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2022 FIFA Club World Cup

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For the Club World Cup tournament planned for 2021 and postponed to early 2022, see 2021 FIFA Club World Cup.
2022 FIFA Club World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates1–11 February 2023
Teams7 (from 6 confederations)
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2023 or 2025 →

The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup will be the 19th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament will be held from 1 to 11 February 2023 in Morocco.[1]

Background and host appointment

While the Club World Cup is typically played annually in December, the 2022 tournament could not take place during this period due to the scheduling of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November and December 2022. This, in conjunction with FIFA's planned future expansion of the Club World Cup, resulted in few public details on whether the 2022 tournament would take place.[2] However, US$20 million was allocated for the Club World Cup in FIFA's 2023 budget.[3][4] In December 2022, CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani implied the Club World Cup would take place in 2023, but would not be hosted by the United States.[5] On 14 December, FIFA announced the host and tournament dates would be confirmed at the FIFA Council meeting in Doha, Qatar, on 16 December.[6][7]

In May 2022, UOL Esporte reported that Japan were interested in hosting the tournament, having won hosting rights for the previous tournament before backing out due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.[8] UOL Esporte also reported in August that China were interested in holding the tournament, having originally been chosen to host an expanded Club World Cup in 2021 which was postponed due to scheduling issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] In September, Diario AS reported that the United States and the United Arab Emirates, hosts of the previous tournament, were also interested in staging the tournament.[10] In December, Diario AS reported that Morocco, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates were the final contenders to host the tournament.[11] On 16 December 2022, the FIFA Council appointed Morocco as the host for the tournament, and confirmed it would take place from 1 to 11 February 2023.[12][1] Diario AS also reported that the final of the 2022 AFC Champions League, which had been pushed back to finish in May 2023 due to scheduling issues,[13] would be moved forward to facilitate the scheduling of the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup.[11] However, the AFC confirmed on 23 December 2022 that as the 2022 AFC Champions League would not be completed in time, Al-Hilal would be their representative at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup as the reigning champions from the 2021 AFC Champions League.[14]

Qualified teams

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Location of the teams participating in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup
Team Confederation Qualification Qualified date Participation (bold indicates winners)
Entering in the semi-finals
Brazil Flamengo CONMEBOL Winners of the 2022 Copa Libertadores 29 October 2022 2nd (Previous: 2019)
Spain Real Madrid UEFA Winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League 28 May 2022 6th (Previous: 2000, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Entering in the second round
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal AFC Nominated by AFC[note 1] 23 December 2022 3rd (Previous: 2019, 2021)
Morocco Wydad Casablanca CAF Winners of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League[note 2] 30 May 2022 2nd (Previous: 2017)
United States Seattle Sounders FC CONCACAF Winners of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League 4 May 2022 1st
Entering in the first round
New Zealand Auckland City OFC Winners of the 2022 OFC Champions League 17 August 2022 10th (Previous: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Egypt Al Ahly CAF (host)[note 3] Runners-up of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League[note 3] 16 December 2022[note 4] 8th (Previous: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021)

Notes

  1. ^ Due to scheduling issues, it was confirmed that the final of the 2022 AFC Champions League, originally scheduled for October 2022, would not be completed until May 2023.[13] As the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup would already be held by that time, the AFC confirmed on 23 December 2022 that Al-Hilal would be their representative at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup as the reigning champions from the 2021 AFC Champions League.[14]
  2. ^ Wydad Casablanca also won the 2021–22 Botola, the host domestic league, on 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Al Ahly took the host Morocco's slot as Wydad Casablanca won the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.
  4. ^ While Al Ahly were confirmed as finalists of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League with Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca on 14 May 2022, and finished as runners-up on 30 May 2022, their participation was not confirmed until Morocco were appointed as tournament hosts on 16 December 2022.

Squads

Each team will name a 23-man squad (three of whom have to be goalkeepers). Injury replacements are allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match.[15]

Matches

If a match is tied after normal playing time:[15]

  • For elimination matches, extra time is played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winner.
  • If the final is played directly before the match for third place, no extra time is played, and a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winner.
First roundSecond roundSemi-finalsFinal
February 2023 – TBC
February 2023 – TBCWinner Second round
1 February 2023 – TBCWinner First roundEntrant Semi-final[B]11 February 2023 – TBC
Egypt Al AhlyEntrant Second round[A]Winner Semi-final
New Zealand Auckland CityFebruary 2023 – TBCWinner Semi-final
February 2023 – TBCWinner Second round
Entrant Second round[A]Entrant Semi-final[B]Match for third place
Entrant Second round[A]February 2023 – TBC
Loser Match 5
Loser Match 4

Notes

  1. ^ a b c
    To be determined based on draw (Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal / Morocco Wydad Casablanca / United States Seattle Sounders FC).
  2. ^ a b
    To be determined based on draw (Brazil Flamengo / Spain Real Madrid).

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

First round

Al Ahly EgyptMatch 1New Zealand Auckland City

Second round

Teams to be drawn as Teams A–D

Team A Match 2 Team B
Team C Match 3 Team D

Semi-finals

Flamengo BrazilMatch 4 Winner Second round
Winner Second round Match 5Spain Real Madrid

Match for third place

Loser Match 5 Match 6 Loser Match 4

Final

Winner Match 5 Match 7 Winner Match 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Club World Cup: Fifa to stage 32-team tournament from June 2025 - president Gianni Infantino". BBC Sport. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Mather, Victor (5 May 2022). "The Sounders Qualified for the Club World Cup. No One Knows When It Is". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 financials and 2023 budget". FIFA. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. ^ Rizzo, Marcel (26 February 2022). "Fifa confirma Mundial de Clubes no formato com sete times ao menos até 2023" [FIFA confirms Club World Cup in seven-team format until at least 2023]. Universo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ^ McIntyre, Doug (6 December 2022). "FIFA VP: Qatar 2022 could be last World Cup hosted by single country". Fox Sports. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Agenda for FIFA Council meeting now available". FIFA. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Agenda of meeting no. 21 of the FIFA Council" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  8. ^ Rizzo, Marcel (17 August 2022). "China pode receber o Mundial de Clubes 2022; campeão da Libertadores jogará" [China can host the 2022 Club World Cup; Libertadores champion will play]. Universo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. ^ Rizzo, Marcel (6 May 2022). "Japão é candidato para receber o Mundial de Clubes-2022" [Japan is a candidate to host the 2022 Club World Cup]. Universo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. ^ Roncero, Tomás (9 September 2022). "EE.UU. apunta al Mundialito" [USA aims for the Mundialito]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  11. ^ a b Maroto, Joaquín (14 December 2022). "La FIFA cita al Real Madrid al Mundial de Clubes del 1 al 11 de febrero" [FIFA summons Real Madrid to the Club World Cup from 1 to 11 February]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  12. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2022 praised for its "unique cohesive power"". FIFA. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Thailand recommended as host of the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023". Asian Football Confederation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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