Meshaal Barsham
Squad number 22 · Al-Sadd
Their 2026 World Cup
Meshaal Barsham travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Qatar, wearing number 22, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group B), beaten by Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1.
The goalkeeping job went to Mahmud Abunada (3 matches, 270′).
Another 4 players in the Qatar squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Qatar team page.
Biography
Meshaal Essa Barsham (Arabic: مَشْعَل عِيسَى بَرْشَم; born 14 February 1998) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
Al Sadd On 27 August 2018, in the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-finals, Barsham started in Al Sadd's 3–1 away win against Esteghlal.
Barsham was selected for the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on 27 May 2026.
Personal life He is the younger brother of Olympic gold high jump medalist Mutaz Barsham, and Muamer Aissa Barsham.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)