FIFA: The Women’s Club World Cup will start in January 2028

2025/12/18 1:02:39 AM

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FIFA: The Women’s Club World Cup will start in January 2028

FIFA announced today that the first edition of the Women’s Club World Cup, which will be held from January 5 to 30, 2028. The host country for the competition has not been confirmed, but it will most likely be held in a country with a warm climate at this time of the year.

FIFA confirmed The plan to hold the tournament, which includes 16 teams, follows the increase in the number of teams also participating in the men’s Club World Cup, which was hosted by the United States last summer.

FIFA approved the tournament dates during a meeting of its council in Doha, Qatar.

Choosing this timing for the tournament means that it will conflict with the season of local European leagues, such as the Women’s Super League in England, but not the Women’s Champions League, which is on vacation during the month of January, as well as a soccer league. Women’s soccer in America at the end of the season. The tournament will include 4 groups, each containing 4 teams, and then elimination matches starting in the quarter-finals.

There will also be a preliminary knockout round stage, including 6 teams, of which three teams will qualify for the tournament itself. Europe is participating with five teams in the tournament, while the Asian, African, CONCACAF and South American confederations are represented by two teams each. All five confederations, plus Oceania, will make up the six participants in the preliminary round stage.