2020 FIFA Club World Cup

The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup is scheduled to be the 17th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament is scheduled to be hosted by Qatar in December 2020. It will be the final FIFA Club World Cup to feature seven teams before revamp to 24 teams in 2021 in China.

2020 FIFA Club World Cup
كأس العالم للأندية لكرة القدم قطر 2020
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
DatesTBA
Teams7 (expected) (from 6 confederations)

Liverpool were the defending champions, but will not defend their title after being eliminated in 2019–20 UEFA Champions League round of 16.

Host appointment

With proposals for an expanded Club World Cup, FIFA delayed the announcement of a host. On 28 May 2019,[1] FIFA announced that the 2019 and 2020 tournament host would be appointed at the FIFA Council meeting in Paris, France on 3 June 2019.[2]

Qatar was appointed as the host for the 2019 and 2020 tournaments on 3 June 2019, serving as test events ahead of their hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will retain its original format ahead of the revamp in 2021.[3]

Qualified teams
Team Confederation Qualification Qualified date Participation
Entering in the semi-finals
TBD CONMEBOL Winners of the 2020 Copa Libertadores January 2021
TBD UEFA Winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League 23 August 2020
Entering in the second round
TBD AFC Winners of the 2020 AFC Champions League 5 December 2020
TBD CAF Winners of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League October 2020
TBD CONCACAF Winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
Entering in the first round
TBD OFC Winners of the 2020 OFC Champions League
TBD AFC (Hosts)[note 1] Winners of the 2019–20 Qatar Stars League 22 August 2020

Notes

  1. If a team from Qatar wins the AFC Champions League, the runners-up of the AFC Champions League will be invited in place of the Qatar league winners. Therefore, the participation of the Qatar league winners will only be officially confirmed after the last team from Qatar (other than the league winners themselves) are eliminated from the 2020 AFC Champions League. If the Qatar league winners win the AFC Champions League, they will enter the second round.

Teams in contention

AFC berth

Winners of the 2020 AFC Champions League

Teams qualified for the group stage

CAF berth

Winners of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League

Teams qualified for the semi-finals

CONCACAF berth

Winners of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League

Teams qualified for the quarter-finals

CONMEBOL berth

Winners of the 2020 Copa Libertadores

Teams qualified for the group stage

OFC berth

Winners of the 2020 OFC Champions League

Teams qualified for the quarter-finals

UEFA berth

Winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Teams qualified for the semi-finals

Host berth

Winners of the 2019–20 Qatar Stars League

Teams in contention for the title

Matches
First round Second round Semi-finals Final
 December –                        
  Host[A]     December –        
 OFC        Winner First round  
December –
   Entrant Second round[B]      
 Winner Second round  
     Entrant Semi-final[C]    
December –
 Winner Semi-final  
December –
   Winner Semi-final  
 Entrant Second round[B]  
December –
 Entrant Second round[B]      
 Winner Second round  
Fifth place Third place
     Entrant Semi-final[C]    
 Loser Second round    Loser Semi-final  
 Loser Second round    Loser Semi-final  
December – December –

Notes

  1. ^
    If a team from Qatar wins the AFC Champions League, the runners-up of the AFC Champions League will be invited in place of the Qatar league winners.
  2. ^ a b c
    To be determined based on draw (AFC / CAF / CONCACAF).
  3. ^ a b
    To be determined based on draw (CONMEBOL / UEFA).

References
  1. "FIFA Council meeting agenda now available". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "Agenda of meeting no. 10 of the FIFA Council" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "FIFA Council appoints Qatar as host of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019 and 2020" (Press release). FIFA. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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