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2029 FIFA Club World Cup

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2029 FIFA Club World Cup
  • FIFA Club World Cup 2029
  • Coupe du Monde des Clubs de la FIFA 2029
  • Mundial de Clubes FIFA 2029
Tournament details
DatesJune – July 2029
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
2025
2033

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 to 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]

Chelsea are the defending champions, having won their second title in 2025.

Potential bids

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Slot allocation

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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.

Teams

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Location of the non-UEFA teams participating in the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup
Location of the UEFA teams participating in the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup
Confederation Team(s) Qualification Qualified date(s) Participation
AFC (4 slots) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Winner of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite 3 May 2025 1st
TBD Winner of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite 2 May 2026
TBD Winner of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite May 2027
TBD Winner of the 2027–28 AFC Champions League Elite May 2028
CAF (4 slots) Egypt Pyramids Winner of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League 1 June 2025 1st
TBD Winner of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League June 2026
TBD Winner of the 2026–27 CAF Champions League June 2027
TBD Winner of the 2027–28 CAF Champions League June 2028
CONCACAF (4 slots) Mexico Cruz Azul Winner of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup 1 June 2025 2nd (Previous: 2014)
TBD Winner of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup June 2026
TBD Winner of the 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup June 2027
TBD Winner of the 2028 CONCACAF Champions Cup June 2028
CONMEBOL (6 slots) TBD Winner of the 2025 Copa Libertadores 29 November 2025
TBD Winner of the 2026 Copa Libertadores November 2026
TBD Winner of the 2027 Copa Libertadores November 2027
TBD Winner of the 2028 Copa Libertadores November 2028
TBD Best-ranked eligible team in the CONMEBOL 4-year ranking TBD
TBD Second-best ranked eligible team in the CONMEBOL 4-year ranking TBD
OFC (1 slot) TBD Best OFC Professional League winners in the OFC four-year ranking TBD
UEFA (12 slots) France Paris Saint-Germain Winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League 31 May 2025 2nd (Previous: 2025)
TBD Winners of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League 30 May 2026
TBD Winners of the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League 5 June 2027
TBD Winners of the 2027–28 UEFA Champions League 27 May 2028
TBD Best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking TBD
TBD Second-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking TBD
TBD Third-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking TBD
TBD Fourth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking TBD
TBD Fifth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking TBD
TBD Sixth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking TBD
TBD Seventh-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking TBD
TBD Eighth-best ranked eligible team in the UEFA 4-year ranking TBD
Host (1 slot) TBD TBD TBD

Qualification through confederation rankings

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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
Key
Qualified through winning the competition
Qualified through the confederation ranking

AFC

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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.

AFC rankings
Rank Team Total
points
Competition
points
Match
points
W D L Performance
2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 2027–28
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (Q) 55 18 37 12 1 0 Champions League stage
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 43 15 28 9 1 2 Semi-finals League stage
3 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 39 15 24 8 0 5 Final
4 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 36 12 24 7 3 2 Semi-finals
5 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 33 9 24 8 0 2 Quarter-finals
6 Thailand Buriram United 28 12 16 4 4 3 Quarter-finals League stage
Qatar Al-Sadd 28 12 16 4 4 3 Quarter-finals League stage
8 South Korea Gwangju 26 9 17 5 2 3 Quarter-finals
9 Japan Vissel Kobe 25 9 16 5 1 3 Round of 16 League stage
10 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 24 9 15 4 3 2 Round of 16 League stage

CAF

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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.

CAF rankings
Rank Team Total
points
Competition
points
Match
points
W D L Performance
2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 2027–28
1 Egypt Pyramids FC (Q) 36 12 24 7 3 2 Champions
2 South Africa Orlando Pirates 28 9 19 5 4 1 Semi-finals
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 28 12 16 3 7 2 Final
4 Egypt Al Ahly 27 9 18 5 3 2 Semi-finals
5 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 20 6 14 4 2 2 Quarter-finals
6 Morocco AS FAR 19 6 13 3 4 1 Quarter-finals
7 Sudan Al Hilal 16 6 10 3 1 4 Quarter-finals
Algeria MC Alger 16 6 10 2 4 2 Quarter-finals
9 Algeria CR Belouizdad 12 3 9 3 0 3 Group stage
10 Tanzania Young Africans 11 3 8 2 2 2 Group stage
Morocco Raja CA 11 3 8 2 2 2 Group stage

CONCACAF

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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.

CONCACAF rankings
Rank Team Total
points
Competition
points
Match
points
W D L Performance
2025 2026 2027 2028
1 Mexico Cruz Azul (Q) 36 15 21 6 3 0 Champions
2 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 15 13 3 4 2 Final
3 United States Inter Miami CF 27 12 15 5 0 3 Semi-finals
4 Mexico UANL 24 12 12 3 3 2 Semi-finals
5 United States Los Angeles FC 18 9 9 3 0 3 Quarter-finals
Mexico UNAM 18 9 9 3 0 3 Quarter-finals
7 Mexico Monterrey 14 6 8 2 2 0 Round of 16
8 Mexico América 13 9 4 1 1 2 Quarter-finals
United States LA Galaxy 13 9 4 1 1 2 Quarter-finals
Mexico Guadalajara 13 6 7 2 1 1 Round of 16
United States Seattle Sounders FC 13 6 7 2 1 1 Round of 16
Costa Rica Herediano 13 6 7 2 1 1 Round of 16

CONMEBOL

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

CONMEBOL rankings
Rank Team Total
points
Competition
points
Match
points
W D L Performance
2025 2026 2027 2028
1 Brazil Palmeiras 24 6 18 6 0 0 Round of 16
2 Brazil São Paulo 20 6 14 4 2 0 Round of 16
3 Argentina Racing 19 6 13 4 1 1 Round of 16
4 Argentina Estudiantes 18 6 12 4 0 2 Round of 16
Brazil Botafogo 18 6 12 4 0 2 Round of 16
Argentina River Plate 18 6 12 3 3 0 Round of 16
7 Argentina Vélez Sarsfield 17 6 11 3 2 1 Round of 16
Brazil Internacional 17 6 11 3 2 1 Round of 16
Ecuador LDU Quito 17 6 11 3 2 1 Round of 16
Uruguay Peñarol 17 6 11 3 2 1 Round of 16
Brazil Flamengo 17 6 11 3 2 1 Round of 16

OFC

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

OFC rankings
Rank Team Total
points
Competition
points
Match
points
W D L Performance
2025 2026 2027 2028
1 New Zealand Auckland City 22 9 13 4 1 0 Champions
2 Papua New Guinea Hekari United 19 9 10 3 1 1 Final
3 Vanuatu Ifira Black Bird 11 6 5 1 2 1 Semi-finals
4 New Caledonia Tiga Sport 10 6 4 1 1 2 Semi-finals
5 French Polynesia AS Pirae 7 3 4 1 1 1 Group stage
Solomon Islands Central Coast 7 3 4 1 1 1 Group stage
7 Fiji Rewa 4 3 1 0 1 2 Group stage
8 Cook Islands Tupapa Maraerenga 3 3 0 0 0 3 Group stage

UEFA

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

UEFA rankings[14]
Rank Team Total
points
Competition
points
Match
points
W D L Performance
2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 2027–28
1 Italy Inter Milan 51 18 33 10 3 2 Final League phase
2 France Paris Saint-Germain (Q) 46 18 28 9 1 5 Champions League phase
3 England Arsenal 44 15 29 9 2 3 Semi-finals League phase
Spain Barcelona 44 15 29 9 2 3 Semi-finals League phase
5 England Aston Villa 34 9 25 8 1 3 Quarter-finals
Germany Bayern Munich 34 12 22 7 1 4 Quarter-finals League phase
Germany Borussia Dortmund 34 12 22 7 1 4 Quarter-finals League phase
8 England Liverpool 33 9 24 8 0 2 Round of 16 League phase
9 Spain Atlético Madrid 30 9 21 7 0 3 Round of 16 League phase
Spain Real Madrid 30 12 18 6 0 6 Quarter-finals League phase
11 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 25 9 16 5 1 4 Round of 16 League phase
12 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 24 9 15 4 3 3 Round of 16 League phase
13 France Lille 23 6 17 5 2 3 Round of 16
14 Italy Atalanta 21 6 15 4 3 1 Playoff round League phase
15 Portugal Benfica 19 6 13 4 1 5 Round of 16 Third QR
Netherlands Feyenoord 19 6 13 4 1 5 Round of 16 Third QR
France Monaco 19 6 13 4 1 3 Playoff round League phase
18 Italy Milan 18 3 15 5 0 3 Playoff round
Italy Juventus 18 6 12 3 3 2 Playoff round League phase
20 Belgium Club Brugge 17 6 11 3 2 5 Round of 16 Third QR
England Manchester City 17 6 11 3 2 3 Playoff round League phase
Portugal Sporting CP 17 6 11 3 2 3 Playoff round League phase

References

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