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Qatar has hired Paulo Autuori to coach its national team in a bid to qualify for its first-ever FIFA World Cup in 2014.
Autuori, who was recently the Qatar Olympic coach, is the fourth coach in just over a year for the national side.
Authorities are under pressure to improve the 96th-ranked team's results since the oil- and gas-rich Gulf nation is the 2022 World Cup host.
Autuori has coached Peru and several clubs in his native Brazil, including Sao Paulo, whom he guided to the 2005 Club World Cup. He also has coached several Qatari clubs.
Autuori's immediate task will be guiding Qatar to the final round of 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
The team is currently in second place in its group and plays Iran on 29 February.
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