Julen Lopetegui has risen to the throne as the head coach of the men's football team in Qatar, and he has two major issues ahead of him

Coached the Spanish men's national team and Real Madrid in La Liga.Julen LopeteguiAscended to the head coach of the Qatar national football team. The Qatar Football Association said on the 2nd Beijing time that Lopetegui has been appointed as the head coach of the national team, and the contract expires in 2027.

The Qatar Football Association appointed Julen Lopetegui as the head coach of the national team

The Qatar Football Federation dismissed head coach Luis Garcia last December, citing poor results, and has been looking for a new permanent manager. LoppeteluckyThe coach is a long-term "big name coach" in European football, he has coached Portuguese giants Porto (2014-2016), the Spanish national team (2016-2018), Real Madrid (2018), Sevilla (2019-2022), etc.

LoppeteluckyLately panning for gold in the Premier League. When he coached Wolves from 2022 to 2023, South Korean star Hwang Hee-chan was Loppetelucky, so domestic fans in South Korea are also familiar with him. LoppeteluckyAfter then taking charge of West Ham United, he will embark on a new managerial challenge in Qatar after being removed in January.

The first priority for coach Julen Lopetegui is to lead his team to the 2026 World Cup finals

Posed in LoppeteluckyThe first priority for the coach is to lead the team to the 2026 World Cup finals. In the 3rd stage of the Asian zone of the World Preliminary Championship and the round of 18 with only 2 games left, the Qatar men's football team must enter the top 4 in the group, otherwise it will say goodbye to this World Cup in advance. According to the rules, the top 2 teams from each group in the 3rd stage of the qualifiers will go straight to the World Cup finals, and the 3rd to 4th teams will continue to challenge for tickets to the main tournament in the stage 4 qualifiers with the nature of "loser repechage".

Qatar are currently in 4th place in Group A and are in a precarious position. Qatar will play the ninth match of the stage 3 qualifiers against Iran on June 5 and will be Dominion LopeteluckyThe coach's debut after taking office. Qatar will travel to Uzbekistan on June 10 for the final 10th match of the round of 18.

In addition, Julen Lopetegui will have to lead Qatar to a two-peat-by-second title at the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia in January 2027. Coach Julen Lopetegui briefly expressed his thoughts through a video released by the Qatar Football Federation: "I'm ready. ”