World Cup of Clubs winners and losers what to expect

In the next three years, the USA will be the center of the football world. 

In addition to the fact that the Americans will host the Copa America next summer and the World Cup in 2026, they will also organize the first official FIFA Club World Cup with 32 teams in 2025. 

As many as 32 teams will participate in this biggest-ever FIFA Club World Cup and be divided into eight groups, with four teams in each group. 

The goal of this change in format and timing from December to July is to popularize this competition and gain some new prestige for its conquerors.

When they announced in Zurich on December 16, 2022, that the FIFA Club World Cup will be expanded from six to 32 participants in 2025 and will be held according to the system of the representative World Cup competition, the public welcomed the idea ‘with a knife.’ 

First of all, due to the non-competitiveness of clubs outside the European confederation. 

However, as the list of participants filled in, the whole thing started to intrigue and become quite interesting.

In the winter of 2023, the crazy expansion of football in Saudi Arabia began; some of the world’s stars have returned to the South American giants; for the richest Brazilian clubs, it has become the norm to buy players for 15 or 20 million, while River bought two players for more than 10,000,000 at the beginning of this year.

After all, MLS managed to get Lionel Messi, and the Arabs got Cristiano Ronaldo. 

Suddenly, many even looked favourably at the idea of ​​Gianni Infantino and his comrades. 

The climate surrounding the new competition has changed significantly in just a year or a year and a half.

Many have publicly begun to say that they can’t wait to see the clashes of Arab clubs with Europeans and South Americans, or Messi’s Inter and Ronaldo’s Al Nassr with the best teams in the world.

After all, it is not an exaggeration to say that the first Club World Cup is expected to get great attention. 

After all, it is enough to state that Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Juventus, Flamengo, River and Boca, Al Hilal, and Messi’s Inter, which will probably be further strengthened by next summer, will play for the title in America… 

Why not also mention the Egyptian Al Ahly, a club that claims to be the greatest in the universe? Here is the opportunity to see it against the best and richest.

If we were to talk about who is missing, we would not have to list for long. 

First, these are Milan, Liverpool and Barcelona, ​​possibly Manchester United – from the Europeans. Also, it is a pity that Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al Nassr will not be able to measure themselves at the first Club World Cup.

The FIFA Club World Cup has fewer and fewer opponents among ordinary fans. 

As we have already noted, many are eagerly awaiting it. However, the question is how those most concerned – the clubs – view the whole thing. 

Especially the most powerful, European ones. They often earn more from summer tours, playing two or three exhibition matches, than participating in the Champions League. 

FIFA is nowhere near as generous as UEFA, so we will see who will be most motivated to win the first trophy of this “new” spectacular competition.

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