FIFA Club World Cup 2023: The FIFA Council has introduced that the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 will probably be held in Saudi Arabia from December 12-22. The resolution was unanimous and made simply days after Real Madrid received the event in Morocco with an exhilarating 5-3 victory over Al-Hilal, the primary Saudi membership to achieve the ultimate.
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Saudi Arabia: New hub for soccer
This will mark solely the sixth time the FIFA Club World Cup will probably be held since its inception in 2000, and Saudi Arabia is the host nation following Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Brazil and Qatar. In a press release, FIFA stated, “In relation to the FIFA Club World Cup 2023, which is due to be played under the current format with seven clubs, the FIFA Council unanimously appointed the Saudi Arabian Football Federation as tournament hosts from 12 to 22 December 2023.”
In addition, Saudi Arabia was not too long ago awarded the internet hosting rights for the lads’s Asian Cup 2027 and is presently bidding to host the Women’s Asian Cup for the primary time in 2026. The FIFA Council has additionally confirmed a change within the format of the event, which will probably be expanded from 24 to 32 groups from June 2025. Europe may have 12 groups concerned, whereas six groups from CONMEBOL, 4 every from CONCACAF, CAF and the AFC, one from the OFC, and the hosts will make up the remaining slots.
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FIFA Club World Cup to start from THIS date
Furthermore, the hosts of the FIFA World Cup 2026, particularly Canada, Mexico, and the USA, will routinely qualify for the event because the joint hosts. As a consequence, their allocation of slots will probably be deducted from the general allocation of six assigned to Concacaf.
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