Although most eyes are on what's happening at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, FIFA is currently busy with other plans as well.
Namely, the world football organizing body has been focused on overhauling the Club World Cup. Currently, the annual competition, which was created in 2000, features seven teams from six different confederations. Six of the teams are the respective winners of the UEFA Champions League (Europe), the CAF Champions League (Africa), the CONCACAF Champions League (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the AFC Champions League (Asia), the CONMEBOL Libertadores (South America), and the OFC Champions League (Oceania). The seventh side is whichever country is serving as hosts for that year, and the last iteration, which took place in February 2022 after being rescheduled, was won by Chelsea, who defeated South American outfit Palmerias 2-1.
However, reports indicate that current FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is keen to expand the field, from the current seven to 32. This expansion will go into effect starting from 2025, and while it is not clear how many teams from each confederation will feature, it is safe to assume that if the FIFA World Cup is a marker, then UEFA sides will be given the largest representation.
Some other reports claim that UEFA will receive 12 slots, so just under half, while Africa and Asia will get six each. Interestingly, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL will have to share only six places, and the remaining two will be given to two other sides that receive a special invitation.
