Haaland Is The Tallest Player In The Club World Cup!

Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the FIFA Club World Cup, which begins next Tuesday, with a match between the Saudi Al-Ittihad and New Zealand's Auckland City. While Al-Ittihad and Auckland are intensifying their preparations for the match, the Asian Football Confederation website published some facts and figures about the lineup of participating teams. The AFC stated that Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and Urawa Red Diamonds goalkeeper Ayumi Nikawa, who are 195 centimeters tall, are the tallest players in the tournament, followed by Vitor Iudis (194), Ahmed Hegazy (193), Pedro Rangel (192), and Mohamed El-Shenawy. And Rodri (191). While Urawa playmaker Shoya Nakajima is the shortest among the players; Its length is 164 centimetres. He added that Kevin De Bruyne is the player with the highest number of international matches among the players participating in the Club World Cup. He played 99 matches with the Belgium national team. He is followed by Karim Benzema (97 with France), Mateo Kovacic (97 with Croatia), Ali Maaloul (90 with Tunisia), Bernardo Silva (87 with Portugal), Ahmed Hegazy (83 with Egypt), Kyle Walker (81 with England), and John Stones (69 with England), Marcelo (58 with Brazil), Manuel Akanji (57 with Switzerland), Angel Mina (55 with Ecuador), Ruben Diaz (53 with Portugal), N'Golo Kante (53 with France), and Mohamed El-Shenawy (51). With Egypt), and Amr Al-Sulayya (50 with Egypt). The same source indicated that only one player over the age of 40 participated in the Club World Cup; But this number may rise to 43 in Jeddah. Fluminense goalkeeper Fabio and defensive midfielder Felipe Melo are 43 and 40 years old, respectively, and are older than the coaches: Nicola Larcamon from Lyon, who is 39, and Albert Riera from Auckland City. Oscar Perez is the oldest player in the history of the tournament, as he scored Pachuca's goal against Gremio in the semi-finals of the UAE 2017 edition at the age of 44 years and 10 months. Auckland City goalkeeper Joe Wallis will be the youngest player in the tournament, at 18 years old. The same source added that 16 of Manchester City's 23 players are professionals, followed by Al-Ittihad (10), Lyon (9), Auckland City (5), Urawa Red Diamonds (5), Al-Ahly (4), and Fluminense (3). Hussein Al-Shahat, the Al-Ahly player, will be the player who participates most in the Club World Cup matches. He participated in 12 matches, Emiliano, the Auckland club player, participated in 11 matches, while the Al-Ahly trio (Aliou Dieng, Hani Mohamed, and Mohamed Taher) played 10 matches each. The same source added that Karim Benzema is the player who scored the most goals among the participants in the Saudi Club World Cup 2023. He scored 4 goals in the tournament. The former Real Madrid striker is seeking to become the eighth player to score for several teams in the competition, after Dwight Yorke (Manchester United and Sydney), Nery Cardoso (Boca Juniors and Monterrey), Ronaldinho (Barcelona and Atletico Mineiro), and Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United and Real Madrid). Tsukasa Shiotani (Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Al-Ain), Hussein Al-Shahat (Al-Ain and Al-Ahly), and Percy Tau (Mamelodi Sundowns and Al-Ahly). Four of the seven teams include Argentine players: Emiliano Taddei (Auckland), German Cano (Fluminense), Adonis Frias and Lucas Romero (Lyon), and Julian Alvarez (Manchester City). Mateo Kovacic, who won the tournament with Real Madrid twice and Chelsea once, will be the first player to win the tournament with three clubs if Manchester City lifts the cup.