The new Education City Stadium in Doha will host Liverpool’s semi-final on 18 December – the same date as the final of the next World Cup will take place.
The Gulf nation is currently hosting the World Athletics Championships, which have suffered from low crowds.
The Club World Cup will be the next major event there, with Liverpool taking part as Europe’s representatives, having won the Champions League in May.
Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League leaders automatically go into a semi-final where they could play local side Al Sadd, managed by Spain great Xavi, Hienghene Sport of New Caledonia or Mexican side Monterey.
They will remain at the 40,000-seater stadium for either the final or third-place play-off on 21 December.
On 4 February 2021, the 17th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup™ officially kicked off in Qatar, with…
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The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are the seven Arab states which border the Persian Gulf, namely Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).This excludes the non-Arab state of Iran. All of these nations except Iraq are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
