1' Qatar get the match underway from the kick-off!
Qatar coach Sanchez makes just a single change to the XI that drew Luxembourg 1-0, with goalkeeper Yousof Ali replaced by Al Sheeb.
Santos makes 10 changes to the Portugal XI that beat Azerbaijan 3-0 last time out - as only Andre Silva retains his place. Costa is in for Patricio between the posts, while Fonte and Pereira replace Pepe and Dias at centre-back. Mendes and Dalot are in at left and right-back respectively ahead of Guerreiro and Cancelo, while wholesale changes in midfield see Matheus, Carvalho and Mario replace Fernandes, Palhinha and Moutinho. Andre Silva gets the nod again at striker, while Guedes and Ronaldo send Bernardo Silva and Jota to the substitute’s bench.
QATAR SUBS: Mohammed Jadoua, Ahmed Al Aaeldin, Ali Asad, Yusuf Abdurisag, Musab Al Khader, Ahmad Moein, Ahmed Fathy, Sultan Al Brake, Abdullah Al Ahrak, Youssef Hassan, Meshaal Barsham, Assim Madibo.
QATAR XI (3-5-2): Saad Al Sheeb; Bassam Al Rawi, Tarek Salman, Abdelkarim Hassan; Pedro Miguel, Hassan Al Haydos, Karim Boudiaf, Abdelaziz Hatim, Homam Ahmed; Almoez Ali, Akram Afif.
PORTUGAL SUBS: Rui Patricio, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Nelson Semedo, Joao Moutinho, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Lopes, Rafael Leao, Joao Palhinha, Joao Cancelo.
Portugal XI (4-3-3): Diogo Costa; Nuno Mendes, Jose Fonte, Danilo Pereira, Diogo Dalot; Matheus, William Carvalho, Joao Mario; Goncalo Guedes, Andre Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo.
With 10 minutes to go before kick-off, let's take a look at the team news - starting with our hosts!
Having already qualified for the World Cup by virtue of their status as hosts, Qatar are continuing to play through their friendly fixture list in order to prepare for opening day. A run of three consecutive losses to the United States, Serbia and Portugal was arrested two days ago with a draw against Luxembourg, though coach Felix Sanchez will get another shot at overturning the hosts, who beat Qatar 3-1 in a friendly in September.
Portugal will use this friendly fixture ahead of a World Cup qualifying match against Luxembourg to test the depths of their squad in pursuit of a fourth consecutive victory in all competitions. Fernando Santos is keen to put the disappointment of the Euros behind him in pursuit of a place at the 2022 World Cup - with the Iberians currently two points ahead of second-placed Serbia in group A.
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