Everything you need to know about FIFA's new 32-team Club World Cup | OneFootball

The first eight teams to take part in a newly expanded FIFA Club World Cup in 2025 have been revealed and some very big names miss out. 32 teams will participate in the tournament in total, with two teams from each nation being allowed to enter.

There will be 12 European clubs, six South American teams, four clubs from each of Asia, Africa and America, one team from Oceania and a final spot for a club from the host nation - which will be the USA.

This has led to a couple of Premier League giants being ruled out of the tournament completely. While only eight teams have been confirmed as things stand, there are sure to be some other big clubs that miss out on the new competition that will be played every four years. But which Premier League clubs are certain to miss out on the Club World Cup in 2025, and which team still has a chance to make it based on the 2023/24 Champions League?

Liverpool and Manchester United are to miss out on a newly-formatted tournament. Despite being known as the two biggest clubs in the country, the two juggernauts will miss out on the tournament with only two clubs from each nation permitted entry, as previously mentioned.

Chelsea and Manchester City are the two Premier League clubs that will make it into the competition. This is due to the fact that Pep Guardiola's treble-winning side from last season, and Thomas Tuchel's triumphant Blues in 2021 both lifted the Champions League in a dedicated period from 2020 that would see the winners of the biggest European trophy around automatically qualify.

The elephant in the room when discussing England's biggest clubs is Arsenal. The Gunners are still in with a chance of being the third English team to gain entry. To do so, Mikel Arteta's side will have the task of winning the 2023/24 Champions League. This makes it a very difficult task, but not an impossible one. Man United's early exit from European competition and Liverpool's failure to qualify for this season's Champions League are the reasons behind their definite exclusions.

The other six clubs announced for the Club World Cup

Real Madrid also lifted the Champions League trophy in the specified years, meaning the Spanish giants gain automatic qualification. It is fitting that the most successful clubs in European history will be at the big tournament.

The remaining spots are decided by the highest-ranking teams in terms of UEFA coefficient points. This means that Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Porto, and Benfica are the other five teams to have sealed a place in the Club World Cup.

Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and Juventus are among the names in contention to complete the final four European slots available. Arsenal will take one of these places should they go all the way in the Champions League.

The current iteration of the FIFA Club World Cup will come to an end after the 2023 version that is already underway. Manchester City will be the European representative in the competition as the reigning European champions. Guardiola's men will enter at the semi-final stage with a match against Urawa Reds.

How the tournament will work

In a similar fashion to the Champions League format that fans will be familiar with, the Club World Cup will have a group stage that will be composed of eight groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group will then progress to the knockout rounds of the competition.

There is a significant difference from the top European competition, however, as there will be no double-legged games in the knockout rounds. A single match will decide who moves into the next round.

No third-place play-off will be played, which is the case in the FIFA World Cup. It will be interesting to see how the first version of the tournament plays out in 2025.