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Sport WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2020 WithW India series looming, Aussie star Steve SmithSm relieved to find his hands I haveh found my hands which I am extremely excited about. It’s just gettingget that feel of the bat behind my toe the right way, the way my hands comecom up the bat. But it just hasn’t quite been right until two days ago. Australia batsman Steve Smith Sport |08 AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Beijing 3-1 Melbourne Victory, Tokyo 0-1 Shanghai Shenhua, Perth Glory 1-2 Ulsan Hyundai, Seoul 5-0 Chiangrai United FIFA Arab Cup 2021 in Qatar to see 22 teams in action PARTICIPATING TEAMS: THE PENINSULA – DOHA FIFA President Gianni Infantino during a visit to the under- Qatar will unite millions of football construction Lusail Stadium, the ASIAN FOOTBALL fans from across the Middle East and venue of the 2022 FIFA World CONFEDERATION NATIONS: Arab world when it hosts the FIFA Cup final, yesterday. Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Arab Cup 2021 next December. Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi During a visit to Lusail Stadium yesterday, FIFA President Gianni Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates Infantino confirmed that the national and Yemen. first teams from all 22 Arab nations NATIONS FROM THE have signed up to take part in the CONFEDERATION OF AFRICAN tournament, which will be held from FOOTBALL: Algeria, Comoros, 1-18 December 2021 in the majority Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 sta- Morocco, Somalia, Sudan and Tunisia. diums, with a total of 32 matches being held over 18 days. The tournament will be delivered Through football, this tournament will unite over by FIFA, Qatar Football Association, The tournament will give our the Supreme Committee for Delivery 450 million people from across the region, and we are confident the FIFA Arab Cup will help to national team the chance to & Legacy and the FIFA World Cup enhance their preparations ahead Qatar 2022 LLC. Seen as a vital oppor- build excitement across the region as we edge tunity to test operations and facilities ever nearer to hosting the first FIFA World Cup in of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, ahead of Qatar 2022, the tournament the Middle East and Arab world in 2022: by going up against some of the will take place in the same timeslot FIFA President Gianni Infantino best teams in the region: as the World Cup. The finals of both QFA President, the FIFA Arab Cup and FIFA World Cup will take place exactly one year Sheikh Hamad apart – each on December 18, Qatar bin Khalifa National Day, which is a public across the region, and we are con- one of the select teams that will expe- experience that awaits fans from bin Ahmed holiday. fident the FIFA Arab Cup will help to rience what Qatar has prepared to around the world when they flock to Al Thani Infantino, said: “We are delighted build excitement across the region as host the FIFA World Cup.” Qatar for the FIFA World Cup in 2022. that all 22 teams from across the Arab we edge ever nearer to hosting the "The tournament will give our We welcome our friends from the world have agreed to take part in the first FIFA World Cup in the Middle East national team the chance to enhance Middle East and the Arab world to join FIFA Arab Cup 2021, and we are and Arab world in 2022.” their preparations ahead of the FIFA us in what will be an important mile- looking forward to seeing the region’s QFA President, Sheikh Hamad bin World Cup Qatar 2022, by going up stone and a final test of our prepara- best teams battle it out to see which Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani, said: against some of the best teams in the tions, only one year away from us nation will become champion. “Qatar looks forward to welcoming region,” QFA President said. hosting the first FIFA World Cup in Through football, this tournament will 22 Arab national teams and their fans, “Fans from across the region will the region,” added the QFA unite over 450 million people from and giving them the opportunity to be be treated to the same world-class President. 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