International Friendly

Republic of Ireland vs Qatar, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Republic of Ireland
  • 5': Nathan Collins
  • Red Card 45': Jack Moylan
FT
1 - 0
Qatar
  • Red Card 78': Almoez

About

Republic of Ireland are hosting Qatar at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Jack Moylan (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Mahmud Abunada (Qatar). Assisted by Séamus Coleman.
  • 2': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Mahmud Abunada.
  • 5': Foul by Ayoub Al Oui (Qatar).
  • 5': Jack Moylan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Qatar 0. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Moylan with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 8': Offside, Qatar. Yusuf Abdurisag is caught offside.
  • 10': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Miguel (Qatar).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Delay in match (Qatar).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
  • 12': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Offside, Qatar. Yusuf Abdurisag is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Séamus Coleman.
  • 15': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar).
  • 21': Delay in match (Republic of Ireland).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mahmud Abunada (Qatar).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yusuf Abdurisag.
  • 26': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Qatar).
  • 26': Jack Moylan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Jack Moylan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 28': Foul by Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
  • 28': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar).
  • 28': Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ayoub Al Oui.
  • 34': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jack Moylan is caught offside.
  • 35': Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott with a headed pass.
  • 38': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ahmed Fathy.
  • 38': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland).
  • 38': Ahmed Fathy (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland).
  • 40': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Homam El Amin (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Akram Afif following a set piece situation.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jake O'Brien.
  • 45': Foul by Jack Moylan (Republic of Ireland).
  • 45': Jassem Gaber (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Jack Moylan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the red card.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Jassem Gaber (Qatar).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Pedro Miguel (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edmílson Junior.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Qatar 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James Abankwah replaces Dara O'Shea.
  • 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 1, Qatar 0.
  • 47': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Issa Laye (Qatar).
  • 51': Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Ayoub Al Oui (Qatar).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  • 53': Foul by Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar).
  • 53': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Edmílson Junior (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Fathy.
  • 55': Foul by James Abankwah (Republic of Ireland).
  • 55': Edmílson Junior (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Offside, Qatar. Yusuf Abdurisag is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Qatar. Almoez Ali replaces Akram Afif.
  • 58': Substitution, Qatar. Assim Madibo replaces Boualem Khoukhi.
  • 58': Substitution, Qatar. Karim Boudiaf replaces Jassem Gaber.
  • 59': Substitution, Qatar. Mohammad Al Mannai replaces Ahmed Fathy.
  • 59': Substitution, Qatar. Ahmed Alaa replaces Edmílson Junior.
  • 60': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 61': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ayoub Al Oui.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Alaa (Qatar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Al Mannai with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
  • 67': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Qatar).
  • 67': Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Ahmed Alaa (Qatar) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yusuf Abdurisag following a corner.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland).
  • 71': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ahmed Alaa (Qatar) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yusuf Abdurisag with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Foul by Ahmed Alaa (Qatar).
  • 71': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Corrie Ndaba replaces Liam Scales.
  • 75': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jaden Umeh replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Jaden Umeh (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake O'Brien.
  • 76': Foul by Mohammad Al Mannai (Qatar).
  • 76': Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Qatar. Tahsin Jamshid replaces Yusuf Abdurisag.
  • 78': Substitution, Qatar. Lucas Mendes replaces Issa Laye.
  • 78': Substitution, Qatar. Rayyan Al Ali replaces Homam El Amin.
  • 78': Substitution, Qatar. Hashmi Al Hussain replaces Ayoub Al Oui.
  • 78': Almoez Ali (Qatar) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 80': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Lucas Mendes.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie McGrath with a cross.
  • 83': Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Hashmi Al Hussain (Qatar).
  • 84': Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Tahsin Jamshid (Qatar).
  • 85': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Collins with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Assim Madibo (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Jaden Umeh (Republic of Ireland).
  • 86': Substitution, Qatar. Hassan Al Haydos replaces Mohammad Al Mannai.
  • 87': Foul by Rayyan Al Ali (Qatar).
  • 87': Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Jaden Umeh (Republic of Ireland).
  • 89': Rayyan Al Ali (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Karim Boudiaf (Qatar).
  • 89': Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mason Melia replaces Troy Parrott.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Qatar 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Qatar 0.

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/qat.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originQAT IRLhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/irl.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
16 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 7
2 Saves 1
47.8 Possession 52.2
8 SHOTS 11
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
358 Accurate Passes 392
408 Passes 449
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.4
56 Long Balls 53
36 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 6
17 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 4
27 Effective Clearances 16
27 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,

Line-Ups

IRL Republic of Ireland (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
22 Nathan Collins
4 Dara O'Shea
5 Jake O'Brien
10 Jamie McGrath
6 Jayson Molumby
3 Liam Scales
2 Seamus Coleman
7 Troy Parrott
8 Jack Moylan
20 Chiedozie Ogbene
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Jaden Umeh, James Abankwah, Conor Brann, Adam Brennan, Joseph Hodge, Edward Mcginty, Mason Melia, Alex Murphy, Corrie Ndaba, Killian Phillips.

QAT Qatar (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mahmud Abunada (GK)
16 Boualem Khoukhi
2 Pedro Miguel
14 Homam Ahmed
13 Ayoub Al-Oui
20 Ahmed Fathy
4 Issa Laye
5 Jassem Gaber
15 Yusuf Abdurisag
11 Akram Afif
8 Edmílson Junior
Qatar Substitutes:
Salah Zakaria, Abdulaziz Hatem, Lucas Mendes, Tahsin Jamshid, Karim Boudiaf, Mohamed Manai, Al-Hashmi Al-Hussain, Hassan Al-Haydos, Assim Madibo, Ahmed Al-Ganehi, Sultan Al-Brake, Rayyan Ahmed Al Ali, Almoez, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Mohammed Muntari.

Men's International Friendly News

Lionel Messi left on bench as Argentina beat Honduras
Lionel Messi left on bench as Argentina beat Honduras

Argentina beat Honduras 2-0 on Saturday in their second-to-last friendly before the FIFA World Cup begins on June 11.

Endrick gives Brazil win over Egypt in final World Cup tuneup
Endrick gives Brazil win over Egypt in final World Cup tuneup

Endrick 's goal early in the second half gave Brazil a 2-1 win over Egypt in their final World Cup warm-up match.

Socceroos draw with Swiss in final World Cup warm-up
Socceroos draw with Swiss in final World Cup warm-up

Debutant Tete Yengi equalises in the 56th minute for Australia as the Socceroos end their World Cup warm-ups with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland.

Popovic 'happy with the exercise' in World Cup preparation
Popovic 'happy with the exercise' in World Cup preparation

Following Australia's 1-1 draw with Switzerland in San Diego, Socceroos coach Tony Popovic lamented his sides slow starts, but praised their ability to adapt.

Scotland thrash Bolivia for perfect World Cup preparation
Scotland thrash Bolivia for perfect World Cup preparation

Scotland will make their long-awaited return to the World Cup in confident mood following a convincing 4-0 friendly win over Bolivia in New Jersey.