2018 FIFA Club World Cup
| FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 كأس العالم للأندية كرة القدم UAE 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | December 2018 |
| Teams | 7 (expected) (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | TBA (in TBA host cities) |
The 2018 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 presented by Alibaba E-Auto for sponsorship reasons)[1] will be the 15th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the national league champion from the host country. The tournament will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates.[2]
Host bids
The application process for the 2017–2018 as well as the 2015–2016 editions, i.e. two hosts, each hosting two years, began in February 2014.[3] Member associations interested in hosting must submit a declaration of interest by 30 March 2014, and provide the complete set of bidding documents by 25 August 2014.[4] The FIFA Executive Committee was to select the hosts at their meeting in Morocco in December 2014,[5] but the final decision was delayed until the FIFA's executive committee meetings on 19–20 March 2015.[6]
The following countries expressed an interest in bidding to host the tournament:[7]
The United Arab Emirates was officially announced as hosts of the 2017 and 2018 tournaments on 21 March 2015.[2]
Qualified teams
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Qualified date | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enter in the semi-finals | ||||
 TBD |
CONMEBOL | Winners of the 2018 Copa Libertadores | November 2018 | |
| TBD |
UEFA | Winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League | 26 May 2018 | |
| Enter in the quarter-finals | ||||
| TBD |
AFC | Winners of the 2018 AFC Champions League | 10 November 2018 | |
| TBD |
CAF | Winners of the 2018 CAF Champions League | November 2018 | |
| TBD |
CONCACAF | Winners of the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League | April 2018 | |
| Enter in the play-off for quarter-finals | ||||
| TBD |
OFC | Winners of the 2018 OFC Champions League | May 2018 | |
| TBD |
AFC (Hosts)[n 1] | Winners of the 2017–18 UAE Pro-League | By May 2018 | |
- Notes
- ↑ If a team from the UAE wins the AFC Champions League, the best-placed team outside of the UAE in the AFC Champions League will be invited in place of the UAE league winner.
Venues
To be announced.
Matches
| Play-off | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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| Host[A] |
– | |||||||||||||
| OFC | Winner Play-off | |||||||||||||
| – | ||||||||||||||
| Entrant Quarter-final[B] | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Quarter-final | ||||||||||||||
| Entrant Semi-final[C] | ||||||||||||||
| – | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Semi-final | ||||||||||||||
| – | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Semi-final | ||||||||||||||
| Entrant Quarter-final[B] | ||||||||||||||
| – | ||||||||||||||
| Entrant Quarter-final[B] | ||||||||||||||
| Winner Quarter-final | ||||||||||||||
| Fifth place | Third place | |||||||||||||
| Entrant Semi-final[C] | ||||||||||||||
| Loser Quarter-final | Loser Semi-final | |||||||||||||
| Loser Quarter-final | Loser Semi-final | |||||||||||||
| – | – | |||||||||||||
- Notes
References
- ↑ "Alibaba E-Auto signs as Presenting Partner of the FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA.com. 9 December 2015.
- 1 2 "2022 FIFA World Cup to be played in November/December". FIFA.com. 21 March 2015.
- ↑ "Blatter: A legacy for the future". FIFA.com. 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "Bidding process opened for eight FIFA competitions". FIFA.com. 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "India may get to host FIFA Club World Cup". India.com. 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA Executive committee meeting agenda now available". FIFA. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "High interest in hosting FIFA competitions". FIFA.com. 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "We are bidding for Club World Cup: AIFF president". The Times of India. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
External links
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