Top journalist explains whether Chelsea automatically qualify for 2029 Club World Cup | OneFootball

A top journalist has been explaining whether Chelsea automatically qualify for the 2029 Club World Cup or not.

It’s been puzzling for many fans who assume that because Chelsea won the 2025 Club World Cup at the weekend, they will automatically be entered into the next one.

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Well, it might not work like that. But more on that below.

Let’s recap on how Chelsea won the Club World Cup on Sunday because why not? We are Chelsea fans and we are entitled to soak these moments up and enjoy them!

The Blues THRASHED European Champions PSG 3-0 and won the game comfortably, which was some achievement alone.

Chelsea grew up

One pundit believes that Chelsea grew up during the Club World Cup and has now tipped them to be Premier League title challengers next season.

As a result of the success, three of Chelsea’s players made the Club World Cup team of the tournament as well, showing how well they played throughout this.

But are they in the next Club World Cup?

Well, not yet, no.

The Athletic wrote today…

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As things stand, there is no mechanism for Chelsea to be certain that they will be Club World Cup participants in 2029.

Chelsea can qualify for it within the normal way of course which basically means succeeding in the league and in European competitions.

This is all very confusing for me anyway, I’m still trying to figure out how we were even entered into this Club World Cup. But really, who cares at this point? Chelsea are World Champions and that’s all that matters right now!