Doha, March 08 (QNA) - The Qatar Football Association has selected Nagyerdei Stadion in the Hungarian city of Debrecen as alternative to Generali Arena Stadium to be the venue for the first three matches involving Qatar this month in the European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will be held this month.
The change came due to the strict procedures for movement between European countries because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which necessitated the national team to make changes to the venues after an agreement with UEFA and their member federations.
It was also agreed that Irelands third match would be in the same stadium and that Qatar would be the host.
The European Football Association (UEFA) invited QFA to participate in the first European qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 , in a move that reflects Dohas position on the international sporting scene.
It is to be mentioned that the Qatari national team will Qatar will start its European campaign against Luxembourg on March. 24, the second meeting will bring it and the Azerbaijani national team on March.27, and concludes the first round matches by meeting his Irish counterpart in March. 30, 2021. (QNA)