The top 32 compete in the United States! The full analysis of the quota allocation of the 2025 Club World Cup, the road to wealthy families is paved like this

Behind the quota is the sweat and glory of the four-year intercontinental journey. 32 top global clubs meet in the United States this summer to start the club event with the most prize money in football history.

In June 2025, international football will usher in a historic moment - the newly restructured FIFA Club World Cup will kick off in the United States. This four-year club feast has expanded the participating teams from traditional 7 to 32 for the first time, with a total prize of up to 1 billion euros, and the champion team will win a huge prize of US$125 million.

This change has completely reshaped the global club competition landscape. For European giants, this is a feast of wealth beyond the Champions League; for Asian, African and Latin American clubs, it is a valuable stage for competing with world top opponents.

01 Quota Allocation Mechanism

FIFA officially finalized the quota allocation plan for the 2025 Club World Cup at the Rwanda Kigali Conference in March 2023, which is a major adjustment to the global football governance system.

The continental quota system has become the basic framework of the Club New World Cup: UEFA won 12 seats, 6 seats in South American Football Federation, 4 seats in the AFC, ANF, Central and North American and Caribbean Football Federation, 1 seat in the Oceania Football Federation, and 1 seat in the host, forming a top 32 lineup.

quota allocation is not arbitrarily set, but is based on a comprehensive consideration of the development level, market value and historical contribution of football in clubs on various continents. European clubs have won more than one-third of their seats with their global influence and competitive standards.

FIFA has introduced the concept of "four-year cycle" in the quota allocation, and the qualification assessment covers the performance of the intercontinental event in the four full seasons of 2021-2024. This long-term design avoids the chance of temporary victory or defeat, and ensures that the participating clubs have continuous competitiveness.

02 The path to obtaining qualifications

The acquisition of qualifications follows a dual-track system: the champion direct access and the points ranking complement each other, forming the selection framework for the New World Club Cup.

Champion Direct Rules

For continents with more than 4 places (Europe, South America), the champions of the top intercontinental events in the past four times will automatically qualify for the competition. For continents with four places (Asia, Africa, Central and North America), the champions of the last four times will directly advance to the championship. For continents with only 1 place (Oceania), the highest ranking person will be selected from the last four times to advance to the clubs that have not advanced through the championship status, they will need to strive for the remaining quota through the points system designed by FIFA. The points calculation is based on the performance of each team in the past four seasons of intercontinental matches:

3 points per game, 1 point per game, 3 points per game, 3 points per game, 3 points per game, 3 points per game, 1 level per game, 3 points per game, 1 level per game, 3 points per game, 1 level per game, FIFA has set a key "national protection clause": the same national football association can only have two clubs participating. The only exception is that this limit can be broken when more than two clubs in the same country have won the Intercontinental Championship within four years.

When a team wins multiple intercontinental championships between 2021 and 2024, its "extra" title qualification will be translated into a point ranking quota, replaced by the unpromoted team with the highest points ranking on the continent.

03 Panoramic view of each continent

European theater (12 seats)

European region selection is the most intense battlefield in the world. Success or failure in the Champions League directly determines whether the club can embark on the journey of the Club World Cup.

Champions direct:

Chelsea (2020-21 Champions League champion)

Real Madrid (2021-22 Champions League champion)

Manchester City (2022-23 Champions League champion)

Bayern Munich (2023-24 Champions League champion)

Points promotion:

Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1)

Inter Milan (Serie A )

Porto (Portugal Super League)

Benfica (Portugal Super League)

Dortmund (Bundesliga)

Juventus (Serie A)

Atletico Madrid (La Liga)

Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)

It is worth noting that although the Premier League giant Liverpool ranks 7th in Europe's points, England is full (Chelsea, Manchester City) and has not won the Champions League championship, it is unfortunately missing this event.

South American War Zone (6 seats)

Among the six places in the South American Football Federation, the Libertadoes Cup champions occupy half of the land.

Champion Direct:

Palmeiras (2021 Copa Liberators Championship)

Flamengo (2022 Copa Liberators Championship)

Fruminense (2023 Copa Liberators Championship)

Points Promotion:

River Plate (Argentina)

Boca Youth (Argentina)

Botafogo (Brazil)

Brazil has become the biggest winner in South America, with a total of four teams shortlisted (Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fruminense, and Botafogo), fully demonstrating the dominance of Brazilian football in South American club events.

On the New Jersey final night on July 14, who will win the first reorganized World Cup and take away the highest single prize in football history of 125 million US dollars? This redefinition battle of club football will permanently change the competitive order and wealth distribution logic of world football.

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