ADLate Friday, the USSF announced training camp will take place in Bradenton, Fla. However, the federation changed course this winter and suggested Qatar to experience the facilities and weather conditions in the small Persian Gulf nation that will host the next FIFA World Cup, in November-December 2022. ADWhile in Qatar, the MLS-heavy U.S. squad was to play multiple closed-door scrimmages. Bordered to the south by Saudi Arabia, Qatar occupies a small peninsula sticking into the Persian Gulf. FIFA’s controversial choice of Qatar to stage the tournament will bring the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time.

Source: Washington Post January 04, 2020 01:41 UTC