Kuala Lumpur (DPA)
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, President of the Asian Football Confederation, congratulated the Australian team, which has become the sixth Asian team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Australian team qualified for the World Cup following defeating Peru 5-4 in a penalty shootout on Monday evening, following the end of the regular and extra time in a goalless draw during the international play-off match of the qualifiers.
In statements published by the AFC on its website today, Sheikh Salman said: “On behalf of the entire Asian football family, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Australia on qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.” “At the same time, we must commend the commitment of all 12 national associations that participated in the final round of qualifiers, who successfully overcame all the obstacles they faced over the past two and a half years,” he added.
The AFC President said regarding the World Cup that will be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18 next: “The AFC stresses that this is the time for the Asian continent, and there is no better way to emphasize this celebration than by qualifying a record number of Six teams from Asia to the World Cup, for the first time in the history of the tournament.
He added: “The AFC’s vision and mission framework, which was launched in 2016 in Qatar, emphasizes our ambitions to ensure the success of Asian teams at the global level, and now we are returning to Doha with great ambitions to confirm the clear development that has been achieved on the continent.” “I wish all our qualified teams, which are the hosts Qatar along with Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Australia, all the best in their preparations to bring pride to the continent of Asia.”
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In Peru, the day of qualifying for the World Cup .. an official holiday
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The Peruvian government declares next Monday a public holiday, in order to give the Peruvian people an opportunity to support the national team in the qualifying match for the World Cup “Qatar 2022”, where Peru will face Australia.
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In Peru, the day of qualifying for the World Cup .. an official holiday
The Peruvian government announced that Monday (June 13) will be an official holiday in the public sector, because it is the day on which the Peruvian national team will play in the qualifying match for the World Cup “Qatar 2022”.
“It was decided that Monday would be a day off so that citizens might see their country’s team qualify for the World Cup in Qatar,” Culture Minister Alejandro Salas said in a press statement at dawn today, Saturday, explaining that the holiday will apply to the public sector, and the private sector will be able to implement it “optionally.” .
Salas explained that this decision, which was taken “unanimously” in the cabinet session held on Friday evening, was taken with the aim of “citizens to organize themselves and take to the streets to gather,” adding: “We consider it (the match) a national event and a national identity.”
The Peruvian national team arrived Friday in Doha, coming from Barcelona, where it trained in the past few days, and was greeted by fans who arrived in the Qatari capital before the important match it is playing.
The Peruvian national team will train at Al Sadd Stadium to determine the final details in an attempt to qualify for the World Cup for the second time in a row, following participating in the World Cup in Russia 2018.
The match between Australia and Peru will be held on Monday at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha, at 21:00 Al-Quds Al-Sharif time.
World Cup workers in Qatar can be ‘proud’ to work, says Gianni Infantino
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Relaunched by MSNBC reporter Stephanie Ruhle regarding allegations that 6,500 workers died on World Cup sites, Infantino replied that only three deaths have been recorded at these sites. “6,000 people died on other construction sites toocontinued the Swiss. And of course, FIFA is not there to be the police of the world or is not responsible for everything that happens in the world. But thanks to FIFA, thanks to football, we were able to address the status of these 1.5 million workers working in Qatar. »
Officially .. FIFA announces sanctions against Egypt and Senegal due to the events of the World Cup qualifier match
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The International Football Association Board (FIFA) announced the punishment of the Senegalese Football Association for the incidents of the match Egypt And the Teranga Lions, which were held in the second leg of the final decisive round qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Senegal qualified at the expense of Egypt following winning the penalty shootout 3-1 in the match that was held at the “Diamendio” stadium in the capital, “Dakar” on March 29.
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There was a complaint from the Egyptian Football Association once morest Senegal because of the fans’ use of laser beams once morest the Pharaohs players in the match, especially during the penalty shootout.
The FIFA statement revealed that the Senegalese federation had imposed a penalty of 175,000 Swiss francs for playing a match without an audience.
FIFA stated that the reason was the failure of the Senegalese Football Association to provide order and security at matches and the current safety rules and failure to ensure the maintenance of order in the stadium, the intrusion of fans onto the pitch and the littering of the field, as well as the lighting of fireworks and the use of lasers and non-sporting banners.
FIFA explained that there is another penalty for the Egyptian Football Association for the same match and misconduct, amounting to 6000 Swiss francs.