The Asian Football Confederation announced that the match between Iranian Esteghlal and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr in the AFC Elite Champions League has been moved to the Emirates.
Al-Nasr will battle Iran’s Esteghlal in the third round of the AFC Elite Champions League next Tuesday.
The match will be held at the Shabab Al-Ahly Club Rashid Stadium in Dubai, after a decision was made to move it to a neutral stadium due to the situation in Iran.
Tickets for the game are scheduled to be released 3 days in advance.
The Shabab Al-Ahly Stadium in Dubai can accommodate 12,000 spectators.
On Wednesday, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper explained that the Asian Football Confederation officially notified the Iranian Federation of the decision to move Esteghlal’s match against Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nasr to a neutral stadium.
The AFC gave Al-Istiqlal Club the opportunity to choose the other stadium, due to the unstable conditions that the area is going through.
The report explained that communication with the AFC was accelerated by Yasser Al-Mashal, the President of the Saudi Football Federation, with the follow-up and interest of the Minister of Sports and the President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al -. Faisal, to move all matches played by Saudi clubs in Iran, if Contracts still prevent playing football matches safely in both directions.
UAE is the solution
A few days ago, the Asian Football Confederation announced that the game between Iran and Qatar in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers would be moved to the UAE.
Qatar’s national team will play against Iran on Tuesday in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
The AFC said in a press release: “The Asian Football Confederation confirmed on Thursday that the Group A match in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, scheduled for October 15, 2024, between Iran and Qatar, will be held at a neutral stadium. in the United Arab Emirates.”
The statement said, “The decision to hold the match in a neutral stadium was made after careful consideration of the current security situation, and after consultation with FIFA and the parties relevant.
The statement concluded, “The match will start at 8pm local time, and the stadium where the match will be held will be updated on the match schedule page of the AFC website.
The Asian Football Confederation had rejected Iran’s request to change the two-legged matches of the Asian games qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, against the Qatari national team.
The AFC called on Iran to choose another country to host the match scheduled for the 15th of this month.
It should be noted that the Iranian national team is in second place with Uzbekistan, with 6 points from two games.
While the Qatari team remains fifth in the group with one point.
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2024-10-15 07:59:00
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