🌍 Four teams already booked for 2029 Club World Cup, FIFA eyes expansion🏆 | OneFootball

The 2025 Club World Cup has just begun with a draw between Al-Ahly and Inter Miami, but some have already secured their spot for the 2029 edition.

Four teams have gained access to the next edition of the FIFA competition, well ahead of schedule.

✅ The first qualifiers for the 2029 World Cup

📋 How qualification works

The regulations state that the winners of the main continental competitions between 2025 and 2028 gain direct access to the 2029 tournament.

In total, there are 32 spots: those not assigned through direct victory will be distributed based on the confederation ranking, calculated from the clubs' recent international results.

But there's a question mark, as FIFA is considering expanding the format to 48 clubs. The Guardian reports that European clubs excluded from the first edition are pushing for this solution to participate in 2029. Among the major exclusions are Barcelona, Arsenal, United, Liverpool, Napoli, and Milan.

⚠️ Rules on the number of participants per nation

For now, to ensure greater variety, a maximum of two teams per country is allowed.

Exceptions are made for clubs that qualify by winning their continental Champions League, even if the nation is already represented by two teams.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

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