Al Ittihad Newspaper – World Cup Club Director: UAE will amaze the world with a distinctive championship

"The UAE 2018 has completed preparations for the organization of a spectacular and impressive version of the tournament that will start on Wednesday," said Arif Hamad Al Awani, Director of the FIFA Club World Cup. . "We are expecting around 150,000 spectators in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain from 12 to 22 December.

The United Arab Emirates team from Al Ain will face the New Zealander in the opening match of the tournament on December 12th at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, while waiting for the event. 39 strong public support for the UAE representative and aspirations for a historic feat of the tournament.

Al Owani said in an exclusive statement to the Emirates news agency on the sidelines of the press meeting held in Abu Dhabi: "Our audience is behind the representative of the State team of" Al Ain to highlight UAE's new sports success and title quest Al Ainawi has a top team and players who can lead him to victory in every match.

"We are delighted to host the tournament in the UAE for the fourth time and to host all teams participating in the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018.

He pointed out that the organizing committee had made considerable efforts to ensure the presentation of a separate version of the championship. He said that each match should participate in the organization of 1,300 members of the organizing committee, as well as security staff, volunteers and others.

He pointed out that 13 hotels had been booked in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain to cover the needs of the various participating teams and that more than 550 rooms had been booked with 5,000 hotel nights, including 3,000 in Abu Dhabi and 2 in Abu Dhabi. 000 to Al Ain.

He also revealed that nearly 90% of tournament tickets were sold in full, noting that the current version was very popular due to the large crowd of participating teams without exception. He added that the participating teams had started to visit the state and were waiting for Real Madrid to arrive on December 16th. In progress.

He clarified that the opening ceremony of the tournament and in accordance with the instructions of the International Football Federation would be simplified and concise. He said a new technology had been applied in the "Hazza bin Zayed" stadium, a stalling technique, because of the pressure on the number of matches played in the field. This technique is applied for the first time in the region and is ideal for ensuring the quality of the terrain.