London, September 23

Belgium will host Britain in November’s Davis Cup final in Ghent, the International Tennis Federation said on Wednesday.

The November 27-29 final will be played indoors at the Flanders Expo in Ghent on a claycourt, with the capacity to hold 13,000 spectators. The city, the third largest in Belgium, has previously hosted major events such as a Tour de France stage in 2007 and the gymnastics world championships in 2001 and 2013.

It’s football club are also the current Belgian champions. Belgium reached the Davis Cup final for only the second time after a tense 3-2 win over Argentina last weekend, with world No 64 Steve Darcis claiming the crucial fifth rubber, beating Federico Delbonis 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6.

Nine-time winners Britain, who will be led by world No 3 Andy Murray, last played in the final in 1978, losing 4-1 to the United States, and were last triumphant in 1936, defeating Australia 3-2.