Published on 07.03.2024
With RB Leipzig failing to progress past Real Madrid in the Champions League,Borussia Dortmund have qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup.
The Club World Cup has recently been revamped by FIFA. The tournament previously took place every year and saw the winners of each continent’s continental trophy face off.
The new tournament will take place every four years, starting in 2025, and will consist of eight groups with four teams each followed by single-elimination knockout rounds.
This new 36-team tournament will be styled after the FIFA World Cup and take place in the summer.
Qualifying for the tournament works as follows: Eight teams will qualify from UEFA, six will be from CONMEBOL (South America’s equivalent of UEFA), four from CONCACAF (North America), four from AFC (Asia), four from CAF (Africa), one from OFC (Oceania), and the host country will also nominate a club of their choosing.
Dortmund will be one of 12 European clubs at the 32-team tournament, scheduled to take place in a number of US cities between 15 June and 13 July 2025, when sides from each of FIFA’s six confederations will compete for the title of world champions.
