Qatar Invited to Participate in Euro World Cup 2022 Qualifying
Australia fight off Blazing Virat Kohli to win final T20I in Sydney WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 PAGE 14 QATAR INVITed TO PARTICIPATE IN EURO WORLD CUP 2022 QUALIFYING QNA/TNN teams provides our national DOHA team with an excellent foun- dation as we continue our THE Union of European Foot- journey of preparation ahead ball Associations (UEFA) has of 2022.” invited Qatar to participate His Excellency added: in FIFA World Cup Qatar “Our squad has made major 2022 qualifying campaign, in strides in recent years, includ- a move that reflects Doha’s ing winning the AFC Asian position on the international Cup in 2019, and we are de- sports scene. termined to showcase the The Asian champions progress we’ve made and the will join Group A – alongside talent our country possesses UEFA Euro 2016 winners when we host the first FIFA Portugal, Serbia, Republic of World Cup in the Middle East Ireland, Luxembourg, and and Arab World in 2022.” Azerbaijan. Apart from playing in the Qatar will play their World Cup qualifying match- ‘home’ fixtures onE uropean es in Europe, Qatar will also soil in order to facilitate short- be participating in the Copa er travel times for their group America and CONCACAF opponents. Gold Cup next summer. As the FIFA World Cup Qatar has benn invited to 2022 host nation, Qatar has play the Copa America from already qualified for the tour- June 11-July 10 as part of a nament and therefore their group with co-hosts Colom- results will not count towards bia as well as Brazil, Ecuador, the final standings in UEFA Peru and Venezuela.
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