Media are invited to a press conference to be jointly hosted by Auckland City and football’s world governing body, FIFA.

FIFA will acknowledge Auckland City’s qualification for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup in Japan at the conference by presenting the Oceania champions with an official FIFA Diploma and Pennant.

General Secretary, Tai Nicholas, will represent the Oceania Football Confederation at the groundbreaking event.

A dozen Japanese journalists are expected to attend the event at Auckland’s Langham Hotel as global interest in the tournament’s only amateur qualifiers gathers pace.

Auckland City have drawn the yet-to-be-decider champions of Africa in their first round (quarterfinal) match in Toyota City on December 10.

Victory would earn Auckland a dream showdown with South American (CONMEBOL) champions Internacional (Brazil) in Tokyo on Wednesday, December 13.

Defeat would leave the two-time New Zealand Football Championship winners playing off for fifth place in Yokohama on December 15 against the loser of the second quarterfinal between Mexico’s Club America (North and Central American and Caribbean) and the yet to be decided Asian (AFC) champions.

Auckland City chairman Ivan Vuksich, coach Roger Wilkinson and players – including new Japanese signing Teruo Iwamoto – will be available for one-on-one interviews after the media conference. New Zealand Soccer chief executive Graham Seatter, chairman John Morris and FIFA Players Committee member and Oceania Player of the Century Wynton Rufer will also attend.

The official FIFA Club World Cup trophy will also be available for photo opportunities.

Media are invited to set up technical gear from 10am when morning tea will be served before the official presentation at 10.30am.

A light lunch will be served after the media conference.

MEDIA CONFERENCE

What: FIFA Club World Cup Media Conference

When: Tuesday, October 31. 10am for 10.30am.

Where: Langham Hotel, Westhaven Room, 83 Symonds Street, Auckland

Who: FIFA, Auckland City chairman Ivan Vuksich, coach Roger Wilkinson, players, New Zealand Soccer chief executive Graham Seatter.