Qatar vs El Salvador Preview & Prediction | 2026 International Friendly

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2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar have qualified for the global event by their own means for the first time ever as they now take on El Salvador in a friendly on Saturday night.

Kick-off date/time: 6 June 2026 at 9:00 pm

How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – Cannot be streamed

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Qatar vs El Salvador prediction

Under the management of former West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Julen Lopetegui, Qatar are one of the weakest teams at this summer’s tournament. Lopetegui is finally coaching at a FIFA World Cup after being sacked by Spain on the eve of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.

El Salvador come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 defeat to an unconvincing Korea Republic side in a friendly the other day. The Central Americas have been improved in the last nine months or so.

Despite that improvement, El Salvador do lack a fair bit of quality but the same can be said for Qatar and so a low-scoring Qatari victory is to be expected at the neutral venue of the Banc of California Stadium in the United States.

Qatar vs El Salvador tip: Qatar to win & under 3.5 goals