Affected by the epidemic, the Chinese team had to arrange the two top 12 home games this month in the third party member association Sharjah, UAE. However, in order to create a home atmosphere for the whole team, the Chinese Football Association has recently submitted an application to FIFA and AFC regarding the opening of these two games to fans. Prior to this, the Iraqi team, which also set up the top 12 games at the third party member association venue, had also submitted a similar application and passed it. Therefore, the Chinese Football Association and the National Football Association are also very likely to get what they want.
In Doha, Qatar, the first round of the China team’s away game against Australia and the second round of the home game against Japan were all played in the empty field. During the game, the “cheering” that came out on the scene actually came from the few members of the Chinese Football Association working group.
The Chinese team originally planned to participate in the two top 12 matches this month in domestic cities, but due to the impact of the epidemic, the team had to go west again. In the eyes of some team members, this result has brought a huge blow to the whole team and even the whole delegation. One important reason for this is that the transfer to the third party to participate in the neutral venue means that the Chinese team will lose its role as the “12th” team. On-site support from the majority of fans. In such a major game, the power of spiritual inspiration has always been strong. Under this circumstance, the Chinese Football Association referred to the practice of the Iraqi Football Association and decided to submit an application to FIFA and AFC to open the national football team’s two games this month to fans.
The attendance rate of the Chinese Football Association’s application to open the live audience is up to 50% per game. It is reported that the Sharjah Stadium, which hosts the “home” game of the National Football Team, can actually accommodate only more than 12,000 spectators. Therefore, once FIFA and AFC have passed the application of the Chinese Football Association, the maximum number of spectators allowed in each game is 6000 people, of which the away team fans accounted for up to 8% of the total audience, which is 480 people. The number of seats reserved for Chinese fans is more than 5,000. Although this scale is far less than the capacity of fans and spectators in the domestic arena, if it can get what you want, it can still provide strong spiritual support for the national football team.
It is understood that there are currently more than 300,000 Chinese in the UAE, most of whom live in Dubai. Due to the relatively close distance between Dubai and Sharjah, the fastest journey takes less than half an hour, so the game can attract local Chinese to watch the game. In order to attract fans to the stadium to cheer for the national football, the local tournament organizer initially set a single ticket price of 50 dirhams (approximately RMB 87). At present, the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese team are waiting for a reply from FIFA and AFC.
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