Qatar eyes Brazil tie before Copa America

By AFP
February 21, 2019

DOHA: Newly-crowned Asian Cup winners Qatar could play friendlies against Brazil or Uruguay in June ahead of playing in the Copa America, the team’s coach and officials said on Wednesday.

The South American giants are among a list of teams Qatar are trying to secure matches against — others include Colombia, Panama and the USA — ahead of their first Copa America appearance.

Qatar Football Association (QFA) president Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed al-Thani said the team’s first friendly would be in early June. Qatar have been drawn in a group with Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay in the Copa America, which starts on June 15.