Image Source : AP Alphonso Davies, Robert Lewandowski and Kingsley Coman of Munich, from left, have a good time the opening purpose throughout the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and SC Freiburg in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 17
Bayern Munich must beat the champion of Africa or Qatar to succeed in the Club World Cup ultimate after FIFA made the event draw Tuesday.
Europe’s champion will get a bye into the semi-finals of a pandemic-hit competitors being performed with six groups as an alternative of seven and in 2021 as an alternative of final December as deliberate.
South America’s entry into the Feb. 4-11 event won’t be identified till the Jan. 30 ultimate of the Copa Libertadores. Palmeiras faces Santos in an all-Brazilian ultimate on the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
The Copa Libertadores champion will play CONCACAF Champions League winner Tigres or Asian Champion League winner Ulsan Hyundai.
The first FIFA event to be performed for the reason that coronavirus pandemic was declared has solely six groups after Auckland City final week pulled out of representing Oceania.
Auckland mentioned it couldn’t journey to Qatar citing “COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities.”
The two Club World Cup venues, Education City Stadium and Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, are among the many eight getting used on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Europe’s champion has gained the Club World Cup in 12 of the previous 13 editions. Chelsea misplaced to Corinthians of Brazil in December 2012.