Thames: FIFA promotes raising the cap of two teams per country in the Club World Cup to evaluate Chelsea s 2029 qualifications

August 9th According to the "Thames", in order to allow more giants such as Liverpool, Barcelona and other giants to participate in the Club World Cup, FIFA is considering whether to give champion Chelsea a direct quota to the Club World Cup 2029. FIFA is also pushing to raise the ceiling for only two teams per country in 2029, but if this threatens the Champions League, UEFA will object. Sources said FIFA will evaluate this summer's matches when deciding on the qualifying plan for the 2029 Club World Cup, while considering all options, including whether Chelsea will automatically advance as the champion.

Any move of Infantino to expand the participating club from 32 to 48 will almost certainly be opposed by UEFA. The US Club World Cup has received mediocre response this summer due to the absence of giants. The failure of top clubs such as Liverpool and Barcelona to participate has caused frustration to FIFA executives - the participation of these teams could have effectively increased the attention of the event. The 2021-24 Champions League champion will automatically qualify (including two Premier League teams, Chelsea and Manchester City), and Liverpool missed the opportunity.

Critics pointed out that if the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A champions do not participate, this event will be hard to be called "the world's top club event". Liverpool, Barcelona and Naples all have higher European points than the qualified Red Bull Salzburg.