He led Palestine in the country's second Asian Cup appearance, where Palestine was eliminated without scoring a goal and only two points obtained. Then, he led the Palestinians to the 2022 World Cup qualification, where the Palestinians managed to create a shock home win over powerhouse Uzbekistan 2–0, leaving enthusiasm among Palestinians. Yet, after the historic win was a complete dismal performance of the Palestinian team, with the team suffered two denting defeats to minnows Singapore and Yemen, before letting the Uzbeks take vengeance away. Due to the terrible performance of Palestine in the qualification, Ould Ali suffered immense criticism from Palestinian football platform.