After the cancellation of the World Cup, a “bubble” awaits Al-Ahly in the World Cup

FIFA’s decision to cancel the upcoming U-20 and 17-year-old World Cups raises doubts about the future of the FIFA Club World Cup, to be held next February.

And qualified for the championship Al-Ahly, Bayern Munich, Auckland City, New Zealand, Al-Duhail, Qatar, Ulsan Hyundai, and Tigris Unal, Mexico, pending the South American champion.

“Due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the FIFA Council Bureau has decided to cancel the 2021 editions of the U-20 Men’s World Cup and the U-17 World Cup,” said the FIFA in an official statement released on Thursday.

He continued: “It has become clear that the world situation has not adapted to a sufficient level to meet the challenges associated with hosting the two tournaments, including the feasibility of the relevant qualifying tracks.”

FIFA has not announced any decision regarding the FIFA Club World Cup hosted by the Qatari capital, Doha, next February, after the tournament was postponed to early December.

The postponement of the tournament to the new date is due to the failure of the resolution of 4 seats for the continental champions, as only 3 teams have qualified for the tournament, so FIFA has decided to postpone it until next February.

Experts from the health, safety and competition sectors discussed during a seminar through the application of “Zoom” entitled “Hosting major sporting events in light of the Covid-19 crisis” reported by the German press agency, and discussed what can be done to organize sporting events in the future, especially at the World Cup in light of the epidemic. Global.

The idea of ​​the “bubble” presented by Germany took center stage after the successful closure of the European Champions League and the AFC Champions League.

Last April, German virologist Alexander Kekule suggested creating a “special bubble” for players to complement the German League, which is a specialized quarantine that guarantees limited and safe movements for all participants within a limited range at the residence. , training grounds and stadiums, to ensure the safety of all players, organizers and others while participating in the tournament. .

It enables the use of safe means of transportation, regular sterilization of all championship stadiums, training venues and media facilities, in addition to assigning medical teams to the stadiums throughout the competition period.

Qatar hosted competitions from the West and then secured the right to host the same events for East Asia to determine the Asian Champions League champion to complete 7,900 exams, and the percentage of positive cases did not exceed 1.7%.

It seems that the injury rate and the financial ability to implement the bubble idea is the prime motivation for FIFA not to cancel the Club World Cup in Qatar and adhere to its establishment, unlike at the Youth and Junior World Cup.

In 2021, Indonesia and Peru were to host the Junior and Junior World Cup, cancel that version and grant them the right to host both tournaments in 2023.

It should be noted that all continental competitions during the Corona pandemic and the major leagues except the French League have been completed and completed with the exception of the two South American championships, more precisely “Libertadores”.