Top Austrian Football official lauds Qatari facilities

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Sunday, March 29th 2015 05:38 AM

DOHA: On the margin of the friendly match which paired Qatar Olympic team and their counterparts from Austria, Mr. Horst Lumper, vice president of the Austrian Football Federation met with Naional teams’ camps and competitions manager, Mr. Ahmed Al Abbasi. Qatar endured a hefty 0-4 defeat at the hands of Austria at Grand Hamad Stadium as the Fahad Thani led squad prepares for the AFC U-22 championship set to take place in Qatar later this year. After exchanging mementos, the Austrian official confirmed talks between QFA and OFB to arrange preparatory camps for Qatari national teams in Austria. Mr. Lumper believes the recent decision to hold the 2022 World Cup in either November or December is ideal, he said “ Qatar deserves to host the World Cup, and I believe holding the tournament in November or December is a very good thing, as the weather conditions will be ideal for football”. He then added “This is my first visit to Qatar, I’m truly impressed with what I have seen so far, and the sports facilities are second to none”. Austria are set to compete in the seventh group of the UEFA U-21 qualifiers alongside Germany, Russia, Finland, Azerbaijan and Faroe Islands.