FIFA amended the Club World Cup in the same style as its homonym of teams and will have its first edition in 2025, between June and July. The world's largest teams will meet in the United States to crown a champion.
However, there will be important absences: there are several institutions, of the most laureate on the planet, which failed to classify for different reasons, some more fair than others.
Next, The Sporting News It brings you the list of the 9 great teams that will not play the Club World Cup and why they stayed outside.
The 9 big teams that will not play the Club World Cup
- Barcelona
- Liverpool
- Manchester United
- Arsenal
- Milan
- Ajax
- America
- Corinthians
- Independent
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Why Barcelona does not play the Club World Cup
FIFA gave him 12 quotas to UEFA: The four winners of the Champions League between 2021 and 2024 and another eight classified by their performance in the maximum continental competition in that period, with the limitation of No more than two per country with the exception of a champion.
Chelsea, Real Madrid y Manchester City They were classified to the 2025 Club World Cup as champions and Bayern Munich, PSG, Inter, Porto, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Salzburg They did it by ranking.
Barcelona fought until the last moment with Atlético de Madrid during the Champions League of 2023-2024 To enter by ranking. Those driven at that time by Xavi Hernández needed that their rival would be eliminated in Germany against Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals and they move forward against the PSG (more to win one game and at least tie the other in the semifinals). The story is known: they both lost and so he Mattress He took the position.
Why Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal do not play the Club World Cup
Liverpool, Manchester United y Arsenal They will not participate in the 2025 Club World Cup due to the FIFA classification criteria. In a nutshell, They will not be there because of Manchester City and Chelsea.
FIFA decided at the beginning of 2024 that More than two teams per country would not be allowed. Since the Champions League champions between 2021 and 2024 had their classification insured, The two places in England were occupied by the City, champion in 2023, and Chelsea, who won it in 2021.
Although Manchester City and Chelsea classified as they were champions, they were also the English clubs with the best location in the UEFA ranking. He followed them Liverpool, which could have classified as the 5th best champion team located in the rankingbut prevented the limit of two per country.
Why the Milan does not play the Club World Cup
He Milan It is the team with the most Champions won behind Real Madrid (15), with seven titles. But his golden times have been far behind, since in 2007 it was the last time he raised the Orejona.
Without being a champion between 2021 and 2024, Milan had to bet on qualifying through the UEFA ranking, like the rest of the Italians. And observing the list, The best located were Inter and Juventus. Therefore, both Rossoneri -As Napoli- could not win the ticket to the Club World Cup.
Why does the Ajax not play the Club World Cup
No one denies the greatness of Ajax: maximum champion in the Netherlands and with Four Champions In his record. His last great international participation was in the 2018-2019 edition, when he reached the semifinals, but did not count for the UEFA ranking, since the points obtained were added since the 2020-2021 edition onwards.
During the four Champions taken into account, it only advanced to the round of 16 at the 2021-2022. So much, Having added two more points, Ajax would have classified the Club World Cup. Is that these units would have located above the Salzburglast classified by UEFA ranking. The Austrian team was the great beneficiary of the two team rule per country, since it won its ticket being 18 ° in the ranking. Yes, Ajax was 19 °.
Why America does not play the Club World Cup
That of America was a special case. He had not classified the Club World Cup at first, but a window was opened after the disqualification of the lion for possessing the same owners as the Pachuca, who will dispute it. It was then that FIFA decided that las Eagleslike the best in the Concaf ranking, play a game against theFC to define the replacement of the Fair.
On Saturday, May 31, they faced Los Angeles and It was the 2-1 victory of the American team In the extension, after 1-1 in the 90 minutes. It was so that America, which had not classified by other merits, did not achieve it before the FC despite having started up on the scoreboard.
Why does Corinthians do not play the Club World Cup
Corinthians You can proudly say that it is the last non -European club to win the Club World Cup. He did it in 2012, beating Chelsea in the final. In addition, he owns another star, since he won its first edition in 2000, that “pilot” test disputed in Brazil that had the participations of Real Madrid and Manchester United.
Despite being one of the largest teams in America, Corinthians will not be in the Club World Cup and the motives do not far from the previous cases. Not having been champion of the Copa Libertadores between 2021 and 2024, There were no chances of classifying even by Ranking Conmebolsince Brazil filled its two squares and even went through two more, since the four champions left their football: Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense y Botafogo.
Why independent does not play the Club World Cup
If we talk about large clubs, Independiente is one of them. Maximum winner of the Copa Libertadores with seven and twice champion of the Intercontinental Cup, to mention some of its feats. What happens is that These exploits occurred many years ago.
Independent has not been the same institution that knew how to rub shoulders with the giants of the world. Since obtaining its last liberators in 1984, the Rojo He only participated in seven editions: 1985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 2004, 2011 and 2018. Therefore, He did not even appear in the Conmebol ranking of points obtained during the last four liberators. Thanks to that list, they classified River and Bocathe best located behind the Brazilians.
Atletico Mineirofrom Brazil, it is the only team that could have played the World Cup thanks to the ranking, but was “harmed” by the rule of two clubs per country.
