The Club World Cup kicks off this Saturday (14) in the United States with the match between Inter Miami, the host country’s team, and Al-Ahly, from Egypt.
This will be the first of 63 matches that will take place over the next few weeks to determine a new world football champion.
FIFA has never organized such a large club tournament, involving representatives from all continents.
And OneFootball takes the opportunity to present you with the main information about the tournament.
Check out the details about the groups, rules, and the prize (which is not small) of the competition:
Groups
🇪🇸 Atlético de Madrid
🇺🇸 Seattle Sounders
🇹🇳 Espérance de Tunisie
🇯🇵 Urawa Red Diamonds
🇩🇪 Borussia Dortmund
🇿🇦 Mamelodi Sundowns
🇦🇹 Red Bull Salzburg
Round of 16 Crossings
Group A, with Palmeiras, crosses with Group B, with Botafogo, in the round of 16.
That is, if one of them is the leader of their key and the other is second, we will have a confrontation between the last two Brazilian champions in the first phase of the knockout.
Group D, with Flamengo, crosses with Group C, which has Bayern Munich, Boca Juniors, Benfica, and Auckland City.
Group F, with Fluminense, crosses with Group E, which has Inter Milan, River Plate, Urawa Red Diamonds, and Monterrey.
Regulation
The regulation is practically the same as used in the last editions of the World Cups of teams.
The top two from each group advance to the knockout stage, which begins in the round of 16.
From there on, the qualifiers for the next phase are determined in single match duels.
The difference from the most recent world team championships is that there is no match for third place.
Dates
Opening match and start of the group stage
Last day of the group stage
June 28, 29 and 30 and July 1
July 13
Prize
In total, FIFA will distribute 1 BILLION dollars to the participants of the Club World Cup.
The prize won by each club grows as the team accumulates victories and advances in the tournament.
Group stage: 2 million dollars per victory / 1 million euros per draw
Spot in the round of 16: + 7.5 million dollars
Spot in the quarterfinals: + 13.125 million dollars
Spot in the semifinals: + 21 million dollars
Spot in the final: + 30 million dollars
Title: + 40 million dollars
In addition to these amounts, each club receives a sum of money just for participating in the tournament.
The amount varies according to the continent of origin.
Europe: 12.81 to 38.19 million dollars*
South America: 15.21 million dollars
North, Central and Caribbean / Asia / Africa: 9.55 million dollars
Oceania: 3.58 million dollars
*The exact amount is determined based on a ranking that takes sports criteria as a basis
Stadiums
Hosts three group stage matches, two round of 16 matches and one quarterfinal match
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Hosts two group stage matches and two round of 16 matches
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Hosts four group stage matches
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Hosts six group stage matches
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Hosts six group stage matches (including the opening) and two round of 16 matches
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Hosts three group stage matches
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Hosts five group stage matches, one quarterfinal match, both semifinals and the final
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Two group stage matches, one round of 16 match and one quarterfinal match
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Hosts two group stage matches
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Hosts six group stage matches, one round of 16 match and one quarterfinal match
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Hosts six group stage matches
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Hosts three group stage matches
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