Federation of International Football Association, FIFA says Qatar has adjourned to next year, the opening of Education City Stadium; its second newly-built venue for the 2022 football World Cup.
The venue was due to be inaugurated when it hosted the semi-final of the Club World Cup between Liverpool and an as yet undetermined side on December 18th.
But delays to the certification of the stadium by the authorities mean that the fixture will instead be played at Khalifa International Stadium which is already due to host several Club World Cup fixtures.
Education City will now be opened in 2020 although the world football governing body did not give an exact date.
Three years ahead of the start of the 2022 tournament, Qatar has already launched the brand new 40 thousand-capacity Al-Janoub stadium and the renovated Khalifa International ground. Five new stadia remain under construction.
Qatar will On Tuesday open the remaining line and stations on its new three-line metro system.
