Egypt’s Al Ahly and New Zealand’s Auckland City kick off the Club World Cup tomorrow

Egypt’s Al Ahly, Africa’s runner-up and New Zealand’s Auckland City, Oceania’s champions, kick off the Club World Cup tomorrow in Morocco’s Tangier and Rabat and Spain’s Real Madrid. As candidates and Flamenco from Brazil.

The first leg match will be played at Tangier Stadium in Argentina at 4:00 PM and is a direct elimination match, with an extra 30 minutes played in case of a tie and a shootout if the tie persists. Used from the penalty spot. Televisa DirecTV Sports

The winner of the tournament will face US’s Seattle Sounders, the CONCACAF champions, and Uruguay’s Nicolas Lodeiro, formerly of Boca Juniors, in the quarter-finals.

Al Ahly come into this tournament with an amazing streak of 21 games unbeaten in all competitions, with 17 wins and four draws, leading the Egyptian league with 37 points and the only player unbeaten in 15 matches with 11. A win and four draws.

Auckland City, featuring Argentina’s Emiliano Tate, reached the Club World Cup by beating Venus of French Polynesia to win the Oceania Champions League. New Zealand are the first winners of the Oceanic Confederation with a total of 10 titles and the team who have played the most times in this World Cup with nine appearances.

For Santiago del Estero-born Tate, he will play in his eighth Club World Cup, a record.

In the quarter-finals on February 4, Seattle Sounders-Al Ahi/Auckland and Al Hilal (Asian Champions) will face Wydad Casablanca (African Champions).

In the next event, Real Madrid, the winner of the UEFA Champions League and Flamengo, the winner of the Copa Libertadores, will play in the final unless there is some “bump”.

The semi-finals between Flamengo-Al Hilal/Vidat Casablanca and Real Madrid-Seattle/Al Ahly/Auckland will take place on February 8, with third place and the final on the 11th.

In this competition, a regulatory innovation will be offered since the IFAB (the body responsible for football regulations) established that decisions made by VAR will be implemented by the referees through direct contact from the stadium or spectators. As happens in rugby and American football.

It will be on the 18th. The edition of the tournament organized by FIFA and Real Madrid has been the most successful with four titles, followed by Barcelona with three, Bayern Munich with two and Liverpool, Chelsea, Sao Paulo, Internacional (Brazil), Internacional (Italy), Milan and Manchester United with one each. (Thelam)