Chelsea not favored by FIFA

Despite winning the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, Chelsea will not have a direct ticket to participate in this tournament in 2029.

PSG suffered a crushing defeat to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final. Early morning on July 14, PSG lost to Chelsea 0-3 in the match to decide the Club World Cup title.

In the early morning of July 14 ( Hanoi time), Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro shone in Chelsea's 3-0 victory over PSG, thereby helping the London team win the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

However, FIFA does not stipulate that the Club World Cup champion will have a direct ticket to participate in the tournament in the next edition. This is similar to the World Cup, when the champions still have to participate in the qualifying round if they want to participate in the next edition.

This means Chelsea will have to compete for one of UEFA's 12 places. Currently, "The Blues" are ranked 14th in the UEFA coefficient rankings.

The first European spot for the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup has been confirmed for PSG, as the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League champions. The next three teams to secure tickets are the most recent champions in other continents such as Al Ahli (AFC Champions League), Cruz Azul (CONCACAF Champions Cup) and Pyramids (CAF Champions League).

There will be a total of 32 places at the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup. In addition to the 12 places allocated to UEFA, CONMEBOL will have 6 places, AFC 4 places, CAF 4 places, CONCACAF 4 places and OFC 1 place. The host country of the tournament will also be granted 1 place, similar to Inter Miami in this year's tournament.

With the current situation, Chelsea need to make more efforts in domestic and continental tournaments to ensure a place in the 2029 Club World Cup. Media attraction and huge bonuses will be a great source of motivation for "The Blues".

Source: https://znews.vn/chelsea-khong-duoc-fifa-uu-ai-post1568385.html