He signed a contract until the end of 2022. Estonia are one of four opponents to Belgium in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Häberli, 46, had been unemployed since his dismissal from Lucerne on December 16 at the end of 2019. The former Young Boys striker, succeeds Estonian Karel Voolaid, in office since July 2019 whose contract has not been renewed. It will be his first experience abroad. Besides Lucerne, where he stayed from February to December 2019, the Swiss coached Basel briefly before becoming the T2.
Estonia, 109th in the FIFA rankings, is one of the Red Devils’ opponents in Group E of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Hazard, Lukaku, De Bruyne & Co will play in Estonia on September 2 and host the Baltic country on November 13. Wales, the Czech Republic and Belarus are also in this group. The winner of the group will go to Qatar. The 2nd classified will play the dams.
