That International Federation of Associated Football (FIFA) announced this Friday, December 16, the Club World Cup with 32 teams, similar to the World Cup of countries that had the same number of participants by 2022.
This was announced by Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, during a press conference. In this context, he named a provisional date for the start of the tournament.
“As you will recall, a few years ago we agreed to host a new 24-team men’s Club World Cup. This should have taken place in 2021 but has been postponed due to COVID-19,” he began.
When does the Club World Cup take place?
“The new Men’s Club World Cup will therefore take place in 2025 and will feature 32 teams. Of course the details have yet to be discussed and agreed, but the 32-team tournament will go ahead and really make it like a World Cup.”
“We had planned a Club World Cup with 24 teams for 2020. It has not been replaced or moved. We did this to make the Copa América and Eurocopa possible and to protect the health and well-being of the players and not overload the calendar.
Chelsea were the last winners of the Club World Cup. Photo: The Country
Where does the Club World Cup take place?
Infantino confirmed that the country chosen to host this tournament is Morocco, a semi-finalist in Qatar 2022.
FIFA World Series?
“The importance of having regular matches between national teams from different continents, the idea, the principle, was agreed and developed.”
“The plan is to use the March windows in even-numbered years, World Cup years, Eurocopa years and Copa América years and organize friendly tournaments between four teams from four different confederations so everyone can get that experience of playing against each other. under the umbrella of FIFA, of course.”
Arabia the future of football?
Gianni Infantino also confirmed that the current edition of the soccer World Cup was a complete success despite all the controversies that arose. He also mentioned that the Arab world is important for the future of the king of sport.
“For me, the World Cup was a really incredible success,” he said.
“The most important thing, the fans, bringing people together, getting to know the Arab world is very important for the future of all of us. But also in terms of the games,” he concluded.