Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 28 (reporter Gong Bing, Ma Bangjie, Zhang Rongfeng) the Chinese Football Association announced on the 28th the list of cities hosting the 2021 Club World Cup (hereinafter referred to as the “World Club Cup”) and the 2023 men’s Asian Cup.
The 2021world Club Cup will be held in China from June to July of that year, which is an international event attended by world-class club teams hosted by FIFA. FIFA reformed the World Club Cup in 2021. at that time, the competition system changed from one session per year to one session per year, and the number of participating teams increased from 7 to 24. After joint investigation and evaluation by FIFA and the Chinese Football Association, 8 host cities in Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Shenyang, Jinan, Hangzhou and Dalian were selected.
The 18th men’s football Asian Cup will be held in China from June to July 2023, which is also the Asian Cup that China will host again after 19 years. The Asian Cup is the highest level and most influential football match in Asia hosted by FIFA. After joint investigation and evaluation by the Asian Football Association and the Chinese Football Association, 10 cities in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi’an, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen and Suzhou will host the Asian Cup.
It is understood that since China obtained the right to host these two events, in order to do a good job in the selection of cities, the State General Administration of Sports and the Chinese Football Association have actively cooperated and set up a preparatory office, we have formulated the selection work plans for cities undertaken by the World Club Cup and the Asian Cup respectively, clarified the bidding conditions and selection criteria, and collected the bidding intentions of cities for the whole country. Fifa and Fifa respectively formed a joint working group with the Chinese Football Association to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the bidding materials submitted by the World Club Cup and the Asian Cup bidding city and go to the bidding city for on-the-spot investigation. According to the investigation and evaluation, considering the basic conditions of each bidding city and the overall layout of the development of football in our country, the host city mentioned above is finally selected.
The Chinese Football Association said that holding the World Club Cup and the Asian Cup is of great significance: first, this is a major measure to implement the “overall plan for the reform and development of Chinese football” and accelerate the popularization and development of Chinese football, it will have a profound impact on promoting the reform and development of Chinese football, make more people love football and participate in football, create a strong atmosphere for football development, and will leave the World Club Cup and Asian Cup heritage; II, it will play a positive role in enhancing China’s international influence and soft power, strengthening international exchanges, etc.; Third, it will effectively promote the construction of urban infrastructure, promote the upgrading of sports industry and sports consumption, and tourism, the development of transportation and other service industries has brought greater economic and social benefits; IV. It will further enhance the international influence and discourse power of Chinese football and create a good external environment for the development of Chinese football.