While the draw for the Club World Cup takes place this Thursday in Miami from 7 p.m., FIFA officially confirmed the hats this Tuesday. PSG is placed in hat 1.
Criticized by many players in the world of football, the FIFA Club World Cup will take place next summer in the United States, from June 15 to July 13. 32 clubs from around the world will compete and among them, we will find 12 European clubs and only one French: PSG, qualified thanks to its good results in the European Cup over the period 2021-2024.
PSG in hat 1
This Thursday, the draw for this 32-team Club World Cup will take place in Miami from 7 p.m. (French time) and FIFA unveiled this Tuesday the four hats which will be used to make the draw. Hat 1 is made up of the 4 highest ranked European teams in the UEFA coefficient over the period 2020-2024, including PSG, as well as the four highest ranked CONMEBOL teams.
Teams from the same hat cannot fall into the same group, nor can two clubs from the same confederation (except European clubs). Two clubs from the same country cannot fall into the same group either, which does not concern PSG since it is the only French representative.
The 4 hats of the Club World Cup
Hat 1
- Manchester City (Angleterre)
- Real Madrid (Spain)
- Bayern Munich (Germany)
- PSG (France)
- Flamengo (Brazil)
- Palmeiras (Brazil)
- River Plate (Argentine)
- Fluminense (Brazil)
Hat 2
- Chelsea (England)
- Borussia Dortmund (Allemagne)
- Inter Milan (Italy)
- FC Porto (Portugal)
- Atlético Madrid (Spain)
- Benfica (Portugal)
- Juventus (Italy)
- Salzburg (Austria)
Hat 3
- Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
- Ulsan HD (South Korea)
- Al Ahly (Egypt)
- Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)
- Rayados Monterrey (Mexique)
- Leon (Mexique)
- Boca Juniors (Argentine)
- Botafogo (Brazil)
Hat 4
- Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
- Al-Ain (United Arab Emirates)
- Esperance of Tunis (Tunisia)
- Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
- Pachuca (Mexico)
- Seattle Sounders (United States)
- Auckland City (New Zealand)
- Inter Miami (United States)
Concerning the format of the competition, it was already revealed by FIFA several weeks ago and it is quite simple:
- The competition begins with a group stage consisting of eight groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once.
- The teams finishing in the first two places in each group qualify for the round of 16.
- The round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final are then played, with a single knockout match in each round.
- No match for third place.
France
