MADRID, 4 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
FIFA confirmed on Wednesday that the two intercontinental qualifying playoffs for the Qatar World Cup later this year will be held at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in the Qatari city of Rayyan.
In addition, on June 7, this venue will also be the scene of the Asian Football Confederation playoff between Australia and the United Arab Emirates, whose winner will face Peru, fifth-placed in the South American Qualifiers, on the 13th. winner will go to the group of France, Denmark and Tunisia.
The following day, Costa Rica, which was fourth in the CONCACAF Hexagonal, will face Oceanic Confederation champion New Zealand, with the winner making their World Cup debut against Spain in a group that also includes Germany and Japan. . Both meetings will start at 8:00 p.m., Spanish peninsular time.
The Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, inaugurated on December 18, 2020, will host six matches of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar and a round of 16 match.