FIFA considers revoking the cap of 2 teams per country and assessing whether Chelsea can directly participate in the competition in 29 years

Hupu August 8, According to the latest report by Times Chief Reporter Martyn Ziegler, FIFA will consider whether Chelsea should automatically qualify for the next Club World Cup after winning the newly established Club World Cup this year. FIFA may also push to raise the ceiling for up to two clubs per country in 2029 to two, but if this is possible to become a direct competitor to the Champions League, UEFA will object. Sources said FIFA will evaluate this summer's Club World Cup before deciding on the 2029 Club World Cup and will consider all plans, including whether Chelsea (which earns as much as £84 million) should participate as champion. Any move proposed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino to increase the number of participating clubs from 32 to 48 will almost certainly be opposed by UEFA.

FIFA leaders are frustrated by the failure of top clubs such as Liverpool and Barcelona to participate in the Club World Cup in the United States this summer because their presence should have boosted interest in the event, after all, the knockout round is great.

The four Champions League champion teams in the 2021-24 season have all qualified, including two England teams: Chelsea and Manchester City, so Liverpool missed the Club World Cup.