When is the next FIFA Club World Cup? What we know today, format changes, clubs involved and more

The first edition of the FIFA Club World Cup is now officially over Chelsea managed to lift the trophy after winning 3-0 In the final against PSG in Metlife Stadium on Sunday. Although we are getting closer to the World Cup that will take place in the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer, which will also see last place at the same location, we can now also take a look at what we know about the next edition of the Club World Cup that takes place in 2029.

More teams involved?

From today, FIFA has not announced any new changes to the current format in which 32 teams were involved in the tournament that should take place in the summer of 2029. However, reports suggested that several European clubs in particular had insisted on FIFA’s leadership to extend the tournament to the world cup, similar to the world cup. Adding more teams would certainly generate a greater interest in the new competition and also increase prize money, a great interest in the clubs involved in the tournament this summer.

Who has already qualified?

If we consider the current format, with 32 teams involved in the competition, four teams have already been qualified for the 2029 edition of the Club World Cup. While Chelsea will wear the Badge of the 2025 edition for the next four years, from today the English giants will not have a place that will be awarded in the next tournament. PSG will certainly participate in the 2029 edition, because they won the 2024-25 edition of the UEFA Champions League before she lost Chelsea in the final of the World Cup. Egyptian side pyramids FC have qualified as winners of the CAF Champions League 2024-25, while Al-Ahli won the same edition of the AFC Champions League Elite and will be part of the 2029 edition. The last team that is already qualified is Mexican Blue -cross who won the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. This is the list of the teams that have so far qualified for the tournament:

1. Psg, France -UEFA 2024-25 Champions League winners
2. Pyramids, Egypt -CAF 2024-25 Champions League winners
3. Al-Ahli, Saudi -Arabia -AFC 2024-25 Champions League Elite winners
4. Cruz Azul, Mexico – Concacaf 2025 Champions Cup

Where is the next CWC being played?

There is nothing official about where the World Cup will take place in 2029, but some countries have already shown their interest in organizing the tournament. While both Australia And Brazil have shown interest, FIFA President Gianni Infantino was open to the idea of having the United States again Morocco” Spain And Portugal Can possibly organize the tournament as it happened this summer in preparation for the World Cup that will take place in those countries in 2030. Qatar has also shown interest in organizing the FIFA Club World Cup 2029, but it would also influence the schedule of the European competitions, because it happened for the World Cup 2022 that took place from November to December, the schedule of the schedule of the European Leagues and more.