Tajikistan vs. Qatar - prediction, team news, lineups

Qatar is on the verge of securing a place in the knockout stage of the Asian Cup as they face Tajikistan on Wednesday at Al Bayt Stadium.

In the tournament's kickoff, Qatar emerged victorious with a 3-0 win against Lebanon, while Tajikistan played to a 0-0 draw against China.

Segrt made three changes to his starting lineup on Saturday, bringing in Rustam Yatimov, Alisher Shukurov, and Amadoni Kamolov to replace Mukhriddin Khasanov, Parvizdzhon Umarbayev, and Amirbek Dzhuraboyev.

Ehson Panjshanbe and captain Parvizdzhon Umarbayev are just four caps away from reaching 50, trailing teammate Mukhammadzhon Rakhimov by two for the seventh spot on the all-time list.

Rustam Soirov and Shahrom Samiev scored in their 2-1 victory over Hong Kong at the beginning of 2024, as the team continues to pursue their first-ever goal in this tournament.

In the Qatari lineup for matchday one, two new faces who didn't start their match against Jordan were Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar and Yusuf Abdurisag, replacing Homam Ahmed and Mostafa Meshaal.

Ro-Ro is still 10 caps away from reaching 100 after being on the bench for their opener, while Boualem Khoukhi remains at 113, just one behind Bilal Mohammed for the fifth spot on the all-time list.

Akram Afif scored twice in their victory over Lebanon, bringing his total to 29 with the national team, just two behind Mahmoud Soufi for seventh all-time. Record goalscorer Almoez Ali notched his 51st goal as a member of the Maroon, and Meshaal Barsham made five stops to secure a clean sheet.

Tajikistan vs. Qatar - prediction, team news, lineups

Tajikistan possible starting lineup:
Yatimov; Safarov, Khanonov, Dzhuraboyev, Nazarov; Shukurov, Umarbayev; Ayni, Dzhalilov, Panjshanbe; Soirov

Qatar possible starting lineup:
Barsham; Miguel, Mukhtar, Mendes; Mohammed, Al-Haydos, Fatehi, Hatem; Gaber; Afif, Ali

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