This Monday in Kigali, Rwanda, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) unanimously approved the format of the new Club World Cup, which will be played from 2025.

"The FIFA Council unanimously approved the fundamental principles of access with the aim of guaranteeing the highest possible quality based on sporting criteria," reads the statement released by the world soccer governing body.

The tournament has 32 teams and, in this first edition, will include the teams that won the title in the seasons ending between 2021 and 2024.

the competition will now include 12 European teams, six from South America, four from Asia, Africa, North America, Central America and the Caribbean, one from Oceania and another from the host country.

The champions of the 2021-2024 editions will be guaranteed a place in the tournament, as will the winners of the Champions League - Chelsea and Real Madrid are already certain - with the remaining eight UEFA places to be filled according to the respective continental ranking for that quadrennium.