Wilmots, a former Belgium international and head coach, will lead Asia’s top ranked team with the aim of competing in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

His first task will be to prepare Team Melli for international friendly matches against Korea Republic and Syria next month.

The tournament, which saw its first edition in 2018, will see India start as the defending champions - having defeated Kenya in the final. The other two teams in the tournament in 2018 were Chinese Taipei and New Zealand.

AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das underlined the importance of the tournament by calling it an ‘acid test’ for the Indian team ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Qualifiers which are slated to begin in September.

The all-action forward, who couldn't feature against the Toffees, emerged from the tunnel after the match to collect Spurs' Goal of the Season award for his marvellous solo effort in the 3-1 win over Chelsea at Wembley on November 24.

The Dutchman is a former head coach for Singapore’s U-19 side that competed in the AFF U-19 Championship Indonesia 2018 last July, and was also part of Bert van Marwijk’s staff heading into the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia as a scout.

QFA President HE Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmad Al Thani extended the Spaniard's contract until 2022 to continue the technical stability of the national team, who will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The futuristic 40,000 capacity arena, which is inspired by dhow boats, is nearing completion. It was also reported that the pitch was laid in record time - nine hours and 15 minutes.

The elegant stadium will also host 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar matches through to the quarter-finals.

With three games to go Zenit are assured of the title with a nine-point lead and a better head-to-head record against second-placed Lokomotiv.