The FIFA announced this Friday that Auckland City has informed them that will not be able to participate in the next edition of the Club World Cup due to the pandemic of coronavirus and the mandatory quarantine established by the authorities of his country New Zealand.
In a statement, FIFA explained that during the last days it has been in permanent contact with the club , with the New Zealand Football Federation and with the Oceania Confederation (OFC) and that “however, the measures established by the New Zealand authorities, isolation and quarantine, prevail over the stipulations of FIFA in the matter, so it was impossible to find a satisfactory solution “.
The FIFA Club World Cup 2020 will be held from 1 to 11 next February in Qatar and after the withdrawal of Auckland City the tournament will stop counting co n a first round , so the local Al Duhail will debut in the second.
FIFA has today been informed by @AucklandCity_FC that, in light of the COVID – 15 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities, the club will be unable to participate in next month’s FIFA Club World Cup
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– FIFA. com (@FIFAcom) January 15, 2021
Apart from this modification, the format of the competition remains the same as in previous editions, said FIFA, which will hold the draw for the pairings next 19 January in Zurich.
Together with the Qatari club Al Duhail SC , Al Ahly SC will participate as African representative, Bayern Munich , European champion, Ulsan Hyundai FC monarch of Asia, the UANL Tigers as representatives of Concacaf and the champion of the Copa Libertadores, whose final will take place next 30 in January between the Brazilians Palmeiras and Santos .
FIFA announced that “ in collaboration with the Qatari authorities, will implement a comprehensive health and safety protocol with the to guarantee the safeguarding of the health and safety of each and every one of the people involved in this tournament. ”
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