FIFA confirms Messi’s participation with Inter Miami in the Super World Cup; Botafogo and three other clubs are competing for the last place

The penultimate one confirmed it FIFA node Super Club World Cup The year 2025 was announced on Saturday. The authority announced that Intermiamiwhich it has Messi and Luis SuarezHe will be the representative of the United States, the host country of the competition.

There is only one place left for the Super World Cup. Libertadores to the semi-finals, Botafogo, Penarol and Atletico-MG They are three competitors. The other is Olympiawhich will be classified according to the Confederation of South America classification if it is River Plate He is the champion of the 2024 Copa Libertadores, as the Argentine national team has already qualified for the new FIFA competition.

The Club World Cup will be held from June 15 to July 13, 2025 in 11 cities and 12 stadiums. They are: Miami (Hard Rock Stadium); Seattle (Bore Field); Los Angeles (Rose Bowl); Orlando (Camping World Stadium and Inter&Co Stadium); Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium); Nashville (Giudice Park); Charlotte (Bank of America Stadium); Cincinnati (TQL Stadium); Washington, D.C. (Audi Field); Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field); and New York/New Jersey (MetLife Stadium).

The 32 teams participating in the competition will be divided into eight groups, each consisting of four teams, and the best two teams from each group will qualify for the round of 16. The knockout stage will be played in one match. There will be no competition for third place.

The teams already confirmed for the competition are:

South America (6 vacancies)

Palm trees -Brazil
Flemish -Brazil
Fluminense -Brazil
River Plate – Argentina
Boca Juniors -Argentina
*One place open for Botafogo, Peñarol, Atletico MG or Olimpia

Europe (12 vacancies)

Chelsea -England
real madrid – Spain
Manchester City -England
Harbor – Portugal
Benfica – Portugal
Inter Milan – Italy
Paris Saint-Germain – France
Bayern Munich – Germany
Borussia Dortmund – Germany
Juventus – Italy
Atletico Madrid – Spain
RB Salzburg – Austria

North and Central America (4 vacancies)

Monterey – Mexico
Seattle Sounders – United States of America
Leon – Mexico
Pachuca – Mexico

Africa (4 places)

Al-Ahly – Egypt
Wydad Casablanca – Morocco
Taraji – Tunisia
Mamelodi Sundowns – South Africa

Asia (4 vacancies)

Crescent – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Urawa Reds – Japan
Ulsan Hyundai – South Korea
The eye -United Arab Emirates

Oceania (1st place)

Auckland City – New Zealand