Egypt announced as friendly games host

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Edwin  - CEO March 19, 2024
Updated 2024/03/19 at 3:48 AM
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As FIFA Series pilot phase expanded

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  • The FIFA Series are friendly matches contested by national teams from different confederations

  • FIFA Series: Egypt will feature Croatia, Tunisia, and New Zealand, and hosts in Cairo

  • 2024 is a pilot edition with future installments planned every March of even years

Egypt has been announced as a FIFA Series host, and this year’s pilot phase has expanded to four additional teams, CAFonline reports.

With Cairo as the host city, Croatia, Egypt, Tunisia, and New Zealand will compete in international friendlies from 22 to 26 March 2024.

Following a decision taken by the FIFA Council in December 2022 – and in line with the Strategic Objectives for the Global Game: 2023-2027 – the FIFA Series are friendly matches that will be contested by national teams from different confederations, who do not usually have the opportunity to play each other.

The ultimate objective of the FIFA Series is to allow more international football interaction outside the traditional local footprint, making a concrete contribution to global football development.

2024’s edition is the initiative’s pilot phase, with future installments planned to take place in the March international match window or even years.

In this initial stage, organizers will test different formats. For example, the FIFA Series Egypt will see the winners of the first match face each other in their second respective matches. 

With the introduction of the FIFA Series: Egypt, the pilot edition will feature 24 FIFA Member Associations (MAs) playing in five locations across three continents.

Nations from all six confederations will participate. 

Algeria, Azerbaijan, Saudia Arabia (x2), and Sri Lanka have already been announced as FIFA Series hosts for 2024.

The matches – which feature nine CAF nations, five AFC members, four UEFA nations, three OFC countries, two Concacaf member associations, and one CONMEBOL country – serve as platforms to unlock technical development opportunities previously unavailable to many of the participating MAs. 

FIFA Series: Algeria Algeria (CAF) Andorra (UEFA) Bolivia (CONMEBOL) South Africa (CAF)

FIFA Series: Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (UEFA), Bulgaria (UEFA), Mongolia (AFC), Tanzania (CAF)

FIFA Series: Egypt, Croatia (UEFA), Egypt (CAF), Tunisia (CAF), New Zealand (OFC)

FIFA Series: Saudi Arabia A Cabo Verde (CAF), Cambodia (AFC), Equatorial Guinea (CAF), Guyana (Concacaf)

FIFA Series: Saudi Arabia B Bermuda (Concacaf) Brunei Darussalam (AFC) Guinea (CAF) Vanuatu (OFC)

FIFA Series: Sri Lanka Bhutan (AFC) Central African Republic (CAF) Papua New Guinea (OFC) Sri Lanka (AFC)

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