Qatar may host 2021 Club World Cup

QATAR is in discussion with FIFA to host many major international tournaments, including the Club World Cup, ahead of 2022.

Qatar could also be the venue for the Under-17 and U-20 World Cups.

Potentially, all three tournaments could be played in Qatar in 2021.

Qatar is looking for test events to try out the multi-billion dollar infrastructure it is putting in place for the 2022 World Cup finals.

Unlike other recent World Cup hosts, Qatar will not have the advantage of staging the Confederations Cup, traditionally played 12 months before as a rehearsal for the main event.

Qatar’s summer heat, which prompted FIFA to move the World Cup from June/July 2022, to November/December that year, also meant football’s governing body ruled out playing the 2021 Confederations Cup in Doha.

No host has yet been chosen for 2021, but the venue will be another country from the Asian Football Confederation. – AFP