Marquez Lopez…from his charming tactics in the Asian Cup to his suffering

Coach couldn’t Qatar national teamSpaniard Marquez Lopez (62 years old) led the teammates of the star Akram Afif to achieve a victory over the Iranian national team, which decided the confrontation in its favor by four goals to one, yesterday evening, Tuesday, within the fourth round of the decisive Asian qualifiers, qualifying for the… World Cup 2026.

Although the Qatar national team advanced in the result of the confrontation, with the goal of its star Almoez Ali, in the 17th minute of the first half, the Spanish coach Marques Lopez failed to provide the solutions available to him, despite having a number of young elements in “Al Annabi” who are capable of making the difference. The striker Akram Afif’s teammates continued their series of strange results in the decisive Asian qualifiers.

The Qatari national team succeeded in achieving one victory and a draw, but suffered two losses, which suggests that the Spanish coach, Marques Lopez, has become unable to provide the solutions that he previously presented in the Asian Cup tournament that was held in the capital, Doha, at the beginning of this year, when he came in as a temporary technical director. He was able to extend his influence over his players, who performed admirably in the first group, which they topped with nine points, without suffering any defeat.

Marquez Lopez’s magical tactic appeared in the Asian Cup quarter-final against Uzbekistan, when he made a number of changes to his lineup, which made the match go to penalty kicks, which then smiled for Al-Anabi, thanks to the brilliance of his goalkeeper, Mishal Barshim, who played a role. He was instrumental in Al-Adam’s arrival in the semi-finals of the continental competition, in which he played against the Iranian national team, which was armed with stars.

Qatar’s national team overcame Iran’s obstacle by three goals to two, and the Spanish coach, Marquez Lopez, became one of the most prominent stars in the continental competition, after he caused the surprise and decided the final confrontation against Jordan by three goals to one, so that Al-Anabi maintained the Asian Cup title for the second time in a row. However, everything changed, after only several months, specifically against the UAE national team on the third of last September, after “Al-Adam” lost by three goals to one, in the World Cup qualifiers.

Several days later, the Qatar national team snatched a difficult draw against its North Korean host, regaining some of its balance against Kyrgyzstan, when it scored three goals to one, but Marquez Lopez failed to draw happiness on the faces of the “Al-Anabi” fans, for the second time in a row, as a result of the heavy defeat at the hands of… Iran by four goals to one, which makes the Spanish coach required to rethink the tactics he relies on, in order to try before it is too late, and snatch one of the qualifying cards for the 2026 World Cup.