Liverpool’s first match at the FIFA Club World Cup (where they’ll be playing just**************************** hours after taking part in the Carabao Cup) is switched to a DIFFERENT ground as stunning new Education City Stadium is not ready to host matches
- Liverpool were set to play their semi-final at the new Education City Stadium
- But the December clash will now be played at Khalifa International Stadium
- The ground holds a capacity of over 40, 0 and re-opened back in May
********The Education City Stadium will be ready to host matches from early
By
Jonathan Spencer For Mailonline
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********** Liverpoolwill play their first match at theFIFAClub World Cup at the Khalifa International Stadium instead of at the Education City Stadium, which is not yet ready to host matches.
The Khalifa International Stadium will host three additional matches during this month’s tournament – with the Education City Stadium now postponed until earlyIt was originally meant to host the double-header fixtures on December , the fifth-place play-off and the semi-final involving Copa Libertadores winners Flamengo, who beat River Plate in the final.The Khalifa International Stadium will host Liverpool’s first match at the FIFA Club World Cup
The stunning new Education City Stadium in Qatar is not yet ready to host matches
* Stadiums (capacity) *
********************** Lusail Stadium
Al Bayt Stadium: (************************************************, (0)
Education City Stadium: 45, 728
(Al Rayyan Stadium) ****************: (**************************************************, ********************** Al Janoub Stadium: (****************************************************, ********************************************************************* (0) ************
Ras Abu Adoub Stadium: (****************************************************, 0Stadium: 45, (0) ************
Khalifa International Stadium
The stadium, which holds a capacity of over********************************, ********************************************************************** 0 and re-opened in May 2020, will also host the final and the third-place play-off on December (******************************************************.
Construction at the Education City Stadium is complete but the necessary certification process took longer than expected.
Therefore, the stadium was unable to host the required test events prior to the eagerly-anticipated semi-final and final of the FIFA Club World Cup at full capacity.
In (**************************************, the Education City Stadium will become the third venue ready for the the (World Cup.)
Fans watch on during Gulf Cup group stage match match between Qatar and United Arab Emirates
Fireworks blast out at the Khalifa International Stadium on May 19, 2020, when it reopened
************************** TEAMS AT FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP
Entering in semi-finals:********** Flamengo & Liverpool
Entering in second round:
Entering in the first round:
The stunning venue is scheduled to host matches at the World Cup up to and including the quarter-finals.
If Liverpool claim victory in the Club World Cup semi-final, they will play the showpiece final just three days later .
The Anfield outfit are bidding to win the tournament for the first time in their history.
However, they will have to battle a hectic schedule, with their Carabao Cup Quarter-final against Aston Villa remarkably being played just 24 hours earlier – with their youngsters set to take to the field at Villa Park.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side will play their FIFA Club World Cup semi-final on December 18**********************
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