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Nadal and Neck Qatar Vow Quality Show on Home Soil SPORT Tuesday 133 June 20201717 PAGE | 21 PAGE | 22 PAGE | 23 Hamilton, Vettell Wimbledon will Wales draw as Spain locked in gloriousus be complicated: and Italy stay neck title duel Nadal and neck Qatar vow quality show on home soil The Peninsula atar internationals Russia looks on believe that Qatar’s third round Group A 2018 FIFA World Cup Q qualifier against South course one year Korea today will prove valuable for the development of ‘Al Annabi’, as the national team ahead of World Cup looks towards the 2022 FIFA World Cup at home. Abdulkarim Hassan and Moscow Moscow -- are up and run- Almoez Ali, past and present AFP ning for the warm-up holders of the Qatar Football Confederations Cup. Association’s (QFA) Under-23 espite fears over secu- The finishing touches are Player-of-the-Year awards, rity and construction also being put to the iconic view the game against the Asian Ddelays at several sta- Luzhniki stadium in Moscow powerhouses as an opportunity diums, Russia looks largely -- which is set to hold the to gather further experience at on course one year from the World Cup opener and final the highest level. kick-off of the World Cup in -- with a trial game sched- Hassan emphasised that June 2018. uled for the autumn. Qatar’s plans for the 2022 FIFA There was already a There are also major World Cup will be focused on whiff of scandal around the security fears surrounding youth. first World Cup to be held the World Cup in Russia with Al Sadd left-back Hassan, a in Eastern Europe after the shadow of terrorism and 23-year-old with 60 interna- Swiss authorities opened a hooliganism looming over tional caps to his name, said that probe into possible corrup- the event. Moscow has a long Jorge Fossati’s side will fight tion during the bidding for history of battling against ter- hard to match opponents whose the event. ror and been the target of Qatar's Ahmed Al Sayed (centre) along with his team-mates during a training session ahead of starting line-up will feature Then worries of hooligan bloody attacks. many players with big match the World Cup Qualifying match against South Korea. The match will be played in Doha today. violence surged after gangs A suicide bombing on the experience in top European of Russian fans grabbed metro in Saint Petersburg leagues. such teams will be significant as experience of playing against a constant source of inspiration for headlines by rampaging killed 15 people in April, just “The match against South the team prepares for the 2022 top Asian side to continue his Ali this season. through the streets of Mar- over two months ahead of the Korea will be a good platform to World Cup in Qatar.” technical development and fuel “I have added many facets seille at Euro 2016. Confederations Cup opener prepare for the home World Cup Hassan emphasised that his dreams of being the main to my game this year, learning But for strongman Pres- in the city. In a bid to stamp in 2022,” said Hassan, who Qatar’s plans for the 2022 FIFA striker for the host nation of the the finer nuances of shooting ident Vladimir Putin the out any problems, strongman scored Qatar’s first goal in the World Cup will be focused on 2022 FIFA World Cup. inside the box from Youssef El World Cup is an invaluable Putin has ordered ramped up 2-2 draw in the friendly against youth. “We have all been together Arabi, and intelligent movement chance to burnish Russia's security measures through- North Korea on 6 June. “For the tournament, we will for quite some time now at the and use of space from Nam. He prestige as the country has out the World and “We will focus on getting the have a core group of players who age-group level,” said the is a terrific player, and I am look- slumped to its worst stand- Confederations Cup. basics right against them. For have been together from the Lekhwiya forward. ing forward to playing against off with the West over After the brutal scenes in instance, our full-backs, includ- under-19 level and have been “Playing against South Korea him and hopefully beating his Ukraine and Syria. France involving Russian ing me, will have to be careful achieving significant things. We is a good way to measure our- team.” And authorities insist fans last year there were as they have very speedy wing- will be joined by a group of selves against a team that plays they have all problems firmly fears that visiting supporters ers who can take advantage of gifted youngsters currently com- slick, modern football.” in hand as they gear up for a could be in for a tough time. the space if we make overlap- ing through the world-class Ali added: “Son Heung-min test-run with the Confeder- But both hooligans and ping runs. The collective infrastructure and coaching sys- is amazing on the left, and they ations Cup tournament Russian authorities say there experience of playing against tem of Aspire, so things look have a gifted winger on the right starting in second city Saint is almost no chance of a positive.” as well. In the middle, they have Petersburg on June 17. repeat as the police have QATAR-SOUTH KOREA TIE Almoez Ali wants to fuel his fantastic players linking up with The World Cup will be cracked down on suspected Qatar’s third round Group A 2018 FIFA World Cup dreams of being the main striker Son, such as our own Nam Tae- the biggest international troublemakers with a barrage qualifier against South Korea will be played today at for the host nation of the 2022 hee. I saw the away game in event that Russia has hosted of searches, detentions and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. FIFA World Cup. Suwon last October and it was a since it lavished huge sums criminal probes. The match will kick off at 10pm. Hassan’s 20-year-old com- tactical lesson, watching from on staging the Sochi Winter Moscow has stuck 191 Qatari players say they will 'focus on getting the patriot Ali is seeking his first the sidelines how their midfield Olympics in 2014. fans on a blacklist barring basics right against the tough opponents' competitive international cap and the centre-forward linked So far only four of the 12 them from games and intro- Qatari player Abdulkarim Hassan says the match following his appearance as a up with Son.” World Cup stadiums - Saint duced legislation to toughen against South Korea will be a good platform to substitute in the friendly against His Lekhwiya team-mate Petersburg, Kazan, Sochi up punishments and deport prepare for the home World Cup in 2022 North Korea. Nam, who was voted QFA Player and the Otkrytie Arena in foreign hooligans. He said he will use the of the Year 2017, has been a Jorge Fossati SCOREBOARD Sarfraz steers Pakistan into semi-final SRI LANKA PAKISTAN N Dickwella c S Ahmed b Mohd Amir ..................73 Azhar Ali c Mendis b Lakmal .................................34 D Gunathilaka c S Malik b J Khan ..........................13 Fakhar Zaman c Gunaratne b Pradeep ..............50 Cardiff Amir provided an equally valu- Pakistan captain Sarfraz K Mendis b Hasan Ali ...............................................27 Babar Azam c de Silva b Pradeep ........................10 Reuters able contribution, taking singles Ahmed celebrates after the D Chandimal b Fahim Ashraf...................................0 Mohd Hafeez c Pradeep b Perera ............................1 to rotate the strike as he reached A Mathews b Mohd Amir ........................................39 Shoaib Malik c Dickwella b Malinga .......................11 win over Sri Lanka during akistan overcame a famil- an unbeaten score of 28. D de Silva c S Ahmed b J Khan .................................1 Sarfraz Ahmed (not out) .........................................61 their Champions League iar attack of batting nerves Their 75-run partnership was A Gunaratne c F Zaman b Hasan Ali ....................27 Imad Wasim c Dickwella b Pradeep ......................4 match in Cardiff yesterday. to beat Sri Lanka by three an eighth-wicket record for the T Perera c B Azam b Junaid Khan ............................1 Fahim Ashraf (run out) ...........................................15 P S Lakmal b Hasan Ali ..............................................26 Mohammad Amir (not out) ..................................28 wickets in a see-saw Group B Champions Trophy. L Malinga (not out) ....................................................9 Extras (B-4, LB-6, W-13) ........................................23 game at Sophia Gardens to set up "It is an unbelievable feeling. N Pradeep c&b Fahim Ashraf ...................................1 Total (for 7 wkts in 44.5 overs) .............237 a Champions Trophy semi-final I just said to Amir play your nor- Extras (B-1, LB-5, W-12, NB-1) ..............................19 Fall of wickets: 1-74, 2-92, 3-95, 4-110, 5-131, 6-137, with hosts England back in Car- mal game," said Sarfraz who Total (all out in 49.2 overs) .................. 236 7-162. diff tomorrow. kissed the ground after hitting the Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-82, 3-83, 4-161, 5-162, 6-162, Bowling: Malinga 9.5-2-52-1 (4w); Lakmal 10-0-48-1 The other semi-final will pit winning runs. 7-167, 8-213, 9-232, 10-236. (2w); Pradeep 10-0-60-3 (3w); Perera 8-0-43-1 (4w); Group B winners India against For a while it hardly seemed Bowling: Amir 10-0-53-2 (2w); Junaid 10-3-40-3 Gunaratne 5-0-19-0; Gunathilaka 1-0-2-0; De Silva (2w); Imad 8-1-33-0; Ashraf 6.2-0-37-2 (1nb, 2w); 1-0-3-0.
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