Carreno to hold press conference on Saturday
DOHA: Qatar coach Jose Daniel Carreno will address the
local media in a press conference on Saturday, details
revealed.
The Uruguayan, will announce his roster for an international
friendly scheduled to take place at the end of this month in
addition to his preparation plans for the final round of the 2018
World Cup Asian Zone qualification.
Since last year, Qatar has played teams like Algeria, Slovenia,
Ireland,Scotland, Turkey.
This trend will continue as QFA is seeking top-50 ranked sides for
Qatar’s future international friendlies.
Qatar weredrawn into Group A, along with Iran, South
Korea, Uzbekistan, China and Syria as the draw for the third
and final round of the 2018 World Cup Asian Zone qualification
was conductedin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last month.
Australia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq and Thailand form a
tougher Group B.
The third round will be played from September 1, 2016, to
September 5, 2017.
The winner and runner-up of each group (four teams in total)
will qualify for the Russia finals while the two third-placed
teams will advance to the Asian play-off round.
The winner of itwill take on the side that finishes fourth in
the fifth round of the CONCACAF qualifiers in a two-legged
inter-confederation play-off.