- The expanded tournament will feature 32 teams and will be held in the US next summer.
- Chelsea will face Flamengo in the group stage and Man City will face Juventus
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Football's best will come together at next summer's FIFA Club World Cup and the magnitude of the prize money available should provide motivation for teams to go all the way.
The expanded tournament now involves 32 teams and will take place in the United States between June 15 and July 13 at the end of a long season for the sport's best.
Manchester City are in the tournament because they are the defending champions, while Chelsea are there because they are the last English club, other than City, to win the Champions League.
However, the qualification criteria are not so clear. Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will represent the United States along with the Seattle Sounders. Both were eliminated from the MLS play-offs that the LA Galaxy eventually won.
One team whose qualification was inevitable was Real Madrid, as the Spanish giants entered the tournament following their Champions League triumph over Borussia Dortmund in May.
Now the huge amount of money at stake for the tournament teams has been revealed and Los Blancos will take home more than any other team. AS information.
Next summer's FIFA Club World Cup is probably worth it for Real Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti's club will earn up to £83 million if they win the tournament in the US.
Manchester City, who need good news after a bad run, will also probably receive good compensation.
The 15-time Champions League winners are in the highest coefficient bracket and are in line to pocket £83m if they win it all.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are expected to earn £25 million from qualifying alone and £29 million if they win all their group matches.
Real Madrid will face Neymar's Al-Hilal, Mexico's Pachuca and Austria's Red Bull Salzburg in this first round and will have hopes of advancing.
If they reach the semi-finals, it is believed they will receive a payout of £50m, while a place in the final should net them £66m.
Europe's top clubs are expected to receive a larger share of the prize money than other clubs in the competition, which some believe is a move aimed at ensuring they take it seriously and play most of their big names amid concerns about the exhaustion of the players. .
Indeed, this month it was reported that both Chelsea and City had been told to expect between £50m and £60m during the tournament.
Mail Sport also understands that there will be some sort of solidarity fund through which money will be paid to the country associations of the 32 clubs taking part. The Football Association will be one of the beneficiaries.
The amount given could vary depending on the number of sponsors attracted. So far only Hisense, AB InBev and Bank of America are on board. FIFA is reportedly hoping to attract 10 major partners and the DAZN deal will have done them little harm.
Chelsea qualified as the last English champion of the Champions League besides City
City qualified for the group stage of the FIFA Club World Cup against Juventus
Chelsea will be reunited with cult hero David Luiz when they face Flamengo in the group stage.
The tournament, which begins in mid-June, will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN, which has seen billions in losses since its launch. There has been talk that Saudi Arabian money could be used to prop up the streaming platform.
The astonishing prize money could well be the envy of the rest of the top flight. Many clubs will embark on their own summer tours abroad, where they will be lucky to win around a quarter of the £25m promised to qualifiers, according to inside sources.
The substantial cash injection will also have a major impact on the Premier League's financial rules and may lead some rivals to regret what they may perceive as an unfair advantage.
City hosted the main match of the group stage, which saw the Premier League champions take on Juventus during a ceremony earlier this month. Chelsea will be reunited with former defender David Luiz after Enzo Maresca's side took on Brazilian side Flamengo.
Along with the Italian giants, City will face Moroccan side Wydad AC and United Arab Emirates side Al Ain in the group stage. Chelsea will also face Mexican Club León and Esperance Sportive de Tunis from Tunisia.
