{"id":58259,"date":"2022-12-16T18:38:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T18:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=58259"},"modified":"2022-12-16T18:38:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T18:38:12","slug":"fifa-announces-plans-for-expanded-32-team-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=58259","title":{"rendered":"<strong>FIFA announces plans for expanded 32-team Club World Cup<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Plans for a new 32-team men\u2019s Club World Cup have been confirmed by&nbsp;FIFA&nbsp;president Gianni Infantino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current format of the tournament involves seven teams competing for the title, with&nbsp;Chelsea&nbsp;the current holders after victory over Palmeiras in the United Arab Emirates in the a delayed 2021 edition held in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Infantino, speaking at a press conference ahead of the&nbsp;World Cup&nbsp;final between&nbsp;Argentina&nbsp;and&nbsp;France&nbsp;on Sunday, said the 2022 tournament would continue in its current format and be held in Morocco from February 1-11, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Infantino announced that a much wider competition would take place from June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA had originally planned to introduce an expanded 24-team tournament for 2021 before the COVID-19 pandemic thwarted an anticipated inaugural edition in China, but an even bigger competition has now been scheduled from 2025 and will take place every four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The international match calendar will be altered from 2025, with one extended break taking in four matches in late September and early October replacing two separate windows in September and October. The governing body said that the other windows \u2014 in November, March and June \u2014 would remain unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA also confirmed plans to launch friendly tournament called FIFA World Series to take place in even years and \u201cincrease the possibilities for teams from different confederations to play each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>\u00a0Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? Submit them via our email\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-instagram-gallery\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kumasionlinetv\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kumasionlinetv\/<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans for a new 32-team men\u2019s Club World Cup have been confirmed by&nbsp;FIFA&nbsp;president Gianni Infantino. 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