• December, 2009: Gerard Pique jumps next to teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic as Barcelona beat Argentina's Estudiantes 2-1 after extra time at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    December, 2009: Gerard Pique jumps next to teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic as Barcelona beat Argentina's Estudiantes 2-1 after extra time at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Barcelona's Lionel Messi is challenged by Rodrigo Brana of Estudiantes. AFP
    Barcelona's Lionel Messi is challenged by Rodrigo Brana of Estudiantes. AFP
  • Barcelona's players celebrate after winning the 2009 Fifa Club World Cup at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Barcelona's players celebrate after winning the 2009 Fifa Club World Cup at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • December 2010: Inter Milan on their way to a 3-0 victory over Congo's TP Mazembe. Action Images
    December 2010: Inter Milan on their way to a 3-0 victory over Congo's TP Mazembe. Action Images
  • Samuel Eto'o celebrates after scoring Inter Milan's second goal. Action Images
    Samuel Eto'o celebrates after scoring Inter Milan's second goal. Action Images
  • December 2017: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo curls the ball over the Gremio wall to score from a free-kick during their 1-0 win at Zayed Sports City Stadium. AFP
    December 2017: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo curls the ball over the Gremio wall to score from a free-kick during their 1-0 win at Zayed Sports City Stadium. AFP
  • Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos challenges for the ball with Gremio's Brazilian forward Jael. AFP
    Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos challenges for the ball with Gremio's Brazilian forward Jael. AFP
  • Real Madrid's Marcelo, Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos celebrate with the Fifa Club World Cup trophy. AFP
    Real Madrid's Marcelo, Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos celebrate with the Fifa Club World Cup trophy. AFP
  • December 2018: Al Ain defender Ismail Ahmed (R) battles for the ball with Real Madrid's Gareth Bale during the Fifa Club World Cup final. Real won 4-1. AFP
    December 2018: Al Ain defender Ismail Ahmed (R) battles for the ball with Real Madrid's Gareth Bale during the Fifa Club World Cup final. Real won 4-1. AFP
  • Defender Sergio Ramos (R) celebrates after scoring against Abu Dhabi's Al Ain. AFP
    Defender Sergio Ramos (R) celebrates after scoring against Abu Dhabi's Al Ain. AFP
  • Al Ain midfielder Mohamed Abdulrahman (C-R) fights for the ball with Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Marcelo. AFP
    Al Ain midfielder Mohamed Abdulrahman (C-R) fights for the ball with Real Madrid's Brazilian defender Marcelo. AFP
  • Marcelo celebrates after winning the Fifa Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Marcelo celebrates after winning the Fifa Club World Cup final in Abu Dhabi. AFP

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Fifa Club World Cup: four previous finals in Abu Dhabi - in pictures

Chelsea will be among the big clubs heading to the UAE for the next edition

The National

October 21, 2021

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Abu Dhabi has staged the Fifa Club World Cup four times before, in 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2018.

The next edition, announced on Wednesday, will feature 2020/21 Uefa Champions League winners Chelsea and five other continental club champions, as well as Al Jazira, the current UAE champions.

Jazira, who captured last season’s Arabian Gulf League – the domestic competition has since been renamed the Adnoc Pro League – will contest the event for the second time. The Abu Dhabi club reached the Club World Cup semi-final in their only other appearance, in 2017, where they were defeated 2-1 by eventual winners Real Madrid.

The four previous finals can be seen in the gallery above. To see the next image, just swipe.

Updated: October 21, 2021, 9:20 AM
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