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Fifa Club World Cup tickets up for grabs

Champions League winners Real will be back to defend title

- Staff Report

Football fans in UAE have one last opportunit­y to ensure tickets for the Fifa Club World Cup UAE 2018, which will take place in the capital and Al Ain from December 12 to 22.

The tickets are now on sale to football fans across the globe and can be purchased from www.FIFA.com/CWC/tickets.

With Uefa Champions League winners Real Madrid having booked their ticket to defend their title, and joining Concacaf continenta­l club champions C.D. Guadalajar­a from Mexico, OFC Champions League winners Team Wellington FC of New Zealand, and host team Al Ain FC for the official draw, the tournament is already building up to be one of the most exciting sporting spectacles on this year’s calendar.

Three more teams — the AFC Champions League champions, winners of the CAF Champions League and the Conmebol Copa Libertador­es champions — are set to complete the seven-team field.

Football fans can now officially join the club by purchasing tickets for one of the eight competitiv­e matches that will be played in two world-class stadiums (Zayed Sports City in Abu Dubai and Al Ain’s Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium) to crown the best club side on the planet.

Fan engagement drive

The Club World Cup is also launching The ‘Ultimate Hero’ Challenge, a mega fan engagement campaign to find the country’s top football supporters. To become an ‘Ultimate Hero,’ fans should visit the Fifa Club World Cup Experience on its mobile tour around the UAE and test their football skills in a series of challenges modelled after the positions on the football pitch. The Fifa Club World Cup Experience will provide all fans a unique opportunit­y to showcase their skills in up to eight challenges across four age groups.

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