FIFA has been renewed clubs World Cup FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Sunday that the 2025 edition, in which 32 teams are scheduled to participate, will be held from June 15 to July 13, while a new Intercontinental Cup tournament will be held annually starting next year.
FIFA announced the expansion of the Club World Cup earlier this year and voted unanimously to appoint the United States to host the first edition of the event.
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The FIFA Council met in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to ratify the dates for the Club World Cup and confirmed that next year’s Intercontinental Cup will see the winner of the UEFA Champions League play a team that comes through the intercontinental qualifiers.
“The tournament will include all the current Champions of the Confederation of Clubs,” Infantino said.
“[It] It concludes with a final match on a neutral field between… Champions League Winners and winners of an intercontinental play-off between clubs from other continental confederations.”
The Council also decided that Chile will host the U-20 World Cup in 2025, and Poland will host the U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2026.
Players at the elite level of the men’s game have expressed concern about the new competition. real madrid Defender Dani Carvajal He said players would take a pay cut if it meant a reduced workload.
“For a big player playing for a big club, the schedule is very demanding,” Carvajal said in a press conference in November.
“With the new Club World Cup, we will never have a summer break. I agree with that [coach Carlo Ancelotti] And other people who said there are too many games. The large number of injuries is not a coincidence.
Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea have all qualified for the 2025 edition of the Club World Cup after recently winning the Champions League.
