Doha, September 01 (QNA) - Al Rayyan advanced to the final of the 2026 Qatar Cup after defeating Al Shamal 5-4 on penalties in their semifinal at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium this evening, following a 3-3 draw in regulation time.

France's Wesley Said scored twice in the 27th and 63rd minutes and Tunisia's Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane struck in the 54th minute for Al Shamal, while Brazil's Roger Guedes scored in the 24th and 74th minutes, the latter from the penalty spot, and Belgium's Julien De Sart equalized in the 90+6th minute for Al Rayyan.

In the penalty shootout, De Sart, Brazil's Wesley Ribeiro, Ahmed Al Rawi, Guedes and Portugal's Andre Amaro converted for Al Rayyan, while Brazil's Gregore Favero missed. For Al Shamal, Spain's Alex Collado, Algeria's Nassim Ben Aissa, Musab Khader and Abdelkarim Hassan converted their penalties, while Fahad Waad and Ben Romdhane missed.

Al Rayyan will face Al Sadd in the final, scheduled for Dec. 11 at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. Al Sadd had earlier secured their place in the final with a 2-1 victory over Al Gharafa. (QNA)