Chelsea discover their Club World Cup opponents with draw confirmed for UAE tournament
The recent report from football.london has it that Chelsea will take on either Al Jazira, Al Hilal, or Auckland City in their Club World Cup semi-final after the draw for the competition was made in Zurich. infoguiudenigeria
As winners of the UEFA Champions League, the Blues enter the competition at the semi-final stage and there will be four games played in the competition before Tuchel’s men take to the pitch in the UAE.
The first game of the tournament will see Al Jazira take on Auckland City in the first round. The winner of that will then face Al Hilal in the second round.
Only once that game is completed will we know who Chelsea will face out of those three teams in their semi-final, which will be match number six of the competition.
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The other side of the draw sees Al Ahly face CF Monterrey and the winners of that one play Copa Libertadores champions Palmeiras in the other semi-final. jamb result
FIFA finally confirmed the dates of the tournament prior to the draw in Switzerland, which has been delayed from next month after Japan pulled out of hosting the competition.
The tournament is made up of Al Hilal SFC (KSA), winners of the 2021 AFC Champions League, Al Ahly SC (EGY), winners of the CAF Champions League 2020-21, CF Monterrey (MEX), winners of the 2021 Concacaf Champions League, Auckland City FC (NZL), nominated by the OFC Executive Committee due to the cancellation of the OFC Champions League 2021 and Al Jazira Club (UAE), winners of the UAE Pro League 2020-21.
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