SANTIAGO – It is already a fact. The Chilean National Team will play the first edition of the China Cup in January of next year, after the president of the ANFP, Arturo Salah, confirmed it on Monday.
The first edition of this quadrangular will take place in Nanning, together with Iceland, Croatia and the hosts Photosport
The helmsman of the governing body of Creole football announced that, despite the fact that some details of the contracts are missing, the combined two-time champion of America will be part of the home run that will take place in Nanning, along with Iceland, Croatia and the hosts.
«The protocol of the contract is fine-tuned and details are lacking, but it is a fact that Chile participates in the first China Cup, a home run to be played from the first week of January,» acknowledged the body’s boss.
In addition, Salah took the opportunity to make a call to the Creole public to behave during the match against Bolivia for the Qualifiers, on September 6 at the Monumental stadium, to avoid a new punishment from FIFA.
«The call is for people to beware of any discriminatory or offensive expression, because there is a FIFA committee that is in all the Qualifying matches observing this type of conduct. I hope that the public supports us and that we do not have to suffer a punishment like the one we suffered,» he stressed.