U.S. 🇺🇸 Go Host Club World Cup 🏆 For 2025: Big Ogbonge ⚽ Football Waka Land For Obodo Oyinbo 🌍
As we dey warm up to di 2026 World Cup 🏆 wey go happen for North America, na so one kain beta soccer ⚽ waka for di world top club dem go show face for United States 🇺🇸 one year before. No be small jollification 🥳 go happen as 32 of di best club teams go land for U.S.
Na who go dey dis party 🎉? Dem go come from di top 12 European teams 🇪🇺, base on how dem perform for Champions League. Teams like Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester City no go carry last. Clubs from other parts of di world 🌍 go show, as dem qualify from their own continental club championship.
You dey remember Seattle Sounders 🇺🇸 wey dey run things for Major League Soccer? Dem don collect their ticket 🎫 by winning di 2022 Concacaf Champions League. Other teams from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, Mexico 🇲🇽, Brazil 🇧🇷 and other places sef don collect their own. We still dey look out for di other teams wey go join, as we never complete di list.
Last Friday, na im FIFA 🏢 talk say na United States 🇺🇸 go host di event. But dem never show us di cities wey dem go play di games or di exact format of di tournament. Dem dey expect say di event go happen around June and July ☀️.
FIFA na di people wey don dey dream for long say one day, world championship for club teams fit dey like di big international team events dem dey hold 🎊. At one time, dem don even plan 24-team version of di event for China 🇨🇳, but dem no fit do am again, part of di wahala na because of di pandemic 😷.
From 2005 when dem start di current format, dem dey do di Club World Cup 🏆 every year for winter time ❄️. Na seven teams dey play — one per continent and one from di host country. Dis new format wey big pass di former one, na every four years dem plan to dey do am.
No be say we wan talk, but na mostly di European teams 🇪🇺 dey always carry di cup go house. For di new format, dem get 12 out of 32 teams, so e be like say na so e go continue dey be. E fit make Club World Cup 🏆 be like big brother version of Europe’s Champions League. E go even add join di schedule of games wey top players dey play nearly all year round ⏰.
UEFA, wey be di European governing body, some top club teams and representatives for players no too dey happy 😒 about di expanded event.
J.T. Batson, wey be di oga patapata for U.S. Soccer, talk say im dey happy 😃 about di coming event.
Apart from di 12 European teams, di 2025 event go see six teams from South America 🌎; four each from Asia 🌏, Africa 🌍 and the North and Central America and Caribbean region; one from Oceania 🌏; and one from di host country, wey be United States 🇺🇸.
This kain Club World Cup 🏆 go show face one year before di 2026 World Cup 🏆, wey go do plenty of their games, including di final, for United States 🇺🇸, with some games for Canada 🇨🇦 and Mexico 🇲🇽. In 2024, na United States 🇺🇸 go host di Copa América, wey be di championship for South American national teams. 😎⚽🌍🏆
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U.S. 🇺🇸 Set to Host Club World Cup 🏆 in 2025: Big Buzzing ⚽ Football Event Lands on Foreign Soil 🌍
As we’re gearing up for the 2026 World Cup 🏆 happening in North America, there’s an exciting soccer ⚽ event for the world’s top club teams showcasing in the United States 🇺🇸 a year prior. No small celebration 🥳 is to be expected as 32 of the best club teams will land in the U.S.
Who will be at this party 🎉? They’ll come from the top 12 European teams 🇪🇺, based on their performance in the Champions League. Teams like Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Manchester City won’t be left behind. Clubs from other parts of the world 🌍 will show up, as they qualify from their respective continental club championships.
Remember the Seattle Sounders 🇺🇸 who’ve been doing great in Major League Soccer? They’ve secured their ticket 🎫 by winning the 2022 Concacaf Champions League. Other teams from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, Mexico 🇲🇽, Brazil 🇧🇷, and other places have already secured theirs. We’re still on the lookout for the other teams that will join, as the list is yet to be completed.
Last Friday, FIFA 🏢 announced that the United States 🇺🇸 would host the event. But they’ve yet to reveal the cities where the games will be held or the exact format of the tournament. They expect the event to happen around June and July ☀️.
FIFA are the people who have long dreamed that one day, the world championship for club teams might be like the big international team events they hold 🎊. At one point, they even planned a 24-team version of the event for China 🇨🇳, but couldn’t carry it out, partly because of the pandemic 😷.
From 2005 when they started the current format, they’ve been holding the Club World Cup 🏆 every year during the winter months ❄️. Seven teams participate — one per continent and one from the host country. This new, larger format, planned a long time ago but delayed several times, is expected to be held every four years.
Not that we want to speak prematurely, but it’s mostly the European teams 🇪🇺 that always take the cup home. In the new format, they have 12 out of 32 teams, so it seems that this trend will continue. It might make the Club World Cup 🏆 appear like an upgraded version of Europe’s Champions League. It would also add to the nearly year-round schedule of games for top players ⏰.
UEFA, the European governing body, some top club teams, and representatives for players have sometimes been less than enthusiastic 😒 about the expanded event.
J.T. Batson, the big boss of U.S. Soccer, says he’s excited 😃 about the upcoming event.
Apart from the 12 European teams, the 2025 event will see six teams from South America 🌎; four each from Asia 🌏, Africa 🌍, and the North and Central America and Caribbean region; one from Oceania 🌏; and one from the host country, which is the United States 🇺🇸.
This kind of Club World Cup 🏆 will showcase one year before the 2026 World Cup 🏆, which will hold most of its games, including the final, in the United States 🇺🇸, with some games in Canada 🇨🇦 and Mexico 🇲🇽. In 2024, the United States 🇺🇸 will host the Copa América, which is the championship for South American national teams. 😎⚽🌍🏆
