Doha: The draw for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021, organised by FIFA in partnership with the State of Qatar, will be held today in Doha. The championship will be held during the period from December 1 to 18, 2021, with the participation of 23 teams officially invited by FIFA to participate in the tournament.
The draw ceremony will be held at the Opera House in the Cultural Village (Katara), with a limited presence in line with the precautionary measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the presence of a number of federations heads and representatives of the technical and administrative bodies of the teams participating in the tournament, who began arriving in Doha since Sunday.
The Arab championship is a test for the State of Qatar a year before hosting the 2022 World Cup for the first time in the Middle East, as its competitions are held on six of the eight World Cup stadiums, and it will also be an opportunity to learn about the operational processes and facilities of those stadiums, some of which have hosted football events recently, while others are in the final stages of construction.
