The FIFA Club World Cup, which will be held for the 20th time this year, will be hosted at the King Abdullah Sports City and Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal stadiums in the city of Jeddah.
The opening match of the first round of the tournament, where the champions of the 6 confederations affiliated with FIFA and the last league champion from the host nation will compete, will be played tomorrow. In this match, Saudi Arabian team Al-Ittihad will host the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League winner Auckland City (New Zealand) at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium at 21:00 TSI.
The winner of this round will face Al-Ahly (Egypt), the winner of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League, in the second round.
In addition to Al-Ittihad, Auckland City, and Al-Ahly, Manchester City (England), Fluminense (Brazil), Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan), and Leon (Mexico) are participating in the tournament.
Among the teams that will start the tournament from the semi-final stage, Fluminense will play their first match on Monday, December 18, and Manchester City will play on Tuesday, December 19.
News Source: 12punto
