Fifa has scheduled the next Club World Cup for the summer of 2029 and signalled that the tournament will likely include more than the 32 clubs used in the recent edition. The 48-team model used for the men's World Cup next year is a reference point, but an immediate jump to 48 teams in 2029 is not guaranteed. The women's World Cup will expand to 48 teams in 2031. Fifa is considering an alternative 2029 structure involving qualifying playoffs the week before the main tournament to determine final entrants. A single Concacaf playoff was held after Leon's expulsion for breaching multi-club ownership rules; Chelsea received 85m from the 750m prize and participation fund.
Fifa has told the continental confederations that the next Club World Cup will take place in the summer of 2029 in a move that would appear to kill off a proposed bid from Qatar to host the tournament. In another significant development, Fifa has informed the confederations that the next edition is likely to feature more than the 32 clubs that competed in the United States this summer.
The women's World Cup is also due to expand to 48 teams in 2031 after two editions with 32 teams in a clear indication of Fifa's direction of travel. Fifa is considering an alternative structure for the 2029 Club World Cup based on a series of qualifying playoffs the week before the main tournament, with the winners advancing to the competition.
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