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United States announced as host of first 32-team Club World Cup in 2025

Real Madrid celebrate after winning the most recent Club World Cup, in Morocco in February 2022
Real Madrid celebrate after winning the most recent Club World Cup, in Morocco in February 2022. Photograph: Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

The United States will host Fifa’s first expanded Club World Cup in 2025, football’s global governing body has announced. Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, confirmed the 32-team tournament on the eve of the 2022 World Cup final.

Among the participants will be 12 European clubs, including the Champions League winners from 2021-24, meaning Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester City have qualified. The remaining European clubs will be determined by a ranking based on the same four-year period.

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