Not only do Qatar and Saudi Arabia enjoy the home advantage, but moreover the schedule has been put together so that both countries have the maximum rest between the two games. Qatar and Saudi Arabia play the first and third game, making them six rest days after the opening duel. The competitors only have three days of recovery time between the two games.
Patrick Kluivert stands for crucial World Cup qualification: ‘disappointment will be enormous if Indonesia has to miss the World Cup’
The Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, who is the national coach of Oman, has been critical of the state of affairs. Oman fights together with the United Arab Emirates and host country Qatar in group A for a World Cup ticket. ,, It would be a miracle under these circumstances if we posted. Are there stadiums in Japan or Kuwait where we could have played? ”, Fulminated Queiroz in an interview with the English newspaper The Guardian. ,, We play against Qatar and three days later again. Qatar only plays again six days later and therefore knows exactly what result they need. This has never been shown. “
Indonesia by Patrick Kluivert
The situation is identical in group B, in which the participating Saudi Arabia enjoys a similar home advantage and extra peace in a group in which Iraq and Indonesia of national coach Patrick Kluivert are also located. Indonesia plays Dutch time against Saudi Arabia on Wednesday at 7.15 pm and on Saturday at 9.30 pm Dutch time against Iraq. The number one of both groups joins the six countries that has already placed itself from Asia (Japan, South Korea, Australia, Jordan, Uzbekistan and Iran) for the World Cup. The songs two will complete a play-off against each other and the winner can still qualify for the World Cup via an intercontinental play-off.