Overview
- Soria, named Tuesday to Julen Lopetegui’s 34-player list, now has a chance to reach the 2026 finals with Qatar.
- If he gets on the field at the tournament, the forward would pass Roger Milla’s 1994 mark as the oldest outfield World Cup player, while Egypt’s Essam El Hadary remains the oldest player overall at 45.
- The preliminary roster must be trimmed to 26 before the tournament kicks off on June 11, so any record bid depends on both selection and game time.
- His recall last October followed a long absence since 2017, and he came on as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 qualifying win over the United Arab Emirates, later saying he was proud to wear Qatar’s jersey again.
- Qatar’s Group B schedule starts against Switzerland on June 13 in San Francisco, then Canada in Vancouver, before Bosnia-Herzegovina in Seattle on June 24.