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Why have Chelsea qualified for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025?
Dec 4, 2024
In case there wasn’t quite enough football already, FIFA’s reformatted and expanded Club World Cup in 2025 will bring more action to our screens.
The competition, which will take place in the United States, will see the leading nations from all six continental federations duke it out in a World Cup-esque format every four years.
Chelsea are one of the sides that will travel to North America searching for silverware in the new-look competition, which veers drastically from the Club World Cup previously witnessed in recent years.
But why are Chelsea, who finished sixth in the Premier League last season and without a trophy, competing in the 2025 Club World Cup?
Despite underwhelming recent campaigns, Chelsea will participate in the 2025 Club World Cup. The reason for this is quite simple, with the past four UEFA Champions League winners all securing qualification for the inaugural event.
That means Chelsea’s success in 2020/21 has earned them a spot in the competition and they are joined by fellow European victors Manchester City and Real Madrid, who won the competition in 2022 and 2024.
Reports have suggested that qualifying clubs will earn €50m for reaching the tournament and the winner could earn up to €100m. Chelsea are not strapped for cash, that’s for sure, but it’s a healthy bonus to be used next summer.
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