The FIFA Club World Cup is just around the corner. Kicking off on Saturday as Inter Miami and Al Ahy meet in Miami, the tournament will take place in the United States to determine who the best club team is in the world is.

However, a maximum of two teams from a European nation were able to compete, so Liverpool could not join Chelsea and Manchester City at the Club World Cup. Barcelona were behind Atletico Madrid on the UEFA ranking pathway, so missed out as well.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. It’s been nearly a decade in the making, but Gianni Infantino’s big idea, the expanded Club World Cup, is finally here. The plan was for the best 32 club sides to finally end the arguments over who is by far the greatest team the world has ever seen,