National team camp in Zurich confirmed
DOHA: Qatar Football Association (QFA) on Wednesday confirmed the
national team’s final training camp in August ahead of the next phase
of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
The training camp will be held in Zurich from August 10 to 20.
Fareed Mahboob, the national team manager, said: “The dates
of the next training camp have been finalized. All arrangements
are in place. We are now approaching a very important phase of
our preparations.”
Mahboob said the national team will play four friendlies in August.
Qatar have listed a friendly against Iraq on August 8 followed by the
training camp in Zurich.
Qatar will also play a friendly during their training camp in Switzerland.
The game will be played against Spanish side Real Betis as part of their
La Liga Challenge .
Al Anabi will play another friendly against Jordan on August 18 followed
by a match against Thailand on the 24th of the same month.
The aforementioned games will be played before Qatar flies out to Tehran
for their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Iran on September 1.
Qatar have Iran, South Korea, China, Uzbekistan and Syria in their Group.
The team is being coached by Daniel Careno since May last year.