Barcelona is certain of not being invited to the next Club World Cup. The Catalan giant lost its last hopes of securing a ticket to the major competition.
Fifa will organize this new competition in the summer of 2025 in the United States, and PSG, in its current capacity as the fourth European club in the UEFA index, has been among the clubs invited for a long time and will be able to benefit from the visibility and enormous economic benefits that this new World Cup promises. Barça, on the other hand, will watch all this from behind their television set. The explanation is simple: to select the 12 European clubs invited to this competition, Fifa chose to rely on the UEFA Index. With two small additional rules: two clubs maximum per country but automatic qualification in the event of final victory in the Champions League. The list of participants will be decided on the basis of the rankings at the end of this season. Chelsea and Manchester City for England, the Real and Atletico Madrid for Spain, Bayern and Dormund for Germany, Inter and Juventus for Italy, Porto and Benfica for Portugal, and PSG for France.