DOHA: Qatar Football Association (QFA) has announced that the Qatari national team will play three friendly matches during the pause period listed on FIFA Football Association agenda for the month of September, as part of preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November and December.
The Qatari team will face its Canadian counterpart on September 23, and the Chilean team on September 27, according to QFA's statement today, July 13.
FIFA postponed disclosure date of the third match, including the identity of the team with details to be announced at a later time.
The three matches will be held in Austria.
The three friendly matches are part of the third phase of the World Cup direct preparation program, where the Qatari team went through two previous stages -- the first was a camp in the Spanish city of Marbella last June. The team is currently in the second phase of preparation in a second camp in Austria which will include several friendly matches with European clubs.
