Tuesday, November 12, 2024 -The world’s best football clubs will discover their group stage opponents for the inaugural 32-club FIFA Club World Cup at the draw on December 5 in Miami
The draw
will kick off at 1800 GMT to determine the eight groups of four teams who will
compete in the tournament in the United States from June 15 to July 13.
FIFA
president, Gianni Infantino recently announced that Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami
will kick off the club competition at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s
Miami Dolphins, on June 15.
FIFA plan
to hold the expanded tournament every four years. No host has yet been chosen
for the 2029 edition.
The 16
clubs finishing in the top two places in each group will qualify for the
knockout phase, from the round of 16 to the final, without a match for third
place.
The last
edition of the Club World Cup featured seven teams but the new version will be
considerably bigger with 32 sides including Real Madrid, Manchester City and
Bayern Munich.
The
expanded tournament has come under fire for the extra workload it will place on
players and football’s governing body is yet to announce any broadcast deals.
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