Al Sadd SC’s elimination from the AFC Champions League last four on Tuesday night means the Qatari side will enter the Club World Cup in the first round as the host country’s representative.
The winners of the meeting between Al Sadd and Hienghène Sport on December 11 will progress to face Mexican outfit CF Monterrey in the second round three days later.
The victors of that tie will then take on the Reds on December 18.
See an updated Club World Cup match schedule below.
December 11
First round
Al Sadd SC v Hienghène Sport (Match 1)
December 14
Second round
CF Monterrey v Match 1 winners (Match 2)
AFC Champions League winners v ES Tunis (Match 3)
December 17
Fifth-place play-off
Semi-final
Copa Libertadores winners v Match 3 winners
December 18
Semi-final
Match 2 winners v Liverpool
December 21
Third-place play-off
Final