2029 FIFA Club World Cup

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2029 FIFA Club World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTBD
DatesJune – July 2029
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
2025
2033

The 2029 FIFA Club World Cup is the planned 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]

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