FIFA has delivered all the key information about the 20th FIFA Club World Cup, which will remain a seven-team competition.
The competition is booked to fall off between 12 and 22 December 2023 in Saudi Arabia. It is also scheduled to expand into a 32-team tournament in 2025. The following teams will qualify for Saudi Arabia 2023:
Qualified teams: Al Ahly, Al Ittihad, Auckland City, Leon, Manchester City, Urawa Red Diamonds.
Champions:
2000: Corinthians 2005: Sao Paulo 2006: Internacional 2007: AC Milan 2008: Manchester United
2009: Barcelona 2010: Inter Milan 2011: Barcelona 2012: Corinthians 2013: Bayern Munich
2014: Real Madrid 2015: Barcelona 2016: Real Madrid 2017: Real Madrid 2018: Real Madrid 2019: Liverpool 2020: Bayern Munich 2021: Chelsea 2022: Real Madrid
2010: Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan) 2011: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 2012: Cassio (Corinthians) 2013: Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) 2014: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) 2015: Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 2017: Luka Modric (Real Madrid) 2018: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) 2019: Mo Salah (Liverpool) 2020: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 2021: Thiago Silva (Chelsea) 2022: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
The following are some Great Club World Cup Moments you likely don’t have the foggiest idea:
Messi chests Barça to a historic sextuple. Cristiano’s hat-trick rescues Real Madrid. The Animal wows Maradona. Cassio squashes the Blues.
Meanwhile, In the Men’s Olympic Football Competition which will fall off between July 24 and August 9 2024, all games will be played across seven venues in France including:
Parc des Princes in Paris Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes Stade de Lyon in Lyon Stade de Marseille in Marseille Stade de Nice in Nice Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne
Qualified countries: Dominican Republic, France, USA
UEFA European U-21 Title When: 21 June to 8 July 2023 Where: Georgia and Romania
The top three finishers excluding France will arrive at Paris 2024. In this way, if France finish in the top three, the fourth-placed team will also get Olympic qualification.
The Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2024:
Teams that have qualified for next year’s Women’s Olympic Football Tournament as well as the date, stadiums and format for Paris.
The showdown is expected to start between 25 July and 10 August 2024. The tournament will be played across seven venues in France:
Parc des Princes in Paris Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes Stade de Lyon in Lyon Stade de Marseille in Marseille Stade de Nice in Nice Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne
Qualified nations (4/12) Brazil, Colombia, France, USA
Remaining qualifying competitions Concacaf play-off Jamaica v Canada First leg: 18 September 2023 in Jamaica Second leg: 26 September 2023 in Canada
OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament When: February 2024 Where: Yet to be decided
UEFA Women’s Nations League A When: 21-28 February 2024
The top two finishers excluding France will reach Paris 2024. So, if France reach the final, the winners of the third-place play-off will also secure Olympic qualification.
AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament When: 1 April 2023 to 28 February 2024 Where: To be decided
CAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament:
When: 10 July 2023 to 9 April 2024 Where: Yet to be decided
Note: Only member associations with a recognised national Olympic committee can participate at Paris 2024.
Paris 2024 format:
The 12 teams will be split into three groups of four. The top two from each group, along with the best two third-placed teams, will reach the knockout phase. Thereafter, quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third-place play-off and a final will take place.
Squads and age restrictions Squads will consist of 18 players. There are no age restrictions.
Champions 1996: USA 2000: Norway 2004: USA 2008: USA
2012: USA 2016: Germany 2020: Canada
Other Information:
Paris 2024 format The 16 teams will be split into four groups of four. The top two from each group will reach the knockout phase. Thereafter, quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third-place play-off and a final will take place.
Squads and age restrictions: Squads will consist of 18 players. At least 15 must be born on or after 1 January 2001, with a maximum of three overage players permitted.
Champions 1900: Great Britain 1904: Canada 1908: Great Britain
1912: Great Britain 1920: Belgium 1924: Uruguay
1928: Uruguay 1936: Italy 1948: Sweden
1952: Hungary 1956: Soviet Union 1960: Yugoslavia 1964: Hungary
1968: Hungary 1972: Poland 1976: East Germany 1980: Czechoslovakia 1984: France
1988: Soviet Union 1992: Spain 1996: Nigeria 2000: Cameroon 2004: Argentina 2008: Argentina
2012: Mexico 2016: Brazil 2020: Brazil
Multiple winners Great Britain (3 titles) Hungary (3) Argentina (2) Brazil (2) Soviet Union (2) Uruguay (2)
Famous gold medallists Vivian Woodward – Great Britain (1908) Jose Andrade – Uruguay (1924 & 1928) Jose Nasazzi – Uruguay (1924 & 1928) Pedro Petrone – Uruguay (1924 & 1928) Hector Scarone – Uruguay (1924 & 1928) Hector Castro – Uruguay (1928) Alfredo Foni – Italy (1936) Ugo Locatelli – Italy (1936) Gunnar Gren – Sweden (1948) Nils Liedholm – Sweden (1948) Gunnar Nordahl – Sweden (1948) Jozsef Bozsik – Hungary (1952) Zoltan Czibor – Hungary (1952) Gyula Grosics – Hungary (1952) Nandor Hidegkuti – Hungary (1952) Sandor Kocsis – Hungary (1952) Ferenc Puskas – Hungary (1952) Valentin Ivanov – Soviet Union (1956) Igor Netto – Soviet Union (1956) Eduard Streltsov – Soviet Union (1956) Lev Yashin – Soviet Union (1956) Milan Galic – Yugoslavia (1960) Bora Kostic – Yugoslavia (1960) Ferenc Bene – Hungary (1964) Kazimierz Deyna – Poland (1972) Grzegorz Lato – Poland (1972) Wlodek Lubanski – Poland (1972) Igor Dobrovolski – Soviet Union (1988) Luis Enrique – Spain (1992) Pep Guardiola – Spain (1992) Daniel Amokachi – Nigeria (1996) Nwankwo Kanu – Nigeria (1996) Jay-Jay Okocha – Nigeria (1996) Sunday Oliseh – Nigeria (1996) Samuel Eto’o – Cameroon (2000) Patrick M’Boma – Cameroon (2000) Roberto Ayala – Argentina (2004) Javier Mascherano – Argentina (2004 & 2008) Carlos Tevez – Argentina (2004) Sergio Aguero – Argentina (2008) Angel Di Maria – Argentina (2008) Lionel Messi – Argentina (2008) Juan Roman Riquelme – Argentina (2008) Giovani dos Santos – Mexico (2012) Raul Jimenez – Mexico (2012) Gabriel Jesus – Brazil (2016) Marquinhos – Brazil (2016) Neymar – Brazil (2016) Antony – Brazil (2020) Bruno Guimaraes – Brazil (2020) Gabriel Martinelli – Brazil (2020) Richarlison – Brazil (2020)
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