Liverpool matches at Club World Cup moved to new venue after Education City Stadium opening postponed

Change of plans: Liverpool will now play at Khalifa International Stadium
Getty Images
George Flood7 December 2019

Liverpool have seen a switch of venue for their forthcoming Club World Cup semi-final in Qatar.

The reigning European champions were due to play their last-four tie against one of Monterrey, Al-Sadd or Hienghene Sport at the new Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan on December 18.

However, Fifa announced on Saturday that the opening of the ground - which will host World Cup matches in 2022 - had been postponed until early 2020.

As a result, Liverpool's semi-final plus the final and third-place play-off on December 21 have all been moved to the 45,416-capacity Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, which recently hosted the World Athletics Championships.

"Construction at Education City Stadium is complete and the venue is now operational," a Fifa statement read.

"However, the necessary certification process took longer than expected and therefore the stadium was unable to host the required test events prior to the semi-final and final of the FIFA Club World Cup at full capacity.

"The priority is to ensure an enjoyable experience for all fans so it was decided to open the stadium at a later date."

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in