FIFA Club World Cup 2023: Everything you need to know about football's 'other' World Cup

The top football teams from each continent will be involved in the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 set to start from 12 December. The FIFA Club World Cup will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, this time. Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad and New Zealand-based football club Auckland City will clash in the tournament opener.

Manchester City will represent Europe, the continent with the most wins, in the 2023-24 FIFA Club World Cup. Man City did a treble last season having also won the Premier League and the FA Cup.

The 20th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup will also mark the end of its current format involving seven teams. The competition will be extended to 32 teams from 2025.

As fans await the FIFA Club World Cup to unfold, we take a look all details about the event.

Teams:

The seven teams set to vie for the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 title are- Manchester City (England), Club Leon (Mexico), Urawa Reds (Japan), Fluminense FC (Brazil), Auckland City FC (New Zealand), Al Ahly FC (Egypt) and Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia).

Schedule:

Al Ittihad and Auckland City will feature in the tournament opener at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium on 12 December. The two semi-finals will be played on 18 and 19 December. The third-place match will be held on 22 December. The summit clash will take place on the same day.

Format

The FIFA Club World Cup 2023 will see seven knockout games being played with extra time and penalties if needed. The third-place determining fixture will head straight into penalties if two teams fail to find a winner in 90 minutes of football. Following the conclusion of the knockout games, two semi-finals, one final and another third-place decider will be played.

Venue

The FIFA Club World Cup 2023 matches are scheduled to be played at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium and Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Live streaming and live telecast:

The FIFA Club World Cup 2023 will be streamed live on FIFA+ in most parts of the world. In India it will be available on Fancode.