• Liverpool head for Gulf in Club World Cup
• Qatar’s facilities to be given World Cup dry run
Fifa has awarded Qatar the next two Club World Cups, for this December when Liverpool will represent Europe as champions, and 2020. Both will be “tests” for the World Cup being held in the Gulf state in 2022.
Explaining the decision on behalf of the Fifa council following their meeting before Wednesday’s annual congress in Paris, Victor Montagliani, the president of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, said: “I think it’s a great opportunity to test the facilities. I think it hits all the marks. It will be good for Qatar to have those events over the next two years and test out their transportation, their accommodation, their stadiums. I think it’s a good exercise.”
Written by David Conn
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/03/liverpool-club-world-cup-test-qatar-2022 under the title “Liverpool to play December ‘test’ match in Qatar for 2022 World Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
