LONDON: Qatar feel confident going into their friendly against
Scotland, team coach Jose Daniel Carreno said on Monday.
On Sunday, Qatar held Ireland to a 1-1 draw on a difficult pitch in
London, according to Carreno.
Qatar are preparing for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches set to
kick off later this month.
"I think we got what we were looking from the game against Ireland,"
Carreno said on Monday.
Scotland host Qatar on June 5 while the visitors will reach Glasgow a
day earlier, team officials said on Monday.
"The pitch was quite rough. It wasn't the best surface to play
football on," Carreno said.
"We defended well in the first half and found good rhythm in our moves
in the second half," he added.
"We even dominated play in patches which was good," Carreno added.
The current training camp preparesQatar for the second round of the 2018
WorldCup qualification, which is set to begin with an away game against
Maldives on June 11.
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