Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: With just over 50 days to go until kick-off, the countdown is well and truly on for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019.
The Official Emblem unveiled on Friday embodies the pinnacle of global club football while highlighting the cultural history of the host country.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Paris: Qatar Stars League champions Al Sadd could face English giants Liverpool in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in December.
Monday's draw for the tournament, to be hosted by Qatar, will see Al Sadd open their campaign against Oceania representatives Hienghene Sport on December 11.
Should Al Sadd win, up next for them will be CONCACAF Champions League winners Monterrey three days later and another triumph will set up a clash with UEFA Champions League holders Liverpool on December 18.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Zurich: This year’s FIFA Club World Cup will kick off on December 11, with the champions being crowned on December 21, the Bureau of the FIFA Council confirmed on Thursday.
In its current format featuring seven teams, the FIFA Club World Cup will again consist of eight matches, with the draw that will determine the pairings for the second-round matches and the semi-finals taking place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on September 16.
Three participants have already been confirmed: CF Monterrey from Mexico (winners of the 2019 Concacaf Champions League), Hienghène Sport from New Caledonia (winners of the 2019 OFC Champions League) and Liverpool FC from England (winners of the 2018-2019 UEFA Champions League). The participants from CAF, AFC and CONMEBOL will be known in the coming months.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Paris: Qatar will host the next two editions of the FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Council decided on Monday.
Following the approval of a revamped FIFA Club World Cup with 24 teams, the pilot edition of which will be played in 2021, the FIFA Council decided to award Qatar the right to host the next two editions of the tournament in its existing format in 2019 and 2020.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: Real Madrid ended Al Ain’s fairytale run at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 as a pair of spectacular goals from Luka Modric and Marcos Llorente helped secure a 4-1 victory and a third successive triumph at the tournament.
In 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo was Madrid’s match-winner in the final, days after winning the Ballon d’Or; fast forward 12 months and Real once again turned to the year’s newly crowned world’s best - midfield magician Modric - to set them on the way to victory.
Al Ain may have suffered the same fate as fellow Emirati outfit Al Jazira - who lost to Madrid in last year’s semi-final - but Zoran Mamic’s side managed to go a step further at the tournament, making history by becoming the first team from the UAE to finish as runners-up at the FIFA Club World Cup.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: Head coach Zoran Mamic has hailed his players after Al Ain finished runners-up in the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 on Saturday.
UAE Pro League champions Al Ain went from nearly crashing out in the first round to making history by becoming the first Emirati side to finish as FIFA Club World Cup runners-up.
And though a gruelling schedule of four games in 10 days finally took its toll against the European champions, Mamic believes his team’s experience will prove extremely valuable going forward.
Al Ain’s rollercoaster tournament finally came to an end as Real Madrid beat them 4-1 in Abu Dhabi.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Abu Dhabi: Go Oiwa urged his Kashima Antlers players to show more “mental toughness” in the future after watching them crash to a disheartening 4-0 defeat to River Plate on Saturday.
The AFC Champions League winners were picked apart with ease in their FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 third-place playoff – with River netting three goals in the last 17 minutes to put the exclamation point on their victory.
Kashima struggled to deal with River’s quickfire counter-attacking approach in Abu Dhabi and Oiwa was left frustrated by his side’s shaky defending in the second half.