The United States will host the expanded 32-team Club World Cup in 2025, governing physique FIFA introduced Friday. “The Club World Cup 2025 will be the pinnacle of elite professional men’s club football, and with the required infrastructure in place together with a massive local interest, the United States is the ideal host to kick off this new, global tournament,” stated FIFA President Gianni Infantino.  The dates, host cities and match schedule for the match might be established at a later date, FIFA stated. The US will even host the 2026 World Cup together with Canada and Mexico.

The membership World Cup has been held yearly in a seven-team, or generally six-team, format since 2005 with that yr’s six continental champions plus, when mandatory, a consultant of the host nation.

FIFA introduced the enlarged format in February.

The new competitors is deliberate to incorporate 4 representatives every from Asia, Africa and CONCACAF, which incorporates North and Central America, in addition to six from South America, 12 from Europe, together with the winners of final 5 Champions Cup, and one every from Oceania and the host nation.

In concept, the final version within the smaller format might be performed in Saudi Arabia in December.

Six of the locations have already been determined with 5 continental champions — Manchester City, Leon of Mexico, Egyptians Al Ahly, Urawa Red Diamond from Japan, Auckland City of New Zealand — and Al Ittihad representing the host nation.

The Copa America in South American has not but completed.

Current plans would go away a one-year hole earlier than the expanded match kicks off. Continental federations have reportedly requested FIFA to make sure that their 2024 champions have an opportunity to play for a world title subsequent yr.

FIFA additionally introduced on Friday it was pushing again the choice on the host of the 2030 World Cup from September or October to the second half of subsequent yr “to ensure additional consultation with all key stakeholders.”

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