Qatar to host Russia in Doha
Reuters - Thursday 03 March 2011, 13:00
MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russia will face fellow World
Cup hosts Qatar in an international friendly this month, the
Russian FA (RFS) said on Thursday.
The RFS said on its website that the March 29
game in Doha would celebrate the two countries' winning bids to
host the World Cup. In December, FIFA awarded the 2018 and 2022
World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively.
It will be Russia's second successuve friendly in the Gulf
region following a 1-0 loss to Iran in Abu Dhabi last month. The
Russians restart their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign away to
Armenia on March 26.