Haaland’s Absence: The FIFA Rule Keeping Him From Club World Cup Final

Why won’t Haaland be there?

One of the big absences for this Club World Cup final will be that of Erling Haaland. The Manchester City scorer, who came into this competition with a foot injury, was not called up for the semi-final against Urawa Reds, and that ended up being key for him not being there today.

The Norwegian will have to watch his team from the stands because FIFA has a rule by which only the 23 players registered in the semifinal can also be present in the final of the tournament if it is played..

This reason means that Haaland, along with Kevin De Bruyne and Doku, are left out of the dispute for the title against Fluminense. His absence against the Japanese in the previous match was at the last minute, and that has ended up defining everything for the dispute of the match that will define the champion.

2023-12-22 18:15:08
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