Qatar to Face Lebanon in AFC Asian Cup Opener

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How to watch the Asian Cup match between Qatar and Lebanon, as well as kick-off time and team news.

The 2022 World Cup hosts, Qatar, are now set to face Lebanon in the opener from Group A at the Lusail Stadium on Friday.

With Tintin Marquez taking over the reins from Carlos Queiroz, Qatar defeated Cambodia 3-0 before falling to a 2-1 defeat against Jordan in the last two friendlies ahead of their Asian Cup title defending campaign.

On the other hand, Lebanon is the lowest-ranked team in the group. Under the tutelage of Montenegrin manager Miodrag Radulovic, the Cedars also prepared with two friendlies – a 2-1 win over Jordan, followed by a 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details, and more.

Date: January 12, 2024

Kick-off time: 4 pm GMT

Venue: Lusail Stadium

The AFC Asian Cup match between Qatar and Lebanon will be played at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.

It will kick off at 4 pm GMT on January 12 in the United Kingdom (UK).

In the UK, the game is available to watch and stream online live through BeIN Sports.

Fans who are unable to watch the game can follow the live updates on Goal.

Ismaeel Mohammad replaced Al-Rayyan’s Osama Al-Tairi in the squad after the latter picked up an ankle injury during a training session and would need to undergo surgery.

In another blow, Al-Duhail forward Osama Al-Tairi is also set to go under the knife following a cruciate ligament tear in the friendly against Cambodia and was replaced by Al-Tairi’s club teammate Khaled Mohammed.

Qatar possible XI: Al-Sheeb; Miguel, Khoukhi, Mendes, Ahmed; Hatem, Al Ahraq, Al Haydos; Mohammad, Afif; Ali

Position Players:

Goalkeepers: Al-Sheeb, Barsham, Zakaria

Defenders: Almahdi, Mendes, Khokhi, Ro-Ro, Salman, Al-Brake, Ahmed, Al-Rawi

Midfielders: Fatehi, Gaber, Hatem, Al-Haydos, Assadalla, Waad, Meshaal, Mohammed

Forwards: Alaaeldin, Al Ganehi, Afif, Abdurisag, Ali, Mohammad, Muneer

Lebanon’s attempt of roping in Sweden U19 player Leonardo Farah Shahin was foiled as the Lebanese Football Association were not able to complete the Falkenberg attacker’s registration with FIFA in time.

So, Radulovic would be left to mainly rely on captain and Al-Ansar forward Hassan Maatouk in attack.

Khalil Khamis replaced the injured Felix Melki in the squad.

Lebanon possible XI: Khalil; Zein, Shour, Sabra, El Zein; Srour, Haidar; Maatouk, Al Haj, Lajud; El-Helwe

Position Players:

Goalkeepers: Khalil, Matar, Sabeh

Defenders: Sabra, Mansour, Nassar, Zein, Melki, El Zein, Chaitou, Khamis

Midfielders: El Hindi, Haidar, Dhaini, Ayoub, Shour, Tneich, Srour

Forwards: El-Helwe, Maatouk, Saad, Chaaban, Al Haj, Kuri, Jradi, Bitar

The following is the head-to-head record of the last five meetings between Qatar and Lebanon across all competitions:

Date Match Competition

January 9, 2019 Qatar 2-0 Lebanon AFC Asian Cup

October 9, 2014 Qatar 5-0 Lebanon International friendly

September 9, 2013 Qatar 1-1 Lebanon International friendly

January 31, 2013 Qatar 1-0 Lebanon International friendly

November 12, 2012 Qatar 1-0 Lebanon AFC World Cup Qualifiers