Also, the 2025 Club World Cup is going to be a 32 team tournament (replaces Confederations Cup) as a dry run for the WC so I would guess that will be in the US too. It will be interesting to see how they award bids.
UEFA: 10
CONMEBOL: 8
CONCACAF: 4
AFC: 4
CAF: 4
Oceania: 1
Host: 1
???
And then how does each confederation award them in a normal cycle, lets say for 2029:
UEFA: 2026, 27, 28, and 29 finalists plus 2 wild cards
CONMEBOL: 2026, 27, 28, 29 finalists
CONCACAF, AFC, CAF: 2026, 27, 28, 29 champs
Then say Man City wins UEFA 2026. They qualify. But in 2027, they advance to the final, perhaps the team they beat to get there qualifies. Then in 2028, they advance to the final but the team they beat to get there qualifies....then the other semifinal loser qualifies. It'll be interesting to see how they do this. Seems like a fun summer tournament. Seeing these clubs play meaningful games in June is good