Football: QFA Holds Security Meeting for China 2023 Qualifiers

Doha, August 29 (QNA) - The security meeting for the Qatari national team's matches in the World Cup qualifiers (Qatar 2022) and the Asian Cup (China 2023) was held Thursday morning at the headquarters of Qatar Football Association (QFA). The team will first face Afghanistan on September 5, then will meet India five days later. The two matches will both take place at 7:30 PM local time at the Jassim bin Hamad stadium at Al Sadd SC. The meeting finalized the agreement on all matters related to the organization of the two matches, with the fans free to enter the stadium two hours before the match. They stressed on the importance of cooperating with security personnel to ensure the good organization of both matches. Gate 3 will be for VIPs. While gates 4 and 5 will be for media personalities and services respectively. Gate 2 will be for families, while gates 3 through 8 will be for Qatari fans. Gate number 9 will be reserved for the Indian and Afghani fans. There are three price categories listed for the two matches. Category A, B, and C will sell for QR50, QR20, and QR10 respectively. The Afghan team will arrive in Doha on September 1, while the Indian team will arrive six days later. The press conference for the first match will take place on September 4 at Al Sadd SC. (QNA)