Fifa Club World Cup: Liverpool to play on 18 and 21 December

[King Binny]

[article]Liverpool could play 10 games in 29 days over Christmas after the Fifa Club World Cup dates were confirmed.

The Champions League winners will play in Qatar on 18 and 21 December.

The Carabao Cup quarter-finals are scheduled for that week and Liverpool will play their final Champions League group game on 10 or 11 December.

They were due to visit West Ham on 21 December but still have six Premier League games between 4 December and 1 January, subject to television.

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This season the Premier League is having a mid-season break for the first time, with each team having a two-week pause in February.

Qatar was awarded the Fifa Club World Cup in 2019 and 2020 to help prepare for when they host the 2022 World Cup, which will run from 21 November to 18 December.

The 2019 Club World Cup will be played from 11 to 21 December, with Liverpool playing in the semi-finals then either the third-place play-off or the final, which are both to be played on 21 December.

Mexican side CF Monterrey will also take part in the seven-team tournament having won the Concacaf Champions League, while OFC Champions League winners Hienghene Sport have become the first club from New Caledonia to qualify.

The Caf, AFC and Conmebol representatives are yet to be decided while the other participant will represent hosts Qatar.

The tournament will feature eight matches, with the draw for the second round and semi-finals to be made in Zurich on 16 September.

Liverpool fixtures over festive period
Everton (H), 4 December

Bournemouth (A), 7 December

Champions League, 10 or 11 December

Watford (H), 14 December

Fifa Club World Cup, 18 and 21 December

Leicester City (A), 26 December

Wolves (H), 28 December

Sheffield United (H), 1 January

To be confirmed: West Ham (A); Carabao Cup quarter-finals[/article]

 

[refugee]

I'd sign 15 free transfers and send them over.

 

[6TimesaRed]

I'd sign 15 free transfers and send them over.

Fuck that.. strongest possible squad..

I want to win it..

Though we should be able to get through the semi final playing our 2nd string..

 

[Farkmaster]

Given the fixture congestion, I have a feeling we will be getting a lot of like a new signings in or around spring.

 

[RedStar]

Its not really that bad is it? We will almost certainly send a reserve team out for any Carabao cup games. Our 2nd string should easily be able to win a semi final against the Asian or African CL champions, given the level of opposition its more like a warm weather break in the middle of winter.

 

[juniormember]

Its not really that bad is it? We will almost certainly send a reserve team out for any Carabao cup games. Our 2nd string should easily be able to win a semi final against the Asian or African CL champions, given the level of opposition its more like a warm weather break in the middle of winter.

I think the African and Asian champions will be stronger than the lower league teams in England that our 2nd string teams over the years have failed to beat in the cup competitions.

 

[MomoWASright]

Chelsea and Wolves would beat the African and Asian champions.

 

[hmmmmm1]

We are normally out the carling cup by then, so only really one fixture that will affected, notwithstanding the travel.

 

[RedStar]

I think the African and Asian champions will be stronger than the lower league teams in England that our 2nd string teams over the years have failed to beat in the cup competitions.

I live in Australia, Ive seen plenty of Asian CL games, the standard is really not very high.

Also our 2nd team is actually pretty strong these days. Ming, Lovren, Gomez, Keita, Ox, Milner, Lallana, Origi, Shaq would walk straight into any team in Asia.

 

[rubans]

Play the strongest team would say. Not a competition not won and not the easiest tasks to qualify for it so would hope we give it a proper go.


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[Dreambeliever]

Go out and win the thing. Keep the global brand strong.