six groups, with the top two from each group entering the knock-out stages.
Qatar finished second in Group B behind France. They beat Belgium 2-1, Greece 2-0 and Finland 4-0, drew with Slovenia 1-1 and lost to France 1-3. At the end pool matches, Qatar was tied with Greece on 10 points, but qualified for the knockouts thanks to a head-to-head record. The Championship, which is also held for girls concurrently, is organised by the International School Sport Federation.
Qatar will face Germany in the final of the 19th ISF World Schools Championship in Prague, Czech Republic.
