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Last Updated: December 18, 2023, 00:01 IST
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FIFA introduced on Sunday that its revamped Club World Cup to be held for the primary time in 2025 will function 32 groups and will probably be performed from midJune to midJuly.
FIFA introduced on Sunday that its revamped Club World Cup to be held for the primary time in 2025 will function 32 groups and will probably be performed from mid-June to mid-July.
Following are particulars for the way the event will work:
– The United States will host the 2025 version of the expanded occasion, which will probably be held each 4 years thereafter.
– The event, which will probably be held each 4 years, may have eight teams of 4 with the highest two groups from every group going by means of to the knockout levels — the identical format because the World Cup.
– The present model of the FIFA Club World Cup — an annual competitors with seven groups — will probably be discontinued after the event now being hosted by Saudi Arabia.
– Europe may have 12 groups within the new competitors and South America may have six, whereas Africa, Asia and North America have 4 every. Oceania has one slot, whereas the ultimate slot will probably be allotted to a membership from the host nation.
CLUB RANKING AND QUALIFICATION METHODOLOGY
– Clubs will probably be ranked primarily based on sporting standards over 4 seasons to safe qualification for the Club World Cup.
– Teams will get three factors for a win, one level for a draw and three factors for progress to every stage of their confederation’s premier competitors.
– In Europe UEFA’s membership coefficients system will probably be used, with groups getting two factors for a win, one level for a draw, 4 factors for qualification for the group stage, 5 factors for qualification for the final 16 and one level for progress to every stage of the competitors thereafter.
– Confederation champions from 2021-2024 will probably be eligible to play within the new Club World Cup, that means Chelsea, Real Madrid and final season’s Champions League winners Manchester City have certified from Europe.
– The different European groups who’re entrance-runners to qualify primarily based on the factors system are Bayern Munich, Paris St Germain, Inter Milan, FC Porto and Benfica.
– From South America, Brazilian sides Palmeiras, Flamengo and Fluminense have certified as champions, whereas Asian sides Al Hilal and Urawa Red Diamonds are additionally by means of.
– Al Ahly and Wydad have equally certified from Africa whereas Monterrey, Seattle Sounders and Club Leon are by means of from North America. Oceania’s Auckland City have sealed progress with no different workforce in place to overhaul their factors tally.
(Compiled by Rohith Nair; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
