Guardiola criticizes the World Cup in which Villa will participate: “We have to adapt”

Spaniard Pep Guardiola, Manchester City’s coach, complained about the new Club World Cup

So far, 19 of the 32 clubs that will compete in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup have already been identified. One of them is Flamengo, having won the Copa Libertadores last year. Another participant will be Manchester City (England), the current European champion. However, the English team was not happy with this news. Coach Pep Guardiola criticized the decision, due to the tight schedule in the country.

— FIFA has made the decision to support all clubs. We will travel to the United States (host of the inaugural edition), hopefully with our families, and play the Club World Cup there. FIFA decided to expand, and the same thing happens with the World Cup (for national teams). We have to adapt – Guardiola said in a press conference.

— I am not against holding new competitions, I am against shortening the recovery period (for players) year after year. This is what I complain about all the time. It’s nice to play a game every three, five, seven days, but when the season ends, we need time to start again. – Guardiola added.

29 days worldwide

Therefore, the new Club World Cup will start on June 15, 2025. The big decision is scheduled for July 13 in the United States, as Guardiola confirmed. The competition will be held in a system of eight groups, each containing four teams, in the same system as the World Cup for national teams. From South America, six teams will compete in the tournament: Flamengo, FluminenseAnd Palmeiras, in addition to the 2024 Libertadores champion and two other teams according to the CONMEBOL classification.

World 2023

Before competing in the new World Cup, Pep Guardiola is trying to win the 2023 competition. On Tuesday (19), the English team defeated Urawa Reds (Japan), 3-0, and will face its rival. Fluminense For the grand final. The match will be held on Friday (22), starting at three in the afternoon (Brasilia time), in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Both teams never lifted the cup.

Confirmed teams for the 2025 World Championship

Flamengo (Brazil): 2022 Libertadores champion
Palmeiras (Brazil): 2021 Libertadores champion
Fluminense (Brazil): 2023 Libertadores champion
Chelsea (England): Champions League 2020/2021
Real Madrid (Spain): Champions League 2021/2022
Manchester City (England): Champions League 2022/2023
Bayern Munich (Germany): via European classification
Paris Saint-Germain (France): via the European classification
Inter Milan (Italy): via the European classification
Porto (Portugal): via Europe classification
Benfica (Portugal): via European classification
Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia): 2021 AFC Champions League champion
Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan): 2022/23 AFC Champions League champion
Al-Ahly (Egypt): Champion of the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League
Wydad Casablanca (Morocco): 2021/2022 CAF Champions League champion
Monterrey (Mexico): 2021 ConcaChampions champion
Seattle Sounders (USA): 2022 Conca Champions League champion
León (Mexico): 2023 ConcaChampions champion
Auckland City (New Zealand): Best-ranked OFC Champions League champion