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December 7, 2019
Federation of International FootballAssociation, FIFA says Qatar has adjourned to next year, the opening ofEducation City Stadium; its second newly-built venue for the 2022 footballWorld Cup.
The venue was due to be inauguratedwhen it hosted the semi-final of the Club World Cup between Liverpool and an asyet undetermined side on December 18.
But delays to the certification ofthe stadium by the authorities mean that the fixture will instead be played atKhalifa International Stadium which is already due to host several Club WorldCup fixtures.
Education City will now be opened in2020 although the world football governing body did not give an exact date.
Three years ahead of the start ofthe 2022 tournament, Qatar has already launched the brand new 40thousand-capacity Al-Janoub stadium and the renovated Khalifa Internationalground. Five new stadia remain under construction.
Qatar will On Tuesday open theremaining line and stations on its new three-line metro system.