Was it taken away by the "Americans"?, Why did it ultimately change ownership? The new version of the Club World Cup, which was firmly controlled by China, was held by the Club World Cup | China | Americans

Release time:Apr 13, 2024 22:59 PM

On June 24th, FIFA officially announced today that the United States will host the 2025 Club World Cup, which will be the first new edition to expand to 32 teams.

It is worth mentioning that as early as 2019, FIFA officially announced that China would host the first restructured Club World Cup. However, due to a series of changes such as the pandemic, China's previously firmly held hosting rights for the first Club World Cup ultimately fell to the United States.

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Was it taken away by the "Americans"?, Why did it ultimately change ownership? The new version of the Club World Cup, which was firmly controlled by China, was held by the Club World Cup | China | Americans

According to official reports from Xinhua News Agency and FIFA, at the 2019 FIFA Council meeting in Shanghai, China was granted the right to host the 2021 Club World Cup, which was expanded to 24 teams and held every four years, replacing the original Confederation Cup. The eight cities hosting the Club World Cup in China are Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Shenyang, Jinan, Hangzhou, and Dalian.

The COVID-19 epidemic has led to the failure of the World Club Cup in China to be held as scheduled. In 2020, the Chinese Football Association announced that the Club World Cup to be held in Japan in 2021 would still be the old version with 7 teams participating, and the first new version with 24 teams participating would still be held in China. Due to the impact of the global pandemic, the first new edition of the Club World Cup has been postponed, and FIFA is actively negotiating with China and other stakeholders on the postponed hosting date.

Afterwards, FIFA still left a window for the Chinese Club World Cup. "The new Club World Cup will still be held in China, and we haven't decided on a specific match date yet, but it will become the best club tournament in the world," said Ivano, who stated that he will soon decide on the timing of the first Club World Cup to adopt a new format

However, during the Qatar World Cup, the author participated in a special press conference for FIFA President Ivano in Doha. The Swiss's tone at the time had changed: in addition to highly praising this World Cup as the "best in history," he also announced an important news: a new and revised version of the Club World Cup will be launched in 2025, with 32 teams participating.

As for the venue, Invitino did not mention China at all. At that time, European and American media had clearly stated that the new version of the 2025 Club World Cup would completely bid farewell to China and be held in the United States.

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In October 2019, FIFA announced that China had won the hosting rights for the 2021 Club World Cup, which was originally scheduled to take place in June and July. In December 2020, FIFA announced that the 2021 Club World Cup would be hosted by Japan instead of China, and the tournament would continue to follow the old format until the end of the year. The Chinese Football Association stated at the time that the hosting rights for the first new edition of the Club World Cup were still in the hands of China.

In September 2021, the Japanese Football Association officially announced that it would abandon hosting the Club World Cup. In October 2021, FIFA announced that the 2021 Club World Cup would be held in the United Arab Emirates in early 2022. The 2021 Club World Cup ultimately went smoothly in the United Arab Emirates, with Chelsea defeating Palmeiras in the final to win the championship.

On June 23, 2023, FIFA officially announced that the United States will host the 2025 Club World Cup, which will be the first restructured Club World Cup to expand to 32 teams. FIFA did not mention China in today's announcement, however, appointing the United States to host the first restructured Club World Cup means that China's plan to host the first restructured Club World Cup will be abandoned.

In fact, China has made tremendous efforts to host the Club World Cup. According to the original plan, the opening ceremony of the China Club World Cup will be held in Shanghai, at the Shanghai Stadium. Due to the fact that Shanghai Stadium was previously a comprehensive venue and not a professional football field, it does not comply with the regulations of FIFA and the Club World Cup.

Illustrated: The Shanghai Stadium has been renovated in accordance with the requirements of the 2021 Club World Cup opening ceremony stadium.

Shanghai Sports Stadium has also invested special funds in emergency renovation. Nowadays, the Shanghai Stadium has transformed into a professional football field, and the number of fans it can accommodate has greatly increased to 72000, fully in line with FIFA's requirements for the opening ceremony of the World Club Cup. However, unfortunately, this exciting event ultimately did not qualify for China.

According to FIFA's requirements, the Shanghai division was originally intended to attract super European powerhouses such as Liverpool and Real Madrid, and participating teams in the Club World Cup also have strict requirements for training venues. In the original plan, the Qiantan Sports Park and Houpaier Sports Park were all designated training venues for the China Club World Cup, and FIFA officials also conducted inspections and provided improvement suggestions.

According to the original plan, SAIC Pudong Football Stadium may also be the venue for the World Club Cup and Asian Cup.

Although China is prepared, the impact of the epidemic is too significant, especially with the United States, Canada, and Mexico hosting the 2026 World Cup, which has tilted the hosting rights of the first restructured Club World Cup from China to the United States. The joint hosting of the World Cup by the United States, Canada, and Mexico already has world-class professional football stadiums, allowing the restructured Club World Cup in 2025 to be played in the United States and achieve two goals with one stone: it has launched FIFA's flagship new tournament and can also serve as a "test match" for the 2026 World Cup.

Although China hosts the Club World Cup early in the morning and later in the evening, it is mostly due to the unpredictable factor of the epidemic. The Asian Cup, which was originally held in China, was ultimately abandoned due to the pandemic and is now being held in Qatar in early 2024. Whether it is Qatar or the United States, they have respectively taken over the hosting rights of the original China Club World Cup and the China Asian Cup. The fundamental reason is that they have already hosted or are about to host the World Cup - with national attention, complete infrastructure, and the creation of a football atmosphere, they do have an advantage.

An insider believes that the right to host major events is like the process of a football match, full of uncertainty. "In the world of football, everything is possible. Although the Club World Cup did not fall on China, it also reflects the greatest charm of football: full of unknowns."

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