– FIFA has handed China the hosting right of the
new Club World Cup tournament
– A 24-team format have received FIFA’s blessing
for the 2021 tourney as replacement for
Confederations Cup
– Liverpool and Chelsea are to represent UEFA,
with Europe granted eight spots, including last
four winners of UCL and Europa League
Premier League pair Liverpool and Chelsea will
debut in the first edition of an expanded Club
World Cup after FIFA handed China the hosting
rights of the tournament.
According to Daily Mail citing New York Times
report, world football arbiters are set to unfold a
24-team tourney that will kick-off in 2021 and will
feature top teams have been given the nod to
participate.
Interestingly, they are little issues left to discussed,
with the new tournament expected to replace the
Confederations Cup.
A further breakdown of the slots for the Club World
Cup shows that Europe will parade more teams
than other five FIFA regional confederations.
To this end, Europe will be allotted eight places in
the 24-team competition, while South America
would enjoy six, and the remaining 10 would be
shared by other regional confederations, with three
coming from CONCACAF.
FIFA claims the reason for awarding the hosting
rights to China was in appreciation of the Asian
nation’s commitment to investing in their own
football project over recent years
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