The municipal government held a working exchange with the technical delegation of the FISU Football World Cup

The FISU Football World Cup is a football event created by the International University Sports Federation, and it is also the highest level event of global college football competitions. Our city won the right to host the 2025 FISU Football World Cup. For this reason, the technical delegation of FISU Football World Cup came to Dalian on November 15th to inspect the preparations for the event. Yesterday, the municipal government and the delegation held a working exchange at Dalian Football Youth Training Base. Chen Shaowang, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and mayor, and paulo ferreira, director-general of the International University Sports Federation attended.

On behalf of the municipal party committee and municipal government, Chen Shaowang welcomed the delegation and introduced the development of higher education and football in our city. He said that Dalian is rich in higher education resources, with 31 colleges and universities and more than 400,000 students. As a famous "football city" in China, the city has more than 600 amateur football clubs with a football population of more than 500,000, and has transported more than 230 international players to Chinese football. It has successfully hosted the World Cup qualifiers, AFC Champions League and other international competitions and many domestic competitions, especially the first FISF Football World Cup in 2024. With its good venue facilities, rigorous event organization, careful service guarantee and unique cultural experience, it has won wide acclaim from FISF and participating countries and regions.

Chen Shaowang said that Dalian attaches great importance to the preparations for this Football World Cup of the FISU. Under the guidance of the FISU and in accordance with the deployment requirements of the Ministry of Education, the provincial party committee and the provincial government, we have made great efforts to strengthen the organization of the event and set up special preparatory classes and related working institutions. Efforts will be made to optimize service guarantee, strictly follow the technical standards of the Federation of Sports, improve various work plans and processes, organize skills training, and refine service measures. Efforts will be made to create a strong atmosphere, and tourism and cultural exchange activities will be organized, so that participating athletes can fully feel the urban charm of Dalian. Efforts should be made to implement security work, improve various emergency plans, and formulate various security measures in a targeted manner to achieve seamless connection and accuracy to ensure that all work is foolproof. It is hoped that the FISU will give more guidance on the organization of events and other aspects, and jointly make the 2025 FISU Football World Cup a splendid, safe and orderly football event that shows the elegance of the times, so as to further enhance the development level of Dalian football and promote cultural exchanges between Dalian and more countries and regions.

Paulo Ferreira thanked relevant parties in Dalian for their efforts in hosting the 2025 FISU Football World Cup, and believed that this World Cup would be a complete success and provide you with a wonderful experience. He said that Dalian is a world-renowned city, and the FISU will take this event as an opportunity to promote the healthy development of football in Dalian and promote international sports exchanges and cooperation in Dalian.

Vice Mayor Li Damin, relevant responsible comrades of China Student Sports Federation and Provincial Department of Education, Alejandro Guera, Sports Manager of International University Sports Federation, Paolo Sivieri, Sports Coordinator of International University Sports Federation, Liu Chuozi, Chairman of Football Technical Committee of International University Sports Federation, etc. attended the meeting.