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FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced today, Friday, that the FIFA Council has approved the 2021 Arab Cup, which will be held for the first time in December this year in Qatar.
The International Football Association, its counterpart, the Qatari Federation, and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy oversee the organization of the Arab Cup, and its competitions are held concurrently with World Cup matches. in Qatar, provided that the final match of the Arab Cup will take place on December 18, which coincides with the country’s national holiday, Qatar, and exactly one year before the final whistle of the World Cup at Lusail stadium in 2022.
22 teams will participate in the Arab Cup competitions, including 12 teams from the Asian Football Confederation: Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Yemen and Bahrain, in addition to 10 teams from the African continent: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Comoros Djibouti and Mauritania.
It should be noted that the Qatar Football Association and FIFA announced last June their intention to organize an international tournament for Arab teams in Doha, which represents an important step on the way to the preparation of the FIFA World Cup. Qatar, whose competitions will begin on November 21, 2022..
Source: Agencies
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