Auckland City FC will not participate in the Club World Cup and was replaced by team from Tahiti

The pandemic does not have the death toll of more than a year ago, but with the omicron variant, many countries are again taking measures at their borders, to prevent infections from continuing to increase.

Due to the mandatory isolation and quarantine they would have to carry out, in order to participate in the Club World Cup, Auckland City FC gave up participating in the tournament that brings together the champion teams from each continent.

Despite recent dialogues between FIFA, Auckland City FC, the New Zealand Federation and OFC, FIFA was informed that the delay in reopening New Zealand’s borders caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic and the reintroduction of the mandatory Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) system upon return to the country forced Auckland City FC, in spite of themselves, to withdraw from the tournament”, Reported the authorities.

For him Club World Cup from 2021, Auckland City FC He had also been invited but they withdrew for the same reasons. In 2020 and 2021 the Oceania Champions League was not played, but FIFA decided to invite Auckland, the most winning team in that region.

The team that will replace the New Zealand team is AS Pirae from Tahiti. The competition will begin to be played from February 3 to 12 in the United Arab Emirates. The rest of the teams that will participate are: Monterrey (Concacaf), Chelsea (UEFA), palm trees (Conmebol), Al Hilal (AFC), Al Ahly (CAF) and Al Jazira, champion of the United Arab Emirates.

The big favorite to win the Club World Cup 2022 is Chelsea, a team led by the German Thomas Tuchel. The representative of Conmebol will seek to surprise, trying to win the contest after ten years.

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