Saudi Arabia has been selected to host the 2023 Club World Cup in December, FIFA announced on Tuesday. The FIFA Council unanimously voted for the Saudi Arabian Football Federation to stage the event, which includes the six continental champions plus the host's national champions. The tournament will take place from Dec. 12-22. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia was selected by the Asian Football Confederation to host the 2027 Asian Cup. The country has previously hosted sporting events including this year's Spanish Super Cup,
Al Ahly won in their first game at the FIFA Club World Cup by 1-0 Following Al Duhail’s loss, team’s star striker Almoez Ali deplore giving ‘too much respect’ to the African champions. But The Red Knights are not adopting the same approach again as they defeated Asian champions Ulsan Hyundai FC today. A face-off of the two Asian rivals will occur at 6:00 pm at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, looking to avoid taking the wooden spoon in the six-team tournament. While Al
Fullback Pavard scores only goal of final against Mexico's Tigres Benjamin Pavard scored the only goal as Bayern Munich beat Tigres to win the Fifa Club World Cup final in Qatar, their sixth trophy in nine months. Bayern have won the Uefa Super Cup, German Super Cup and are now world champions, to complete a clean sweep of trophies after last season's Treble. Pavard's goal was initially ruled out for a Robert Lewandowski offside but given after VAR consultation. Joshua Kimmich had earlier
By Samuel Eto’o This week, the eyes of the world will be on Qatar, as it takes another big step on its journey to the FIFA World Cup in 2022 by hosting the FIFA Club World Cup 2020 from 4-11 February. During my playing career, I was very lucky to have had the opportunity not only to compete in this great competition, but to win it with Inter Milan. My memories of the Club World Cup could not be better, as for the
Mall of Qatar welcomes football fans at the Oasis to watch FIFA Club World Cup 2021 taking place in Doha from February 4 to 11 in Education City and Ahmed Bin Ali (Al Rayyan) Stadiums. The Nation’s Mall offers its visitors the best opportunity to live the excitement by watching the matches on the giant screens at the 360 degrees Oasis stage, giving them an ideal alternative to live watching of the games, and allowing an integrated shopping, dining, and watching experience in
The Covid-19 awareness campaign urges people to wear masks, practice social distancing and hand hygiene. FIFA has announced the launch of a public awareness campaign with the World Health Organization during the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020. The awareness campaign will be launched by broadcasting messages in the stadium where the football stars participate in order to continue promoting the awareness initiative and to accelerate the availability of tools to combat Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 awareness campaign urges people to wear muzzles,
Doha: The eyes of the football world will soon be on the Middle East for the first major tournament of the year. The FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020 will be held from 4-11 February after the annual competition was delayed by two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The top clubs from five of football’s six continental confederations will join host nation representatives Al Duhail SC in determining who will be crowned the world’s best. Auckland City FC, who were nominated to
Doha: Following the successful hosting of the AFC Champions League and Amir Cup finals, Qatar is gearing up to host the FIFA Club World Cup for the second time, with matches taking place from 4-11 February 2021. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the six-team tournament – which was originally due to take place in December 2020 – will be held amid strict health and safety protocols which have been fine-tuned in recent months. Players and officials will be part of medical bubbles
Mexico's Tigres UANL, the 2020 Concacaf ( The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Footbal) Champions, arrived in Doha Saturday to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup. Upon arrival, players and officials of the club underwent Covid-19 testing at Hamad International Airport before departing for their designated hotel, Qatar News Agency reported. Tigres will take on AFC Champions League winners Ulsan Hyundai FC of South Korea on February 4 at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium.
The organizing committee for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup (Qatar) has confirmed its full readiness to host the 17th edition of the world championship, which will be held at Ahmed Bin Ali and Education City stadiums from February 4 to 11, with the participation of six clubs. At a press conference today, the organizing committee revealed the health protocol that will be implemented during the World Cup period. Fatima al-Nuaimi, Director of Communications for the High Commission for Projects and Legacy, confirmed
The FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020, which was due to be played in December, was postponed due to COVID-19. Players and officials will be part of a strict medical bubble system designed to protect their health and wellbeing. This will include regular COVID-19 testing, safe transportation methods, and regular disinfection of tournament venues, including training and media facilities. Fans will be allowed to attend matches. In accordance with guidance from Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, each stadium’s capacity will be limited to
Qatar is one of the most vastly improving countries in the Gulf region and is making quick progress in sports. Sports in Qatar is primarily centered around football and the 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar is the next big sporting event in the country. Preparations at the moment are in full swing to make the event a grand success. Additionally, athletics, basketball, handball, volleyball, camel racing, horse racing, cricket and swimming are also widely practiced. There are currently 11 multi-sports clubs in
Liverpool face Monterrey in the second semi-final of the FIFA Club World Cup 2019 in Doha's Khalifa International Stadium. Courtesy their victory in the European Championship in June earlier this year, Liverpool have made a direct entry into the semi-final of the tournament and now will face a challenging Monterrey side in a bid to make it to the finals of the tournament. Meanwhile, they beat Watford on Saturday to register their 16th win from 17 games as they come to Qatar with
The FIFA Club World Cup is back again with its next edition and Qatar will be hosting this prestigious tournament in 2019. A tournament that sees all the best clubs around the world fight it out for the much-coveted title along with a team from its host nation, the FIFA Club World Cup is one of the most recognized football tournaments in the world. Real Madrid holds the record for most victories, winning the competition four times. Teams from Spain have won the