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The New World Club Cup held in the United States this year, the big cake of 1 billion US dollars made many clubs jealous. As soon as the Club World Cup ended, some European and South American clubs proposed to FIFA to expand their enrollment, and they changed to two-year sessions. However, considering the issue of the competition calendar at that time, FIFA believed that these two points of operation were quite difficult. Seeing that Arsenal, Liverpool, Barcelona and Milan failed to participate in the competition, FIFA was also unwilling to accept that the lifting of the restrictions on "the participation of at most two clubs in the same association" would be a more realistic and feasible improvement. By August, the situation had changed. The Guardian disclosed that FIFA was considering the possibility of changing the Club World Cup to a two-year session. By October, the Times received another news, and the idea of ​​reforming the Club World Cup had become increasingly shaped. The Times reported that the participation pattern of the next Club World Cup (2029) may undergo major changes, and three English clubs are expected to participate in the competition. This adjustment stems from FIFA's expected ease of the number of clubs participating in each country.

At present, UEFA does not object to FIFA's plan to increase the number of clubs participating in each country from two to three. However, UEFA will clearly express objections to the move to change the event to one session in two years or expand the scale of participation to more than 32 teams.

In the first 32-team Club World Cup held this summer, the league champions of England, Spain and Italy (Liverpool, Barcelona, ​​Naples) were not able to appear, which deeply disappointed many FIFA senior officials. Some critics have even used this to question whether such a lineup can be called a peak showdown between the world's top clubs. Allowing each country to send three teams to participate will undoubtedly greatly reduce the possibility of similar embarrassing situations in the 2029 Club World Cup.

Of course, if the overall number remains unchanged and European teams increase, the number of teams in other continents must be reduced. In this way, the cake will definitely arouse opposition from other continents, so expanding the army has become the simplest and most direct way. It is reported that FIFA intends to promote the expansion of the Club World Cup to the 48th team, but this is very likely to be opposed by UEFA, even if the European Club Association (ECA) expresses support. In addition, UEFA has also firmly resisted any attempt to increase the frequency of the Club World Cup to be held every two years.

The Times reported that the future direction of the Club World Cup is expected to be mentioned at the FIFA Council meeting on Thursday, but as for the current situation, it is unlikely that the final decision will be made at the meeting. FIFA Vice President Victor Montalyani believes that this event, which is regarded as a "hereth of club football" in Europe, has actually achieved great success. When asked whether it supports increasing the number of clubs participating, he said at the Leaders Sports Business Conference in London: "It's like running any business. After the first time, you will always think about whether the staff is sufficient and whether the products are suitable. We need to discuss with stakeholders such as the European Club Association. Is the current competition system reasonable? Do you need to introduce more clubs to participate, or should you make corresponding adjustments to the club promotion method?"

In addition to the Club World Cup, there are recent news that FIFA is also planning to expand the World Cup from 48 to 64 teams in 2030. In this way, not only can South America Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay meet their needs for hosting games, but also a big country like China is more likely to participate in such a century-old event in international football.