Official Spokesperson for the Club World Cup “UAE 2021”: The public attendance reflects confidence in the capabilities of the Emirates
Mohammed Abdullah bin Hazam Al Dhaheri, the official spokesman for the FIFA Club World Cup “UAE 2021”, confirmed in statements carried by the UAE Federation website that reaching the final stage of the tournament by getting to know the two sides of the final match amid this state of satisfaction and achievement means the championship of exceptional success on the ground, Which is already documenting a different version of Abu Dhabi’s march with the World Cup.
He said: “The language of numbers remains the best who speaks, as the tournament witnessed a crowd attendance of about 75,000 spectators, according to official statistics, and we expect to witness the final match that will bring together the English teams Chelsea and the Brazilian Palmeiras, as is the case for the match to determine the third and fourth places, which will bring together the poles of Arab football, Al-Ahly of Egypt and the Saudi Al-Hilal, and matches are broadcast to millions of football fans in 107 countries and regions around the world, while the number of volunteers reached 750, and the total number of the work team reached more than 1,300, and the number of the medical team was 64 people per match.
He added: “The number of tests for the Corona virus for all members of the working team and participating clubs has reached more than 8,000 tests so far, which confirms the importance of adhering to our preventive measures, which we do not overlook and always take into account, and the tournament was characterized by the application of the most important football techniques, including VAR technology, goal line and automated offside.
The official spokesman for the Abu Dhabi World Cup continued: “The overwhelming presence of the fans of all clubs remains the most prominent scene and the most important imprint in that edition. We saw a large presence of the Brazilian Palmeiras fans during the confrontation with Al-Ahly of Egypt, and most importantly, the majority of those fans came specifically to the state to follow the tournament despite the distances, which is what it is evidence of the organization’s success, especially if we consider the intense presence of the Mexican fans of Monterrey, as well as Al-Ahly of Egypt, Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Chelsea.”
Bin Hazam pointed out that the large public attendance reflects the confidence of all peoples in the UAE, and the belief that they will find all amenities for us, which achieves the basic message of organizing the tournament, as the UAE is a land of goodness and always opens its doors to welcome all its visitors.
He said: “We are pleased with the state of momentum in the capital Abu Dhabi, and we are also pleased with the technical level of the tournament, the strong presence of the International Federation “FIFA”, and the praises from all FIFA officials, as well as the presence of 3 Arab teams, and this shows the added value of the global championship, which holds an exciting competition among the continental champions, especially since the technical level of all the matches was great.”
Bin Hazam concluded, stressing that the few days will witness the disclosure of the rest of the tournament details, and he said: “We wish all the teams success, and that everyone has achieved part of their goals, because the title is ultimately won by one team, but the general situation of the championship and the public situation remains, our most prominent gains on the the Emirati level of organizing this great event.”