2029 FIFA Club World Cup

The 2029 FIFA Club World Cup will be the 22nd edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, an international club football competition organised by FIFA. The tournament is scheduled to be played from June and July 2029. It is planned to be the second under an expanded format with 32 teams, including the winners of the four previous continental championships.^[1]

•  Australia (or as a joint bid with  New Zealand):^[2] After a highly successful 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Football Australia president James Johnson stated that, in order to continue the momentum after the tournament, Australia would bid for both the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup (for which their bid was successful)^[3] and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup.^[4]
•  Brazil: On 20 June 2025 the Brazilian Football Confederation formally expressed its interest in hosting the tournament. The organisation's president, Samir Xaud, communicated the intention to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who was receptive to the idea. The bid would build on the infrastructure used in previous FIFA events, such as the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[5]
•  Qatar: Qatar has expressed interest in hosting the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup. Their proposal involves holding the tournament in winter to avoid the summer heat, utilizing the existing infrastructure from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Qatari officals have stated that the closeness of the existing stadiums and training bases negating the need for air travel would make the tournament carbon-neutral. This potential schedule could face opposition from European leagues due to the disruption of their domestic seasons.^[6]
•  Spain,  Portugal and  Morocco: After a meeting in Lisbon between the three nations, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation president Fouzi Lekjaa said in an interview that all three countries would host the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup as a preparation event for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.^[7] Morocco had originally wanted to host the event by itself.^[8]
•  United States: In December 2024, it was reported that FIFA was considering awarding the United States its second Club World Cup with the hopes of gaining American sponsors, and to allow leagues to continue marketing efforts in the country.^[9]

The slot allocation for the 2029 tournament will be the same one used in the 2025 tournament. UEFA was awarded the most slots with twelve, while CONMEBOL was given the second most with six. The AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF were all given four slots, while the OFC and the host association were given one slot each.^[10] On March 14, 2023, the FIFA Council approved the key principles of the access list for the tournament.^[11] The principles are as follows, considering competitions completed during a four-year period from 2025 to 2028:

• CONMEBOL and UEFA (more than four slots): access for the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2025 and 2028, with additional teams to be determined by a club ranking of the four-year period.^[12]
• AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF (four slots each): access for the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2025 and 2028.
• OFC (one slot): access for the highest-ranked club among the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2025 and 2028.
• Host country (one slot): to be determined at a later stage.

If a club wins two or more seasons of its confederation's top club competition, additional teams will be determined by a club ranking over the four-year period. Furthermore, a restriction of two clubs per association will be applied, with the exception of champion clubs if more than two clubs from the same association win their confederation's top club competition. The calculation method for the four-year club rankings within each confederation is based on the teams' performance in their respective continental tournaments during seasons completed between 2025 and 2028.

The method is as follows:

• 3 points for a win
• 1 point for a draw
• 3 points for successful progression to each new stage of the competition.

For CONMEBOL and UEFA, additional teams will be determined by a club ranking of the four-year period for CONMEBOL (two teams) and UEFA (eight teams). For OFC, the club confederation rankings will be used for the highest-ranked club among the winners of the confederation's top club competition between 2025 and 2028. For other confederations, the club confederation rankings will be used if a club wins two or more seasons of their confederation's top club competition. The method for points is as follows:^[13]

• 3 points for a win
• 1 point for a draw
• 3 points for successful progression to each new stage of the competition

Ranking to be used if a club wins two or more seasons of the AFC Champions League Elite. The table shows the top ten in the rankings.

Ranking to be used if a club wins two or more seasons of the CAF Champions League. The table shows the top ten in the rankings.

Ranking to be used if a club wins two or more seasons of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The table shows the top ten in the rankings.

The table shows the top ten in the CONMEBOL rankings, based on their performance in the Copa Libertadores.

Only the highest-ranked club of the subset of OFC Men's Champions League champions will qualify for the tournament.

The table shows the top twenty in the UEFA rankings, based on their performance in the UEFA Champions League.

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