Held at 12 stadiums in the U.S. from June to July next year
(Seoul = Newsis) Joo Min-gyu of professional soccer K-League 1 Ulsan HD. (Photo = Provided by Korea Professional Football League) *Resale and DB prohibited
(Seoul = Newsis) Reporter Gyeongnam Ahn = The group draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, in which professional soccer K-League 1 Ulsan HD will participate, will be held on the 6th of next month (Korean time).
FIFA announced on the 12th that the 2025 Club World Cup draw will be held in Miami, USA, the host country of the tournament, from 3 a.m. on December 6 (1 p.m. on the 5th, local time).
The Club World Cup, which was held every year with the participation of club competition champions from six continents and the league winners of the host country, increased the number of participating teams from 7 to 32 starting next year in the United States, and changed the hosting cycle to 4 years.
This competition will be held in the United States for about a month from June 15 to July 13, 2025, local time.
The teams are divided into eight groups of four each, and after the group stage, the first and second place players from each group advance to the round of 16 and compete for the championship.
Participating teams will be determined by their continental performance from 2021 to 2024. The champions of each continent’s club competitions and the top teams in the club rankings calculated by FIFA were given the right to participate.
Currently, 31 teams out of 32 participating countries have been confirmed.
In Asia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) winners Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia, 2021), Urawa Reds (Japan, 2022), Al Ain (United Arab Emirates, 2023-2024 season) and the top teams in the club rankings are Ulsan was invited.
In Europe, the recent winners of the UEFA Champions League (UCL), Chelsea (England, 2020-2021 season), Real Madrid (Spain, 2021-2022, 2023-2024 seasons), Manchester City (England, 2022-2023 season) Including the top teams in the club rankings, Bayern Munich (Germany), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Powerhouses such as Inter Milan (Italy), Porto, and Benfica (now Portugal) were named.
The final 32nd qualification will go to the South American champion who wins the Copa Libertadores final between Atlético Mineiro and Botafogo FR (Brazil) on the 30th of this month.
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