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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Team Base Camp training sites unveiled

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy on Thursday unveiled images of two FIFA-compliant floodlit natural grass pitches and ancillary team facilities which will be made available for each of the 41 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Team Base Camp training sites in addition spectator areas for public training sessions.

Golmohammadi hails Al Kasir, Bayern Munich triumph again Lak’s impact for Persepolis AFC with the ones already here. Doha “The key thing is for them to buy into the Persepolis phi- Persepolis head coach losophy, to have the winning for their fifth title of the year Yahya Golmohammadi was mentality and the desire to full of praise for his players be successful here. We are all following their 2-0 win over working to make Persepolis Pakhtakor in the 2020 AFC fans happy.” Champions League quarter- “We expect a tough match final on Wednesday. against Al Nassr and we hope Striker Isa Al Kasir opened we will play against them as the scoring for Persepolis four good as we did this game and minutes into the second half, last game. before adding his fourth goal “Winning gives us added of the campaign in the 66th motivation. Starting tonight minute to send his side into the we will help the players recov- semi-final of the competition er then analyse Al Nassr and for the third time in four years. prepare for the game.” The 30-year-old Al Kasir Pakhtakor had only con- arrived at over ceded two goals in the com- the summer from Pro petition prior to Wednesday, League minnows Sanat Naft but the dismissal of talisman Abadan to replace star striker Jaloliddin Masharipov follow- Ali Alipour who had scored ing a VAR-reviewed incident twice for Persepolis in the just 15 minutes into the Perse- competition back in February polis game was a turning point before moving to Portuguese for them, according to assis- side Maritimo. tant coach Pieter Huistra. The club also lost IR Iran “If you speak about the number one Alireza Beiran- game, you speak about the vand who joined Belgium’s first 15 minutes. The red card Royal Antwerp and his re- kills off the match, especially placement has fit- when you then go 1-0 down,” ted in seamlessly, securing five said Huistra. clean sheets in six AFC Cham- “We tried to make substitu- pions League appearances tions and bring in new energy, since joining from Machine but when you get yourself in Sazi. Head coach Golmoham- the situation to get a red card, madi expressed his delight then it becomes very difficult with how the new recruits to win this type of matches. I helped his team’s cause. spoke to Masharipov after the “It was an important game and, naturally, he feels match and we are happy to be responsible. He is one of the in the final of West. I would captains and stars of the team like to thank the players for and he always wants to do well. their devotion and hard work,” “If you look at the whole said Golmohammadi. tournament, the players Bayern Munich’s German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and teammates celebrate with the trophy after winning the German Super Cup in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday. (AFP) “Ideally, we like to have worked hard, played well and continuity in the team; to it fills me with optimism for AFP Marwin Hitz but the rebound pions League and the UEFA The Frenchman gave slid a great continue with the same play- the future.” Munich (Germany) clipped Kimmich’s boot and Super Cup this year. Bayern the lead when Robert pass into Haaland, who ers who won the league title Persepolis face Saudi Ara- looped in for the winning goal This is the fourth time in Lewandowski put in a short showed ice cool finishing to with us. Unfortunately, we bia’s Al Nassr on Saturday Bayern Munich claimed eight minutes from time. five years they have won the cross from the right wing and fire past Neuer on 55 minutes. lost some of those players and with hopes of reaching the their fifth title of the year on “Joshua is a classy player. showcase match. Tolisso side-footed home on It was the 20-year-old’s we had to go into the market final for the second time in Wednesday as a late Joshua The way he chipped that ball - Sancho missing -Dort- 18 minutes. 19th goal in 22 games for and bring in replacements. their history after 2018, when Kimmich goal sealed their 3-2 in,” said Bayern captain Ma- mund goalkeeper Roman Mueller grabbed Bayern’s Dortmund. We attracted good players they lost to Kashima Antlers win over nuel Neuer in admiration. Buerki and England winger second when he headed home With time running out, and those players got on well of Japan. to land the German Super Cup. Having had their record missed the after Davies floated in a cross Kimmich robbed Delaney of Hosts Bayern built a 2-0 23-match winning streak flight to Munich with “a res- on 32 minutes. possession near the halfway lead with first-half goals by ended by a shock defeat at piratory infection”, the club Brandt put Dortmund line and sprinted clear with Corentin Tolisso and Thomas Hoffenheim on Sunday, Bay- said, but both tested negative back in the game five minutes Lewandowski in support. Mueller, only for Erling Braut ern bounced back with Kim- on Monday for Covid-19. before the break when Benja- The pair exchanged pass- Haaland to equalise early in mich leading the charge. Flick made five changes min Pavard’s loose pass was es and although Hitz saved the second half after Julian “As long as I have known from the side which lost 4-1 at snapped up by the inital shot, the rebound Brandt pulled a Dortmund him (Kimmich), his mentality Hoffenheim. and Brandt finished the move. looped over his head into the goal back just before the is very special. He is well on Leroy Sane was sidelined It was 2-1 at the break, but Dortmund goal after clipping break. his way to being one of those by a knee injury, Leon Gore- Dortmund defender Thomas Kimmich’s boot. However, Kimmich set- players who shape this club,” tzka rested and Segre Gnabry Meunier fired a golden chance The Super Cup was the tled the matter through sheer Bayern head coach Hansi started on the bench. over the bar early in the sec- final game for ref- determination behind closed Flick told broadcaster ZDF. Canadian left-back Al- ond half with just Manuel eree Bibiana Steinhaus, 41, doors at the Allianz Arena. Bayern have already won phonso Davies moved up to Neuer to beat. the first female to officiate in His initial shot was saved an eighth-straight Bundesliga the wing and Tolisso started Dortmund drew level one of Europe’s top leagues, by Dortmund goalkeeper title, the German Cup, Cham- in central midfield. when central midfielderbefore retirement. Persepolis striker Isa Al Kasir (left).

Sevilla snatch late win over Levante Winning mentality key to Al Nassr reaching semis: Vitoria DPA AFC kept going from start to finish.” “I want to congratulate Barcelona Doha Al Nassr face Persepolis on Al Nassr on winning. And of Saturday in what will be their course, I say ‘bravo’ to my play- Sevilla snatched a late 1-0 Head coach Rui Vitoria credit- first-ever semi-final appear- ers who fought for 90 minutes win over Levante in La Liga on ed his players’ winning mentali- ance, and the Riyadh-based and gave everything since the Thursday, thanks to Youssef ty for Al Nassr’s 2-0 victory over club will hope to replicate the resumption of the competition,” En-Nesyri’s stoppage-time domestic rivals Al Ahli Saudi result of their arch-rivals Al Hi- said Al Ahli head coach Vladan header. The forward nodded FC in the quarter-finals of the lal, who had faced Persepolis Milojevic. home Jesus Navas’s fine cross 2020 AFC Champions League at the same stage in 2017 and “We should have scored at to break the deadlock at the on Wednesday. went on to reach the final after least one goal, but this is the re- death in a tight clash at the Ra- Al Nassr needed just 13 defeating the Iranians 6-2 on sult and we have to face it.” mon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. minutes to open the scoring at Al Nassr head coach Rui Vitoria. aggregate. “Generally, I am very sat- Paco Lopez’s Levante dug Jassim bin Hamad Stadium as “We are under a good type isfied because I said before their heels in and didn’t allow Argentine midfielder Gonzalo “My players are good play- of pressure; pressure we put this competition that it is very the Europa League winners ‘Pity’ Martinez bagged his first ers and professionals. The on ourselves to win. We have a important to see all my play- to impose themselves on the goal in the club colours since mentality we have is a winning champions’ mentality, so that ers and assess their abilities game. Just as it seemed the Sevilla’s Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic (centre-down) celebrates after joining from MLS Side Atlanta mentality. We go on the pitch is the pressure we create for before the new season. We visitors were going to take a scoring at Ramon de Carranza stadium in Cadiz on Thursday. (AFP) United in August, and winger wanting to score and get more ourselves. It is not a negative have many players who came hard-earned point, the defence Abdulfattah Asiri sealed the goals. Sometimes you miss easy pressure because we are in the back from injury and showed switched off and En-Nesyri just after half-time for the visi- win at Eibar. win with a 55th minute strike opportunities and that is a part semi-finals, no it is a pressure what they can do. made them pay. tors, who took the lead when Veteran striker Alvaro Ne- against his former team. of football.” because we want to win. “Of course, I took a lot of Elsewhere Cadiz earned a Unai Lopez turned a cross into gredo was then dismissed for “It was a game we deserved “We knew if we scored the “The competition is a mix of lessons from here and I want remarkable 1-0 win at Athletic his own goal. two bookings with 20 minutes winning. We were better from third, we could rest and start responsibility and pleasure. We the young players to take the Bilbao with just nine men. The midfielder had struck remaining, leaving Cadiz hold- the beginning against a very thinking about the next game, go into every game feeling the experience. I’m satisfied, but we Carlos Akapo earned two twice at the weekend at the right ing on for their victory despite good team, but we were better but the most important thing responsibility, but we also go in must now make some changes yellow cards and was dismissed end to help Athletic to an away their numerical disadvantage. throughout,” said Vitoria. is that we had that attitude and wanting to enjoy it,” said Vitoria. and bring new players.”