What is known about the Club World Cup in which Flamengo or Palmeiras will be held

NS clubs World Cup He will have, once again, a Brazilian team. In the 2021 edition of the tournament, flamingo where Palm treesThe finalists from Libertadores Konmebol, will represent South America in the competition.

However, much is still unknown about the venue and date of the competition, but ESPN.com.br has collected the main information about the World Cup.

the end of Libertadores Konmebol It will be on November 27, at the Centenario Stadium, in Montevideo, Uruguay, broadcast live by FOX Sports And also By ESPN on Star +. Not subscribed yet? Click here for more information.

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Previously scheduled for December 9-19, the competition should be pushed back to the start of 2022. Due to a changing venue and tight schedule at some locations, there is still no exact date. It is estimated that the tournament will take place in late January and early February.

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Japan has been identified as the host country for the competition once again. However, the Japan Football Association withdrew from hosting the competition due to its inability to receive the public in matches, due to COVID-19.

Since then, Brazil and South Africa have positioned themselves as candidates to receive the competition, but withdrew from the competition. The matches are expected to be held in the United Arab Emirates, which hosted the tournament in 2009, 2010, 2017 and 2018.

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So far, three of the seven teams have already qualified for the competition. They are Auckland City, representative of Oceania, Al AhlyAnd the representative of Africa and ChelseaEurope representative.

As in the Libertadores, the CONCACAF Champions League will have a “homemade” final between them America NS Monterey, from Mexico. In Asia, the competition is in the quarter-finals. The national champion of the host country will be the seventh team.

Formula

The format will be the same as the last editions of the FIFA Championship. The representative of the host country will face Auckland City in the first play-off match. The next stage is tied for the quarter-finals, with two matches between the winner of the opening match and representatives from Asia, Africa and North and Central America.

The winners of these two matches advance to the semi-finals, where they will face either Chelsea or the winner of the Libertadores. The winners advance to the decision.