Qatar to host Bangladesh for World Cup qualifier match

Bangladesh will play against Qatar in the opening match of the Asian qualifiers for 2022 Fifa World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup China. 

The match has been rescheduled for December 4 and Qatar will host the match. 

This match between the two teams will be the first and only Asian qualifiers match to be held in 2020. The change in schedule was approved by both Fifa and the AFC, in consultation with the two participating member associations, reports Gulf News.

A communication from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has said that clubs are not obliged to release their players for the December 4 fixture that will be staged outside of Fifa’s international match calendar as per existing rules.

However, the good news for both Bangladesh and Qatar national teams’ coaches is that both national squads are overwhelmingly comprised of players based in their respective domestic leagues.