Chelsea not guaranteed spot for Club World Cup defence in 2029
The world governing body may also push for a maximum limit of two clubs per country to be increased for 2029, though Uefa would resist that if it threatened to become direct competition for the Champions League.
Sources have said that Fifa will review this summer's tournament before deciding on the qualification plan for 2029, and will look at all options including whether Chelsea, who earned £84million from the tournament, should qualify as winners.
Any move by Fifa's president, Gianni Infantino, to expand the number of clubs involved from 32 to 48 would almost certainly be opposed by Uefa.
Fifa's leaders were frustrated that top clubs such as Liverpool and Barcelona were not at this summer's event in the United States as their presence would have helped increase the interest in a tournament that was hit-and-miss. The four Champions League winners from 2021-24 qualified, which included two English teams, Chelsea and Manchester City, so Liverpool missed out.
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