By Daily Sports on July 27, 2019

The penultimate edition of the Club World Cup in its current format, featuring seven teams, will kick off in Qatar on 11 December, with the final taking place 10 days later, global soccer governing body Fifa announced on Friday.

Fifa had said it would revamp the tournament to feature 24 teams from 2021, with Qatar hosting the final two editions in the old style as test events for the World Cup which the Gulf state will host in 2022.

Three teams for this year have been confirmed with European champions Liverpool joining Concacaf champions CF Monterrey and Oceania’s Hienghene Sport. The club representing hosts Qatar will depend on the ongoing AFC Champions League.

“If a team from Qatar are champions, they qualify directly for the second round ... with the runners-up playing the opening match against Hienghene Sport on 11 December,” Fifa said in a statement.

“If the AFC Champions League winners are not a club from Qatar, the current holders of the Qatar Stars League title, Al Sadd SC, play the opening match against Hienghene Sport.”

Participating teams from Africa, Asia and South America will be determined in the coming months.

The draw for second round and semifinal matches will take place at Fifa’s headquarters in Zurich on 16 September.

Liverpool enter the competition in the semifinal stage and take on a second-round winner on 18 December. (SuperSport)

•Photo shows World Club Cup Trophy 

Source Daily Sports

Posted July 27, 2019

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