{"id":1447,"date":"2018-02-06T16:10:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conifa.org\/en\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2021-08-05T12:24:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T11:24:21","slug":"conifa-announce-first-stadium-for-2018-paddy-power-world-football-cup-tickets-now-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conifa.org\/en\/conifa-announce-first-stadium-for-2018-paddy-power-world-football-cup-tickets-now-on-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"CONIFA announce first stadium for 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup, tickets now on sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) and Sutton United FC are pleased to announced that the\u00a0Knights Community Stadium (Gander Green Lane) will host games during 2018 Paddy Power World Football Cup in London.<\/p>\n<p>The 5,013-capacity stadium will host six games during the\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_347724705\">Thursday 31 May to Saturday 9 June<\/span>\u00a0event, including two quarter-finals. The tournament will kick off at the\u00a0Knights Community Stadium at\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_347724706\">12pm<\/span>\u00a0London time on\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_347724707\">31 May<\/span>\u00a0with a group A clash between\u00a0Ellan Vannin (Isle of Man) and Cascadia.<\/p>\n<p>At\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_347724708\">3pm<\/span>\u00a0that afternoon, European champions Padania and African side Matabeleland will clash in group C. Sutton United\u2019s home ground will then host two quarter finals on\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_347724709\">Tuesday 5 June<\/span>\u00a0(<span data-term=\"goog_347724710\">3pm and 6pm<\/span>), and two placement games on\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_347724711\">Thursday 7 June<\/span>\u00a0(12pm and 3pm).<\/p>\n<p>Sutton United is a National League team, the fifth division of English football. In February 2017 they made the last 16 of the FA Cup, only the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0non-league side to reach that stage of the competition since 1945. The club is known for its strong community roots, and iconic mascot Jenny the Giraffe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSutton United is pleased to be supporting the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup,\u201d said a club spokesperson. \u201cThe tournament brings together teams from across the world to build international understanding and encourage cultural exchange. These are aims we can all get behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for these games are now on sale via\u00a0Eventim, the official ticketing provider for the tournament. Eventim sells over 150 million tickets for over 200,000 events annually, including for some of European football\u2019s biggest names: Borussia Dortmund and Ajax.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CONIFA World Football Cup is the perfect addition to our growing sports business here in the United Kingdom,\u201d said Dale Ballentine, Director of Development at Eventim UK. \u201cWe look forward to working with team on delivering such an exciting event.<\/p>\n<p>Further stadiums will be announced in the coming weeks, with the remainder of tickets to go on sale shortly. 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