The keys to the new Club World Cup presented by FIFA

The Club World Cup will no longer be played as we know it. And that was known, since from 2025 it will begin to be played every four years and will be between 32 teams. But now, FIFA released the estimated start date (between June and July 2025), the quotas of each confederation and which champions qualify.

Obviously, who has more quotas is UEFA, with 12. Four teams will come out of the Champions League champions. When contemplating the seasons that go from 2021 to 2024, there are already two classified: Chelseawho won the 2020/21 and real Madrid who stayed with 2021/22. Those of this season (2022/23) and the next (2023/24) remain. The eight remaining spots will be determined by ranking in those years.

Behind Europe comes Conmebol, which has six places. palmeiras and flamencochampions in 2021 and 2022, are already classified. Two of the four remaining places will go to the 2023 and 2024 champions, while the other two are defined by classification in those years.

Asia, Africa and Concacaf have four representatives each, which will all be awarded to the champion of the most important competition in the confederation.. In this way, those classified so far are Al-Hilal (AFC), Al Ahly and Wydad Casablanca (CAF), Rayados de Monterrey and Seattle (Concacaf). Oceania will have only one quota, which will be the best classified of the champions of the most important competition between 2021-2024.

The remaining quota, it is for a team from the host country to be determined at a later stage. Yes indeed, if the same team wins the main competition of its confederation twice between 2021-2024the sports criteria will be used to give access to another team.