He FIFA Councilmeeting this Tuesday at Kigali (Rwanda), unanimously approved, among other key issues, the new format of World Clubsexpanded to 32 participants, and will be held every four years from June 2025. The real Madrid the presence in the said tournament as the champion of Champions in one of the four years preceding this appointment. It should be noted that the whites won the continental title in May on Paris he is new Liverpool.
The presence of Chelsea in this groundbreaking competition after winning the Champions League in 2021. The two remaining places for Europe they are for one who wins the Champions this year and for the winner in 2024. To repeat the title real Madrid either ChelseaThose spots will go to other teams.
UEFA (Europe) will have 12 teams, CONMEBOL (South America) 6, AFC (Asian) 4, CAF (Africa) 4, concacaf (Central and North America) 4, OFC (Oceania) 1 and the last for host of the tournament.
Considering that the period of consideration is the four-year periods ending in 2021 and 2024, the basic principles of access are as follows:
For confederations with more than four seats: access for the champions of the previous four editions of the confederation’s top club competition, and additional teams to be determined by a club ranking based on the same four-year period.
For confederations with four seats: access for the champions of the four previous editions of the highest club competition in the confederation; for confederations with quotas: access for the highest ranked club to the champions of the confederation’s highest club competition for four years; and for the host country: Access to the club occupying this area will be determined later.
Besides, if a club has won two or more editions of the confederation’s highest club competition During the 2021-2024 period, a club ranking calculated based on sporting criteria will be used to grant access.
A limit of two clubs per country will apply to the access listwith an exception in the event that more than two teams from the same country win the confederation’s top club competition in a four-year period.
however, FIFA that’s accurate new inquiries will be made together with confederations and interested parties to define the mechanisms for calculating club ranking, which will be based on sporting criteria.
Another New Year’s World Tournament
Apart from this tournament, “due to the need expressed by the confederations for the champions of their major club competitions to meet annually to stimulate competitiveness, the FIFA Council unanimously approved the strategic concept of a annual FIFA club competition from 2024“. This new tournament will measure every year the champion of Champions with another confederation
“This competition will feature the champions of the main club competitions from all confederations and culminate in a final held at a neutral venue, between the winner of UEFA Champions League and the champion in the intercontinental playoffs in other confederations. Details about the schedule and format will be released in due course,” announced the FIFA.
Source: La Verdad
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