The friendly matches are a part of the team’s preparations for their home FIFA World Cup later this year DOHA: The Qatar Football Association announced that the Qatari national team will play three friendly matches in September, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. With the matches being played during the FIFA Football Association’s pause period, they are a part of preparations for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. The association said in a statement today that the Qatari team will face its Canada on September 23, followed by Chile on September 27. FIFA postponed the disclosure date of the third match, including the identity of the team. The details will be announced at a later time, QNA reported. The three matches will be held in Austria. The matches are part of the third phase of the World Cup direct preparation program, where the Qatari team went through two previous stages. The first was a camp in the Spanish city of Marbella last June. The team is currently in its second phase of preparation in an Austrian camp which will include several friendly matches with European clubs.