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The World Cup clubs starts tomorrow, facing Inter Miami and Al -Ahly Al -Masry

Miyami – Florida on June 14 / WAM / will start tomorrow, Sunday at 8:00 pm, USA time, Fourth in the morning Emirates time, competitions of the largest and most prominent version of the FIFA World Cup, which will be held with the participation of 32 global teams during the period from June 14 to July 13, organized by the International Football Association (FIFA).

The championship competitions will be held on 12 stadiums in 11 American cities, and its activities begin with a meeting that brings together the American Inter Miami and Al -Ahly team at the “Hard Rock” stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, which can accommodate about 65,000 fans.

The current version is witnessing an unprecedented participation of five Arab clubs: Al -Ahly, Al -Hilal Al -Saudi, Al -Ain Al -Emirati, Al -Wadad Al -Maghribi and Tunisian Esperance, as they all seek to achieve historical achievements in the new version of the championship, which is a first step towards a permanent edition of the Club World Cup.

The European continent has the largest share of the participants in the current version across 12 clubs, followed by South American clubs with six clubs, then four clubs for Africa, Asia and North America, along with one club of Oceania, and two teams: Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC.

The participation of Inter Miami in the tournament came after winning the shield of the fans, as it was the best performance in the last season of the American League, despite the crowning of the Los Angeles Galaxy team in the championship title, while the Los Angeles FC team participated after its victory over the Mexican American team 2-1 in a separation meeting after FIFA’s decision to exclude the Mexican team.

15 clubs qualified for the championship after their continental crowning during the period from 2021 to 2024, including Flamingo, Al -Ahly, Palmeiras, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Al -Wadad, Fluminness, Chelsea, Monterey, Urawa Reds, Al Ain, Botavogo, Pachuka, Saytal Sound, while 15 other clubs qualified. Based on their continental classification during the last four years, they are Bayern Munich, River Plate, Esperance, Sinks, Paris Saint -Germain, Olsan, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Boca Junior, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Oakland City, Benfica, Juventus and Red Paul Salzburg.

The championship matches are running 117 referees representing 41 national federations from members of the International Football Association, in the largest arbitration team that meets at the level of international club championships.

The tournament is witnessing the presence of a group of the most prominent international football stars, led by Argentine Lionel Messi, Inter Miami player, Brazilian Vinicius Junior, French Killian Mbappe from Real Madrid, Norwegian Erling Halland, Manchester City player, and Argentine Latuaro Martinez of Inter Milan, and English striker Harry Kane.

The Arab teams enter the competitions with great aspirations towards going away in the championship, taking advantage of an exceptional period approved by the International Football Association during the period from 1 to 10 June, which allowed them to conclude qualitative deals to support its ranks.

Al Ain team represents the UAE in the championship, where it is in the seventh group that includes Manchester City, Juventus, and Moroccan Wydad, and its career in the championship begins on June 19, facing Juventus in the American capital, “Washington”.

Al -Ain has supported its ranks during the last period with eight new players, including five defenders, who are the Moroccan Hussein Rahimi, Yahya Abdel -Khaleq, Nasim Al -Shazly, the Egyptian Rami Rabia, along with the Portuguese goalkeeper Roy Patrisio, the Slovenian Marcel Ratnik, the Austrian Addis Yashic, the Argentine Fukono Sabala, while the team fought an early preparatory camp in the United States. On June 5, in preparation for the championship.

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