USA you will receive the first edition of the new Club World Cup which will be played in 2025 and It will be every four years. The competition will be very similar to national team world cup with group stage, round of 16, quarterfinals, semis and final. 32 teams will play it y CONMEBOL will have six places. This Wednesday, FIFA announced the ranking and the classification method in its Official site.
The score obtained between the Libertadores Cup of the 2021, 2022, 2023 y 2024. Palm trees, Flamengo y Fluminense They are already classified as the champions of the last three editions of the tournament. The champion of this edition will win a place, while the other two will be awarded by position in the CONMEBOL ranking.
Por ranking Only two teams from each country can qualify unless the winning team of the Libertadores is repeated. as is the case with the three Brazilian champions of the last three editions. The others that are classified so far are Boca, River and Olympia although still the 2024 edition has to be played.
The position in the ranking is given by the sum of the points obtained per match y competition points in the Libertadores Cup. For each game won, three points are added, while a draw grants one. Then, for accessing the group stage and advancing in the different instances, three points are awarded.. That is, a team that reaches the final (like Boca last year) scores 15 points.
What are the Argentine teams that can qualify?
River, Students, Saint Lawrence, Central Rosary, Workshops y Godoy Cruz -if they qualify, they lost the first leg 1-0 against Colo Colo in the previous phase-, can access this World Cup If any of them becomes champion of the Copa Libertadores 2024. By ranking, of these teams, only River can be classified since it has 64 points and is in sixth position.
In the case of Bocacould be classified solely by ranking because currently is in fourth position with 71 points. He Xeneize did not manage to access this edition of the Cup therefore you will not be able to continue adding points.
The 71 points that will have static Boca They occur because in terms of points obtained by matches he got 44 among the 2021 editions, 2022 y 2023 y 27 for points of competition for having entered the group stage of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions plus the 12 that he counted for playing in the round of 16, rooms, semi-final and final of the latest edition.
The one who is going to add in this edition – and will probably pass – is River since between those of Martínez y those of Demichelis hay seven points difference.
And River surpasses Boca in points and another Argentine team wins the highest continental competitionthose of the Ribera they would be left out of the new Club World Cup. Therefore at Xeneize it suits you thatin the event that an Argentine wins the Libertadores, sea River.
Clubs that are already classified
UEFA will have 12 places for this World Cup and those who are already classified are Manchester City, Real Madrid y Chelsea for being champions of the Champions League. Inter, Bayern Munich, PSG, Porto y Benfica also, but because of its location in the ranking.
Those who can enter are Borussia Dortmund, Atlético de Madrid, Juventus y RB Salzburg of Austria along with the rest of the teams that are competing in the Champions League, only if they win it.
They will play for the African Confederation Al Ahly (Egypt) y Wydad Athletic (Morocco) for being continental champions. Mamelodi Sundowns and Espérance Sportive de Tunis could qualify by ranking. In Asia The classifieds are: Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) of Neymar and Urawa Red (Japan) for being champions of the Asian Champions. The other two in the ranking are Ulsan from South Korea as well as Jeonbuk Motors.
In Asia the same thing happens as in Conmbeol and that is that the 2024 edition It’s not over yet, so the clubs continue to add points.. In Oceania is being disputed Champions League And until that moment the only one classified is Auckland City for being champion in 2022 and 2023.
In CONCACAF Those qualified are the Mexican clubs Monterrey y León and the American Portland Timbers for being champions of the highest continental competition. The 2024 edition has not yet started and will be disputed Inter Miami by Lionel Messianother team that could currently enter by ranking is Philadelphia.