Everything you need to know about the new FIFA 32-team Club World Cup concept, which will commence in 2025, its format, teams and schedule
FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented the new 32-team Club World Cup concept, which would begin in 2025.
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Format, Schedule, Number Of Teams
Initially, the new Club World Cup concept was set to begin in China in 2021 with 24 teams. However, because of the Covid-19 outburst, it had to be cancelled and will now begin in 2025. The 32-team competition, according to Infantino, will be similar to the World Cup.
New men’s World Cup will start in 3 years, FIFA announces.
Gianni Infantino: “The new men’s Club World Cup will take place in 2025 and will feature 32 teams”. 🚨🏆
“32-team tournament will go ahead, making it like a World Cup”, Infantino added via @sr_collings. pic.twitter.com/YQZM38aNoT
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 16, 2022
Infantino also mentioned FIFA’s desire to extend the current World Cup from 32 teams divided into eight groups of four to 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four or 16 groups of three in 2026.
What is the concept of the new FIFA Club World Cup?
🏆🇲🇦 We will play Club World Cup in Morocco!
🗓️ 1-11 February 2023 pic.twitter.com/odgGsosRdG— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) December 16, 2022
The Club World Cup is an annual football tournament that has been held since 2000. The competition features the top teams in every continental competition and involves seven teams fighting for the title. However, the format of the tournament will be completely changed in 2025. The concept of a new Club World Cup has been explored for quite some time, and it was supposed to take place in China in 2021 with 24 teams. The competition had to be cancelled due to the covid-19, and the replacement idea was slated to launch in 2025.
In 2025, the Club World Cup will adopt a completely new format that will comprise 32 teams and be staged every four years. FIFA announced that the tournament will feature the world’s best teams. However, no other information about the tournament, including its location, was provided.
The FIFA President also spoke on the 2022 event, which will be held in its present format. The Club World Cup 2022 is set to begin in Morocco on February 1, 2022. Chelsea is the current tournament champion, having defeated Palmeiras 2-1 in 2021.
FIFA to come up with new FIFA World Series friendly tournament
Along with the new Club World Cup concept, FIFA confirmed its plans to launch a FIFA World Series friendly tournament every two years to provide clubs with the opportunity to play against teams from other confederations.
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