The story

Canada have drawn all four of their last five home matches, keeping two clean sheets in that run, while Qatar have gone without a win in 14 of their 17 most recent matches. Alphonso Davies is absent for Canada, and Akram Afif carries Qatar's best recent form with the highest average rating of any player on either side at 7.73. Head-to-head history points firmly toward low scoring, with under 2.5 goals recorded in 12 of the last 14 meetings between these sides.