FIFA announces Women’s Club World Cup to start in 2028

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FIFA officially announced that the first official Women’s Club World Cup will be held in 2028, postponed from 2026.

In addition, FIFA will also organize the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup in 2026, featuring one team from six continents. The

2028 tournament will feature 19 teams, with six clubs competing in a play-in phase, with the three winners then advancing to a four-team group stage, and the two best teams from each group advancing to the knockout round.

The quota allocation consists of AFC, CAF, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, with two teams each entering directly, and one team playing in the play-in phase before a club from UEFA. เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมายFive teams will directly qualify and play in the Play-in Phase 1. OFC teams will play in the Play-in Phase 1.

This competition is held every four years and in years when the competition is not held, there will be a FIFA Women’s Champions Cup instead, representing six continents, starting from 2026 onwards.

How will Fifa Women’s Club World Cup look?

The Club World Cup will include 16 teams from all six confederations – Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Oceania.

Thirteen clubs – including five from Europe – will earn direct passage into the competition and an additional three places are up for grabs via a “play-in” route, which will see the winners of one-legged knockout matches qualify.

Once in the competition, there will be a group-stage round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final to contest. All matches will be held at neutral venues.

Dates for the competition and the appointment of a host is still to be determined, while Fifa will also discuss prize money and the potential for special amendments in transfer windows to be made if it coincides with the Club World Cup.