FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP TO FEATURE 32 TEAMS FROM 2025, SAYS PRESIDENT INFANTINO

Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, announced on Friday that the Club World Cup will begin include 32 teams in 2025.

Every four years, a 32-team club World Cup will be staged. Additionally, the first event would take place in the 2025 summer. According to Infantino, it will take place during the Confederations Cup.

The first time was due to COVID, and the second time was in 2021 to accommodate the Copa and Euro. Infantino threw in.

The number of teams in the Club World Cup will increase for the second consecutive FIFA competition. The FIFA World Cup, which will be held by the United States, Mexico, and Canada in 2026, will now feature 48 teams instead of the previous 32.

Seven teams compete over the course of ten days in the current format. In the quarterfinals, champions from North America, Asia, Oceania, and Africa compete. Before two teams advance to the summit match, the victors take on the European and South American champions in the semifinals.

Seattle Sounders of the USA (North America), Real Madrid of Spain (Europe), Wydad of Morocco (Africa), and Auckland City of New Zealand (Oceania) are the teams who have confirmed their participation in the 2022 edition, which will be held in Morocco from February 1–11.

FIFA still needs to discuss, decide, and implement the specifics. A women’s Club World Cup is also in the works, Infantino continued. FIFA Women’s Futsal World Cup was also introduced by the authority that governs football. The Under-17 World Cups will also be altered to an annual format in addition to FIFA’s club competition.

Infantino further stated that, barring the Club World Cup, FIFA anticipates earning USD 11 billion over the course of its four-year cycle between 2022 and 2026.