FIFA Club World Cup 2021: The FIFA Club World Cup was scheduled to take place in December 2021 in Japan would take place, but has now been postponed to February 2022 and the United Arab Emirates due to the Corona pandemic. Which schedule follows the Soccer World Cup? What dates and times do the teams play? Everything important about the Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, including information on the mode and prize money, can be found in the following article.

FIFA Club World Cup 2022: Schedule and dates

The 18th FIFA Club World Cup 2021, the official world championship for soccer club teams, will begin on February 3 and end on February 12, 2022. It was originally scheduled to be held in Japan in December and was postponed due to corona. Seven clubs will compete in eight matches. The following schedule shows all the dates, times and dates of the Club World Cup in 22:

Mode of the FIFA Club World Cup 2021 / 2022

In the FIFA Club World Cup will participate again in 2022 seven teams participated. The Mode from 2007 remains the same. This means that the six winners of the club-level championships will compete in the six continental zones of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean with North and Central America, South America, Europe and Oceania. In addition, the Champion of the host country. The respective team from Europe and South America is already qualified for the Semifinals seeded. So these teams enter later than the others and only have to play two matches. The following applies Knockout system.

The following overview shows which teams will compete in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup:

• al-Hilal (AFC) – Entry in the quarterfinals
• Chelsea FC (UEFA) – Entry in the semifinals
• CF Monterrey (CONCACAF) – Entry in the quarterfinals
• al Ahly SC (CAF) – Entry in the quarterfinals
• Palmeiras São Paulo (CONMEBOL) – Entry in the semifinals
• AS Pirae (OFC) – Entry in elimination match
• al-Jazira Club (AFC) – Entry in elimination match

This prize money beckons at the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup

What prize money will the winner of the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup receive? This question cannot be answered with certainty. A ZDF report from 2020 sets out possible entry and prize money as follows: The Entrance fee alone shall US$50 million amount. The Prize money for the winning team will be 115 million US dollars estimated. However, the report assumes the realignment of the entire FIFA Club World Cup, which has now not been implemented for 2022. Therefore, the data on prize money is not considered certain. For the FIFA Club World Cup of the 19/20 – Season , which took place in 2021, a Prize money of more than 4 million US dollars is expected. This would be significantly less than the ZDF report assumes.

FIFA Club World Cup 2021 or 2022? Postponement and venue

Originally, the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup was to be held at a comprehensive realignment was planned. Instead of seven teams, there were now to be 24 teams participate. In addition, the date was to be moved from winter to June and July 2021. China was planned as the venue. Due to the Corona pandemic however, some tournaments had to be postponed, including the FIFA Club World Cup. Furthermore, it was decided to play at the original mode to remain.