Chile will not be travelling to Qatar for the World Cup. This is the second successive time they have missed out on securing a ticket to the showpiece event.
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Qatar will be taking to the field for a final time on Tuesday before hosting the upcoming World Cup later this year. Qatar will travel to Vienna to take on Chile in an international friendly as they prepare themselves for the showpiece event. Tuesday presents the final opportunity for Felix Sanchez to get his combinations right ahead of the World Cup. However, it will be a difficult challenge for him considering the type of opponent they will be coming up against on Tuesday.
| Qatar vs Chile | Key details |
| Date | September 27 |
| Venue | Estadio Franz Horr |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in Qatar | 8 pm |
| Kickoff time in Chile | 2 pm |
| Kickoff time in Austria | 7 pm |
The good news for the World Cup hosts is that Chile are heading into this clash on the back of a poor run of form. The South American nation is on a six-game losing streak and is struggling for form big time. Besides, Chile will not be travelling to Qatar for the World Cup. This is the second successive time they have missed out on securing a ticket to the showpiece event. On the other hand, Qatar will be keen to do well in front of their home fans during November and December. Hence, the upcoming friendly against Chile will be a great opportunity for them to get some rhythm ahead of the sporting extravaganza.
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Chile will be eager to end the six-game winless streak on Tuesday. Not only have they lost their games, but the South American nation has not scored a single goal from any of those six fixtures. They will be keen to get their attack sorted out, as the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Ben Brereton Diaz will hope to do more damage to the opposition’s defence. Meanwhile, Qatar will be heading into this match on the back of losing their last game to Canada. Hence, the upcoming fixture provides them with an opportunity to get back to winning ways ahead of the year-end World Cup. They could very well go into a back five in order to provide more shield to their defence.
Qatar possible line-up: Al Sheeb, Miguel, Salman, Al-Rawi, Hassan, Ahmed, Hatem, Boudiaf, Assadalla, Ali, Afif
Chile possible line-up: Cortes, Diaz, Medel, Huerta, Pulgar, Delgado, Nunez, Vidal, Aranguiz, Sanchez, Brereton Diaz
The international friendly match between Qatar and Chile will take place at Estadio Franz Horr, Vienna, Austria on Tuesday at 10:30 pm IST.
The live telecast of the international friendly match between Qatar and Chile will be available on beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN Sports in Qatar; and TNT Sports 2, Claro Sports, Chilevision, Estadio TNT Sports, TNT Sports HD in Chile.
