Qatar in Group D of 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MIAMI, Florida, September 29, 2020-Debutants and Asian Cup champions Qatar yesterday were drawn with Honduras, Grenada and Panama in Group D of the 2021 Gold Cup.
This will be second major North American football event to feature Qatar, hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Last year, Qatar made its debut in Copa America in Brazil where it played matches against Paraguay, Columbia and Argentina.
Qatar is one of the invited teams for the 2021 edition of CONCACAF Gold Cup.
CONCACAF has not announced sites of the tournament.
Qatar are the seventh guest nation to compete in a Gold Cup and the first since 2005, joining the ranks of Brazil (1996, 1998, 2003), Colombia (2000, 2003, 2005), Peru (2000), Ecuador (2002), South Africa (2005) and South Korea (2000, 2002).
Along with South Korea, Qatar will become the second nation from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to appear in a Gold Cup tournament.
The draw was broadcast live and hosted by Emmy award winning TUDN sportscaster Lindsay Casinelli and Fox Sports Lead Soccer Analyst and United States Men's National Team legend Alexi Lalas.
Mexico is defending champion.
The draw:
Group A: Curaçao, El Salvador, Mexico, qualifier from among Cuba, French Guyana, Montserrat, Trinidad and Tobago
Group B: Canada, Martinique, United States, qualifier from among Barbabos, Bermuda, Haiti, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Group C: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Suriname, qualifier from among Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana
Group D: Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Qatar
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