2020 FIFA Club World Cup: Tournament News & Qualifiers [R]

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  1. Paul Calixte

    Paul Calixte Moderator
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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #126 Paul Calixte, Nov 17, 2020
    The Club World Cup lives!

    Qatar will host it from February 1st to the 11th. Cue the OFC scrambling to find a representative :D
     
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  2. glennaldo_sf

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    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #127 glennaldo_sf, Nov 17, 2020
    Awesome Can't wait... met some Perth Glory players today at the beach lol.... guess will root for them. Hopefully we can attend....
     
  3. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #128 Nico Limmat, Nov 17, 2020
    I would have just given the OFC the prize money for 7th place and played it with six teams. But they allotted the usual ten days which means the opening playoff between host and OFC will take place. Just invite Hienghène back. :D
     
  4. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #129 Nico Limmat, Nov 17, 2020
    They play against Shanghai Shenhua tomorrow. I see kick-off times are geared towards the East Asian audience. 1 and 4 pm Doha time. Makes sense I suppose even if it makes it difficult for me to watch any games outside the weekend.
     
  5. glennaldo_sf

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    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #130 glennaldo_sf, Nov 17, 2020
    Yeah it's pretty exciting... Busan Hyundai bus keeps coming into my university, guess they are using our training pitch.. police escort and all lol.... El Shaarawy plays for Shanghai, will keep an eye out for him around town...
     
  6. almango

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    Sydney FC
    Australia
    Nov 29, 2004
    Bulli, Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    #131 almango, Nov 17, 2020
    6PM and 9PM for Perth viewers, and 9PM and midnight for me. My team has 3 9PM matches and one midnight match.
     
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    Oct 23, 2011
    #132 fridge46, Nov 19, 2020
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  8. glennaldo_sf

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    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #133 glennaldo_sf, Nov 19, 2020
    :ROFLMAO: Well that's auk-ward... I knew San Jose had a team, didn't know Oakland had one... just kidding, just kidding....

    Honestly, wouldn't be too surprised if they wind up beating Al Duhail in that first game. Duhail have been in terrible form since losing the Qatar Cup to Al Sadd last February. It's too bad, in fact, kind of erm, sadd that Al Sadd won't be playing in this tournament as they've really hit their stride this season and seem to be blowing everyone out of the water domestically at least, including Duhail. Carzola is fitting in very nicely into Xavi's system and I think Sadd would have shown much better this year than last. But I doubt Duhail do much.
     
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  9. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #134 Nico Limmat, Nov 19, 2020
    Updated participant list:

    UEFA: FC Bayern München (Germany)
    CONMEBOL: TBD (Final: Jan 2021)
    CONCACAF: TBD (Final: Dec 22)
    AFC: TBD (Final: Dec 19)
    CAF: TBD (Final: Nov 27)
    OFC: Auckland City FC (New Zealand)*
    Host: Al Duhail Sports Club (Qatar)

    *Nominated by the OFC Executive Committee

    Up next in about a week, the CAF final.
     
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  10. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #135 Nico Limmat, Nov 24, 2020
  11. glennaldo_sf

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    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #136 glennaldo_sf, Nov 24, 2020
    What could possibly go wrong though? It's not like they've had to delay Copa Libertadores finals before and reschedule them at neutral venues somewhere in like say Doha, or Madrid....
     
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  12. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #137 Paul Calixte, Nov 24, 2020
    Hell, why not have Doha as Plan B, so the champ will be in town early for the CWC? :D
     
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  13. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #138 Nico Limmat, Nov 26, 2020
    Tomorrow Friday is the CAF CL final. The Cairo derby played in the city of Cairo (without spectators). Apparently six players will miss out due to Covid-19:
    https://www.france24.com/en/live-ne...st-positive-before-caf-champions-league-final

    Al Ahly are looking to extend their African record to nine titles (last in 2013) while Zamalek are aiming for their 6th title (last in 2002). Zamalek have never played in the CWC.
     
  14. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #139 Nico Limmat, Nov 27, 2020
  15. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #140 Nico Limmat, Nov 27, 2020
    Al Ahly win their 9th CAF Champions League and will play in Doha.

    [​IMG]

    Just when it looked like the match was headed for extra time they won it with an excellent strike in the 86th minute...
     
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  16. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #141 Nico Limmat, Nov 27, 2020
    Updated participant list:

    UEFA: FC Bayern München (Germany)
    CONMEBOL: TBD (Final: Jan 30)
    CONCACAF: TBD (Final: Dec 22)
    AFC: TBD (Final: Dec 19)
    CAF: Al Ahly Sporting Club (Egypt)
    OFC: Auckland City FC (New Zealand)*
    Host: Al Duhail Sports Club (Qatar)

    *Nominated by the OFC Executive Committee
     
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  17. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #142 Nico Limmat, Nov 28, 2020
     
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  18. glennaldo_sf

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    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #143 glennaldo_sf, Nov 29, 2020
  19. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #144 Nico Limmat, Nov 30, 2020
    I'm not so sure this one will be played with spectators. So from that point of view metro access (or stadium capacity) are not that important regarding Al Duhail's stadium.

    Shame really, battles like the following would have been great to see in the stands:

    FIFA.com on Twitter: " ⚽️ ️ @AlAhly @Flamengo ⚫️ Which club is more passionately supported?" / Twitter
     
  20. glennaldo_sf

    glennaldo_sf Member+

    Houston Dynamo, Penang FC, Al Duhail
    United States
    Nov 25, 2004
    Doha, Qatar
    Club:
    FL Fart Vang Hedmark
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #145 glennaldo_sf, Dec 2, 2020
    So Flamengo just went out to Racing in the Copa Libertadores, so as far as I know this confirms we are going to have a completely new set of teams in this year's tournament. Not sure whether fans will be allowed to attend. Whether or not the borders will be open / travel is doable is another question, but at least for local attendance. They are letting fans into stadiums albeit at reduced capacity to local games here. Just applied for my Emir Cup final tickets at the newly opened Al Rayyan WC Stadium. Maybe that'll be used in the CWC too....
     
  21. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #146 EvanJ, Dec 3, 2020
    That's 5 A.M. and 8 A.M. USA Eastern, and 2 A.M. and 5 A.M. USA Pacific.
     
  22. Paul Calixte

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    Orlando City SC
    Apr 30, 2009
    Miami, FL
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #147 Paul Calixte, Dec 4, 2020
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  23. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #148 Nico Limmat, Dec 5, 2020
    Good to hear FIFA are listening to me! It made a lot of sense to continue the current format for another year - and hosting it in Japan (the competition's "home") also makes sense.
     
  24. Nico Limmat

    Nico Limmat Member+

    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #149 Nico Limmat, Dec 5, 2020
    The final eight are set in East Asia:

    Beijing Guoan (China) - FC Tokyo (Japan)
    Ulsan Hyundai (S. Korea) - Melbourne Victory (Australia)
    Vissel Kobe (Japan) - Shanghai SIPG (China)
    Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) - Suwon Bluewings (S. Korea)

    Guangzhou Evergrande failed in the group stage. Speaking of, they will have to change their name next season as the Chinese FA has ordered an end to "corporate branding" for clubs.
     
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  25. Nico Limmat

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    Oct 24, 1999
    Dubai, UAE
    Club:
    Grasshopper Club Zürich
    Nat'l Team:
    Switzerland
    #150 Nico Limmat, Dec 8, 2020
    Beijing Guoan (China) - FC Tokyo (Japan) 1:0
    Ulsan Hyundai (S. Korea) - Melbourne Victory (Australia) 3:0
    Vissel Kobe (Japan) - Shanghai SIPG (China) 2:0
    Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) - Suwon Bluewings (S. Korea) 2:3

    Andres Iniesta on the scoreboard for Kobe. Xavi, another former Barcelona legend, could never win the AFC CL with Al Sadd. Can Iniesta pull it off?

    Up next:

    Ulsan Hyundai (S. Korea) - Beijing Guoan (China)
    Vissel Kobe (Japan) - Suwon Bluewings (S. Korea)
     
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