FIFA have confirmed that Morocco will host the 2023 Club World Cup in February.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino made the announcement on Friday at the World Cup final press conference and revealed it will be the last of the seven-team format.
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Morocco beat out competition from World Cup hosts Qatar and will be hosting the event for the second time, having previously hosted the tournament in 2013 and 2014.
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The president of the world football governing body also confirmed that the Club World Cup will expaned to 32 teams in 2025.
Reports claim that tournament will be comprised of 12 teams from Europe, six from South America/CONCACAF, six from Africa and six Asians side while a further two will be invited.
"When it comes to the council meeting, we could confirm revenues of this four-year cycle – 7.5 billion,' said Infantino.
"Looking forward, the FIFA Council approved the budget for the next four year cycle, which will be eleven billion and almost 10 billion will go directly back to football.
"We discussed some strategic principles. For the men, we agreed to have a new men's Club World Cup, this will happen in 2025 and will have 32 teams, making it like this World Cup.
"We had a Club World Cup planned in 2020 with 24 teams. It wasn't replaced or postponed. We did that to allow for the Copa America and the Euros and protect the health and well-being of players and not overburden the calendar."
