FIFA takes decision on last FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ participating team

FIFA takes decision on last FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ participating team

• Update follows CAS decision to reject the appeals of CF Pachuca, Club León and Asociación Liga Deportiva Alajuelense

• Play-off match between Los Angeles FC and Club América to take place

• Winners to replace Club León in Group D

FIFA welcomes the decision taken by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reject the appeals of CF Pachuca, Club León and Asociación Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in relation to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™.

In line with the applicable tournament regulations, FIFA has decided that the team to be admitted as a replacement for Club León will be determined through a play-off match between Los Angeles FC (runners-up to Club León in the 2023 Concacaf Champions Cup) and Club América (top-ranked team in the FIFA Club World Cup confederation ranking at the conclusion of the 2024 edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup, the last season taken into account for clubs to qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025).

The winners will automatically qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and will take the position of Club León in Group D.

Further details in relation to the play-off match, including information on the date, venue, kick-off time and ticket sales, will be communicated in due course.