Qatar Step Up World Cup Preparations, Younes Joins Training Camp
Doha, Qatar: Qatar have ramped up World Cup preparations with a high-intensity camp in Doha ahead of Thursday's friendly against Sudan at 6:30pm.
Doha, Qatar: The Asian champions are using the fixture as part of their build-up to football's biggest stage, with head coach Julen Lopetegui continuing to assess his options as he prepares to trim the preliminary squad before the team's departure to North America later this month.
Al Annabi will also face Ireland on May 28 and El Salvador on June 6 in further warm-up matches before opening their World Cup campaign against Switzerland on June 13.
Qatar will then take on co-hosts Canada and Bosnia in their remaining group-stage fixtures. The FIFA World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19.
Meanwhile, Lopetegui has also called up goalkeeper Fahad Younes to the training camp. The preliminary squad already includes Mahmoud Abunada, Meshaal Barsham, Salah Zakaria and Shehab Ellethy.
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