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Group Stage Draw For Inaugural FIFA Club World Cup Set For December
The world’s top football clubs will learn their group-stage opponents for the first 32-team FIFA Club World Cup during a highly anticipated draw on December 5 in Miami.
Questions remain around the competition’s commercial details, with only one sponsor confirmed so far — Chinese electronics company Hisense — and no broadcasting partners announced yet.
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The draw, set to begin at 1800 GMT, will determine the eight groups of four teams who will compete in the United States from June 15 to July 13.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout phase, culminating in a final without a third-place playoff.
Expanding from the previous seven-team format, the new tournament will feature 32 teams, including heavyweights Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich.
However, the expansion has faced criticism for increasing player workloads, and FIFA has yet to finalize broadcast deals.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino recently revealed that Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami will open the tournament at Hard Rock Stadium, home to the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, on June 15.
The expanded Club World Cup is set to occur every four years, with no host country chosen yet for the 2029 edition.
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