Borussia Dortmund Qualify for the 2025 Club World Cup!
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More games! More money! More fun! With RB Leipzig failing to progress past Real Madrid in the Champions League today, Borussia Dortmund have qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup! For those who are unaware, the Club World Cup has recently been revamped by FIFA. The tournament previously took place every year and saw the winners of each continent?s continental trophy face off. The tournament has largely been written off as added fixture congestion and European teams have won the last eleven iterations.
Congratulations to @BVB on qualifying for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025!
As a result of @RBLeipzig?s @ChampionsLeague elimination, Dortmund are now assured of a spot via the ranking pathway and will join @FCBayern as Germany?s representatives at next year?s tournament. pic.twitter.com/vqD8KFfVAY? FIFA (@FIFAcom) March 6, 2024
The new tournament will take place every four years, starting in 2025, and will consist of eight groups with four teams each followed by single-elimination knockout rounds. This new 36-team tournament will be styled after the FIFA World Cup and take place in the summer. Qualifying for the tournament works as follows: Eight teams will qualify from UEFA, six will be from CONMEBOL (South America?s equivalent of UEFA), four from CONCACAF (North America), four from AFC (Asia), four from CAF (Africa), one from OFC (Oceania), and the host country will also nominate a club o...
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