By Anye Nde Nsoh
Sports Writer kick442.com Cameroon
International Football Association FIFA Club World Cup 2020 will be underway this February in Qatar. The competition will see six teams from six confederation battle for the prestigious trophy.
Teams to participate
Al Ahly SC (EGY)
Al Duhail SC (QAT)
FC Bayern München (GER)
SE Palmeiras (BRA)
Tigres UANL (MEX)
Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR)
From Thursday 4th- 7th February 2021, the 2020 edition of the tournament will kick-off.
Fixtures
Thursday February 4, 2021
(15:00) Tigres UANL (MEX) vs Ulsan Hyundai FC (KOR)
(18:30) Al Duhail SC (QAT) vs Al Ahly SC (EGY)
Sunday February 7, 2021
Fifth place games between losers of Thursday’s encounter.
Semi-Finals
Sunday February 7, 2021
(19:00) SE Palmeiras (BRA) vs a winner from Thursday’s game
Monday February 8, 2021
Winner from Thursday’s game vs FC Bayern München (GER)
Third Place
Thursday February 11, 2021
(16:00) Between losers of semi-finals
Final
Thursday February 11, 2021
(19:00) Between winners of the semi finals
Statistics
Al Ahly SC from Egypt is representing the Confederation of African Football CAF.
Liverpool FC are current holders of the FIFA Club World Cup trophy, won in 2019/2020.
Real Madrid has won the highest number of FIFA Club World Cup four times, achieving a record seven club world championships in total. The club also have the record of most wins (8) without losses, and for most goals scored in the competition (32).
Real Madrid (Spain) is the only club that gas won the competition four times consecutively.
FIFA partners – Adidas, Coca-Cola and Visa – retained full sponsorship rights, from 2015 to 2022, the tournament will be presented by Alibaba Cloud of the Alibaba Group.
Toni Kroos has won the FIFA Club World Cup five times, which is the record for the most by any player. He won it with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
Auckland City has played the most games (15), over nine different tournaments.
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record of being the overall top goalscorer in FIFA Club World Cup history (7 goals).
Mohamed Aboutrika, Hossam Ashour and Wael Gomaa are the players with most appearances in the competition (11 games each).
Morocco is the only African country that has ever hosted the FIFA Club World Cup, 2013/2014.
A total of 138 players are expected to head to Qatar, as each squad comprises 23-man lists.
The FIFA Club World Cup™ champions will be crowned on 11 February following the final to be played at Education City Stadium, with the kick-off scheduled for 21:00 local time.
Winners always back home about $10 million.
Previous winners
2000 Corinthians (Brazil)
2005 Sao Paulo (Brazil)
2006 Internacional (Brazil)
2007 Inter Milan (Italy)
2008 Manchester United (England)
2009 Barcelona (Spain)
2010 Inter Milan (Italy)
2011 Barcelona (Spain)
2012 Corinthians (Brazil)
2013 Bayern Munich (Germany)
2014 Real Madrid (Spain)
2015 Real Madrid (Spain)
2016 Real Madrid (Spain)
2017 Real Madrid (Spain)
2018 Real Madrid (Spain)
2019 Liverpool (England)
FIFA Club World Cup is an international men’s association football competition organised by the Internationale Football Association (FIFA), world governing football body. The competition was first contested in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship. It was not held from 2001 to 2004 due to a combination of factors, most importantly the collapse of FIFA’s marketing partner International Sport and Leisure (ISL), but since 2005 it has been held every year, and has been hosted by Brazil, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Qatar.
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