Shortly after being elected FIFA president, Gianni Infantino floated the idea of expanding the Club World Cup — a tournament that, at the time, featured the winners of each continent's top club competition — into a larger, more globally appealing event.
"Today, football is not just about Europe and South America. The world has changed, and that's why we need to make the Club World Cup more interesting for teams and also for fans around the world," Infantino said in a 2016 interview.
