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Club World Cup could get even bigger! FIFA to weigh up expanding new tournament amid pressure from teams who failed to qualify for $1 billion contest

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<p>Per <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/11/fifa-48-team-club-world-cup-europe" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>, FIFA are set to launch a consultation over whether they should expand the Club World Cup to 48 teams. They have already expanded it once, to 32 teams, and if this year's edition of the tournament is successful, those clubs who missed out on qualification have lobbied for the qualifying pool to be expanded. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The new competition will start this weekend and the winners could net up to £93 million ($125m). It is only £25m shy of what Paris Saint-Germain earned for winning the Champions League. Both the male and female World Cups are set to expand to 48 teams, so FIFA adding more teams to the CWC would be logically consistent, particularly after they sold the television rights to DAZN for $1 billion (£737m). </p><p></p><div data-name="DAZN" class="affiliate-button-container theme-1"><div class="affiliate-button"><img height="40" width="72" src="https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltcc7a7ffd2fbf71f5/blt2a657c326f3152f3/65709dfdfcc91a04075bd960/DAZN.png" style="width: 72;height: 40;" class="logo"><span class="affiliate-text">Watch every FIFA Club World Cup game free on DAZN</span></div><a href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100lfsPh/destination:https://www.dazn.com/welcome/fifa-club-world-cup" target="_blank" class="affiliate-button-link">Stream now</a></div><p></p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Premier League clubs are particularly interested in FIFA increasing the cap on qualifying teams from one country from the current number of two. Chelsea and Manchester City have qualified for the tournament, for example, by virtue of winning the Champions League between 2021 and 2024, but the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal - all huge revenue drivers both in terms of ticket sales and merchandising opportunities - have missed out. </p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>The Club World Cup officially begins on Sunday, when Inter Miami take on Al-Ahly in the opening game of the tournament. </p>

WHAT NEXT?

Club World Cup could get even bigger! FIFA to weigh up expanding new tournament amid pressure from teams who failed to qualify for $1 billion contest  | Goal.com

The Club World Cup could get even bigger, with FIFA considering expanding the competition to 48 teams from 32. 

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