The FIFA Club World Cup dey change! From 2025, e go be different ball game altogether. Instead of every year, dem go play am every four years, and e go last one month.
Na for United States dem go do am, and the biggest change be say, instead of seven teams, na 32 teams go dey inside. Think of am like World Cup but for clubs!
How Teams Go Qualify?
Teams from all over the world go dey inside – from Asia (AFC), Africa (Caf), North and Central America (Concacaf), South America (Conmebol), Oceania (OFC), and Europe (Uefa). E go be proper clash of titans!
For most cases, if you win your kontri’s Champions League for the past four seasons (from 2020-21 to 2023-24), you dey inside. So, teams like Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Paris-St Germain dey already prepare.
Europe get 12 slots, the highest for any kontri. Dem go decide who go go based on how dem perform for Champions League over the four years. But only two teams from one kontri fit enter, unless more than two win their Champions League during the period.
Why the Change?
Some people dey happy about the change, some no dey happy. Dem say e go make the competition more competitive and exciting. But some dey worry say e go too long and affect players wey dey play for different clubs.
- More teams dey inside
- E dey happen every four years
- E go last for one month
- E dey happen for United States
The new Club World Cup dey promise to be a massive event for football lovers. Make we wait and see how e go be when e start for 2025!