Mohammed Muntari
Squad number 9 · Al-Gharafa
Their 2026 World Cup
Mohammed Muntari travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Qatar, wearing number 9, 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.
Attack went to Akram Afif (3 matches, 239′) and Edmilson Junior (3 matches, 212′).
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
Mohammed Muntari (Arabic: محمد مونتاري; born 20 December 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Al-Gharafa. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Qatar national team.
Career Muntari started his career in the Golden Lions Soccer Academy, owned by former Ghanaian international Nii Lamptey. He joined El Jaish in 2012. In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Lekhwiya.
Muntari was born and raised in Ghana, but early in his career moved to Qatar and became a naturalized citizen. He was called up to the Qatar national team in December 2014. He made his debut on 27 December 2014 in a friendly against Estonia, scoring his first goal. Muntari scored Qatar's first-ever World Cup goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Senegal on 25 November 2022.
International goals Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: محمدحسین موحدی نژاد · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)