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June 17, 2025 at 07:22 PM
‎The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is ongoing in the United States ( June 15 to July 13, 2025), featuring 32 clubs from around the world. ‎ ‎FIFA introduced a new format and qualification system focused on performance in continental competitions between 2021 and 2024. ‎ ‎ *Slot Allocation by Continent:* ‎•Europe (UEFA) has 12 slots. ‎ ‎•South America (CONMEBOL) has 6 slots. ‎ ‎•Africa (CAF), Asia (AFC), and North & Central America (CONCACAF) each have 4 slots. ‎ ‎•Oceania (OFC) has 1 slot. ‎ ‎•The host nation (USA) is given 1 slot for a club from Major League Soccer. ‎ ‎ *Qualification Criteria:* ‎1. UEFA (Europe): ‎ ‎📌The winners of the UEFA Champions League from 2021 to 2024 automatically qualify. ‎ ‎📌The rest of the slots go to the highest-ranked European clubs based on UEFA coefficient points. ‎ ‎📌No more than two clubs per country can qualify unless more than two win the Champions League. ‎ ‎2. CONMEBOL (South America): ‎ ‎📌The winners of the Copa Libertadores from 2021 to 2024 qualify. ‎ ‎📌Additional clubs are chosen based on performance and ranking across the same period. ‎ ‎3. CAF, AFC, and CONCACAF: ‎ ‎📌Each of these confederations will send four clubs. ‎ ‎📌The champions of each continental competition from 2021 to 2024 automatically qualify. ‎ ‎📌If the same club wins multiple times or is ineligible, the next best-performing club from that confederation is selected. ‎ ‎4. OFC (Oceania): ‎📌The best-performing winner of the OFC Champions League between 2021 and 2024 will represent the region. That is how Auckland City that was thrashed 10-0 by Bayern qualified ‎ ‎5. USA (Host Nation): ‎📌Clubs from the USA, li the best-performing MLS clubs.

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