The Emirati Al-Jazira made the event after its historic victory over Tahiti Berry 4-1, on Thursday evening, in the opening of the Club World Cup.
The victory was historic, according to the famous “Squawka” website for football statistics, as Al-Jazira became the first team in the history of the tournament to score 4 goals in the opening match of one of its versions.
Al-Jazira was not satisfied with just a big victory over the Tahitian Berry, but it achieved 6 additional gains from that match, according to a report by the Emirates News Agency.
What are the gains of the island from the Club World Cup 2021?
The first of these gains is Al Jazeera’s qualification to the quarter-finals to meet Al Hilal Saudi Arabia next Sunday, in a historic confrontation for the first time between the two parties in a world championship, the winner of which qualifies to meet European champion Chelsea in the semi-finals.
In light of this, the match between Al Jazira and Al Hilal at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the quarter-finals will be a public match that supports the success of the tournament.
As for the second gain, it was represented by the return of the team’s star Ali Mabkhout to the posts and his appearance well during the time period in which he participated, in order to achieve an added value for the island in the offensive system, as the historical scorer of the club and the Emirati football in general, as well as the good appearance of a number of new faces such as Muhammad Rabie, Abdullah Idris, and Zayed Al-Amiri.
With regard to the third gain, it is the homogeneity, team spirit and harmony between the players, including those coming from abroad, led by Mohamed Jamal, the midfielder coming from Al Ain on loan, who won the award for the best player in the match, and Ahmed Al Attas, coming from Sharjah on a free transfer deal, who scored One of the team’s goals against Perry.
As for the fourth gain, it is the historical number that Al Jazeera scored in that match, which is 4 goals as the largest number of goals scored for an Emirati team in one match during all the participation of the state clubs, Al Wahda, Shabab Al Ahly and Al Ain, as well as registering its name as the first Emirati team to participate twice in the World Cup. for clubs.
The fifth gain is the experience, expertise and reassurance of the team’s readiness to return to the UAE League with high spirits, as well as to participate in the AFC Champions League representing the UAE football, which needs the international experience necessary to tip the balance of the team when the technical and skill data are equal.
Al Jazeera will play its first local match in the ADNOC Professional League against Al Dhafra at the latter’s stadium on February 15, in the 14th round, followed by its expected match at its home against Al Nasr on the 19th of the same month.
As for the sixth gain of Al Jazeera, it is related to the return of the team’s defender, Milos Kozanovic, to score from long-range shots, after it was a title for his brilliance last season, and an element of resolving many difficult matches, and an added value that contributed to the team winning the league title, and was largely absent this season.
The FIFA Club World Cup will be held in Abu Dhabi at the Mohammed bin Zayed and Al Nahyan stadiums from February 3 to 12, with the participation of 7 clubs: Al Jazira and Al Hilal Saudi champions of Asia, Al Ahly of Egypt, champions of Africa, Monterrey of Mexico, champions of CONCACAF, Chelsea of England, champions of Europe, and Palmeiras The Brazilian is the South American champion, and FC Perai is the representative of Oceania.