FIFA counts down the clock towards Saudi Arabia 2023 by recalling how Auckland City stunned the sport in 2014.

To mark the 20th FIFA Club World Cup™, FIFA is counting down to its kick-off by showcasing 20 of the greatest moments in the tournament’s history.

Saudi Arabia 2023 is just 10 days away.
A zoology student, a lawyer, an electrician, a shop assistant and a truck driver headed to Morocco in December 2014.

Officially, they were on a work trip. Realistically, with that only consisting of one quick task, it would be a golden opportunity to take a camel trek, visit breathtaking mosques, shop at souqs and star-gaze from enchanting ergs.

“Nobody gave us a chance of getting past the first round,” said Auckland City captain Ivan Vicelich. A fourth straight one-and-done campaign was about as predictable as heat on the Sahara Desert.

  • نویسنده : محمدمهدی اسماعیلی رها