Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Shanghai: Reigning champions Uruguay will return to defend their crown in the 2019 China Cup International Championship as host China PR kickstart their preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
The third edition of the China Cup will run from March 21-25 in Nanning, southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region with China PR set take on Thailand on March 21, while Uruguay will open their title defence against Uzbekistan the following day.
China PR defeated Thailand 2-1 in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Round of 16 and a repeat performance will see Team Dragon advance to the China Cup final for the first time.
Jointly organised by the Chinese Football Association, the Guangxi Sports Bureau and the Wanda Group, this year’s tournament will serve as a warm-up for Team Dragon, whose focus will be the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, which kick-off in September.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Seoul: Korea Republic will play Bolivia and Carlos Queiroz-led Colombia in international friendly matches next month.
It will be the East Asians first matches since being eliminated in the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 as head coach Paulo Bento looks ahead to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the Taeguk Warriors will take on Bolivia at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on March 22 and play Colombia at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in the capital city four days later.
Korea Republic were scheduled to play a friendly match against Vietnam in Hanoi on March 26. The match, however, has been postponed indefinitely due to Vietnam's scheduling conflict with their under-23 team that is also coached by Park.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: In line with the FIFA 2.0 vision and its objective to create an innovative model that streamlines the operational delivery of the FIFA World Cup, the creation of a joint venture that will be responsible for key aspects of the 2022 edition was announced in Doha on Tuesday.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC is a limited liability company incorporated by FIFA, which holds 51 percent of the shares, and the Qatar 2022 Local Organising Committee, which holds 49 percent, at the Qatar Financial Centre.
"Today we take a major step in the organisation of the biggest single-sport event in the world," said FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, who is part of the nine-member management board that met for the first time today.
"Created in accordance with the FIFA President’s vision and together with our Qatari counterparts, the joint venture aims to reorganise the way we work at the operational front and avoid inefficiencies. I am convinced that this new approach to planning, delivery and legacy, always hand in hand with our colleagues based in Qatar, will help to ensure that the World Cup continues to be the most eagerly awaited event by billions of fans worldwide."
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Doha: Qatar on Saturday revealed the design for the stadium that will in four years' time host the first ever FIFA World Cup Finals game to be played in West Asia.
The 80,000-seat Lusail Stadium - also the venue for the 2022 World Cup final - was revealed in an elaborate ceremony attended by Qatar's Ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and other dignitaries, including the United Nations' secretary-general, Antonio Guterres.
His Excellency Hassan Al Thawadi, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy Secretary General, called the unveiling a "significant milestone".