The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced on Tuesday 14 February that the Gulf kingdom will host the next edition of the Club World Cup in 2023.

Saudi Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal said: “We are honoured and extremely excited to be given the opportunity to welcome the world’s leading football clubs and their fans to Saudi Arabia.”

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The event will be held from 12 to 22 December, but the host cities have not yet been announced.

This is the first time Saudi Arabia has hosted the Club World Cup. Seven of the previous 19 editions have been held in Gulf countries: the United Arab Emirates (2009, 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2021) and Qatar (2019 and 2020).

The previous edition, held in Rabat and Tangiers, ended on Saturday 11 February with Real Madrid’s 5-3 victory over Al Hilal.

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The presidents of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Gianni Infantino and Patrice Motsepe, will be in Rabat this Friday to attend the draw for the Club World Cup Morocco 2023.

This Friday, january 13, the Mohammed VI Football complex will be the scene of the draw for the Club World Cup that will be hosted by the Kingdom from 1 to 11 February.

According to a source within the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), and Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), will both be present at the ceremony, which begins at 12:00 (Moroccan time).

Al Ahly (Egypt), Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Auckland City (New Zealand), Flamengo (Brazil), Real Madrid (Spain), Seattle Sounders (United States), and Wydad of Casablanca are the teams that have qualified for this important event, which follows the World Cup in Qatar.

On February 1, the first round of the Mondialito will begin with a match between Auckland City and Al Ahly of Cairo. The winner advances to the second round, which will feature Wydad, Al Hilal, and Seattle Sounders. The Reds’ opponent in this round will be determined by the draw.

Real Madrid and Flamengo, meanwhile, won’t participate in the competition until the semifinals. And between the two winners of the second round, their respective opponents will be determined by the draw.

This competition is being held in Morocco for the third time. Raja Casablanca made it to the championship game in 2013 (lost against Bayern 2-0). The Maghreb of Tetouan, who was the Kingdom’s representative in 2014, was eliminated in the first round by Auckland City (0-0, 3 tab 4).

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