It wasn't Jeonbuk. The FIFA Club World Cup substitute club is LAFC or Club America…It's decided by the playoffs
Apr 01, 2025
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The British daily 「Guardian" and the U.S. sports broadcaster"ESPN" reported on the 31st of last month that FIFA announced plans to determine the team participating in the Club World Cup through a single playoff match between LAFC (USA) and Club America (Mexico).
On the 23rd of last month, FIFA disqualified Leon (Mexico) from participating in the same tournament under Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the Club World Cup Regulations (conditions related to joint ownership of the club). Leon is a club owned by the group pachuca, which also owns another Mexican club, pachuca. Leon and Pachuca qualified for this Club World Cup finals side by side.
If the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejects Leon's appeal, FIFA's playoff plan will operate as scheduled, according to the report 'ESPN'. CAS is scheduled to hold a hearing on Leon's qualification to play in Madrid, Spain, on the 23rd, raised by Deportiva Alahuelensi (Costa Rica). Alahuelensi insisted that Leon had violated FIFA rules and that they should qualify for the tournament instead.
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The Club World Cup, which will be played with 32 teams for the first time in history, will be held in 11 U.S. cities from June 14 to July 13. In the K League, Ulsan HD will be the only team to participate and face Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Fluminense (Brazil), and Mamelody Sundowns (South Africa). Ulsan has qualified for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) rankings for four years.
After Leon's disqualification from participating, the possibility of Jeonbuk becoming an alternative club was raised, but Jeonbuk was not included in the five alternative club candidates (LAFC, Allahuellenci, Club America, Alnasr, 2025 North and Central American Champions League winners) reported by sports media 'The Athletic' on the 25th of last month. It seems to have prioritized the same continental club. If LAFC qualifies to participate, the U.S. team to play in the finals will be two teams (Seattle Sounders), and if Club America participates, the Mexican team will be three teams (Monterrey, Pachuca).
This Club World Cup is a 'money feast' with a total prize money of $1 billion (about 1.46 trillion won). Ulsan earns 9.55 million dollars (about 14 billion won) from participation fees alone. The amount is 28 times the prize money of K League 1 (500 million won). If they advance to the round of 16, they will receive an additional $11.5 million (about 17 billion won). The prize money amounts to 125 million dollars (about 183 billion won).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
