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16-05-2025
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LAFC and Club América battle for final Club World Cup 2025 spot
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and Mexican giant Club América will face off next Saturday, May 31, in a decisive duel in Los Angeles, to determine the final club to qualify for the eagerly awaited FIFA Club World Cup 2025™. Watch all the FIFA Club World Cup games live on from June 14 to July 13 Advertisement The game will be played at BMO Stadium, with kick-off set for 7:30pm (local time). This match comes after a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and FIFA, which opted for a "play-in" between LAFC – runners-up of the 2023 Concacaf Champions League – and Club América – the highest-ranked club in FIFA's Concacaf ranking at the end of the qualification cycle that concluded in 2024. The game will be broadcast worldwide for free via with more sublicensing agreements to be announced soon. The winner of this clash will join Group D of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, alongside CR Flamengo (Brazil), Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia) and Chelsea FC (England). The games in this group will be played in Atlanta (June 16), Nashville (June 20), and Orlando (June 24).
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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LAFC and Club América to clash on May 31 for final FIFA Club World Cup spot
Watch every game of the FIFA Club World Cup live on from 14 June – 13 July The final club to qualify for the highly anticipated FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ will be decided on Saturday, May 31, when Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and Mexican giants Club América face off in a high-stakes play-in match at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Kickoff is set for 7:30 PM local time. Advertisement Tickets for this winner-takes-all clash will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, May 17 at Members of LAFC and Club América will have early access through an exclusive presale starting Friday, May 16 at 10:00 AM PT. The play-in match will be streamed live and free globally on with additional sublicensing agreements to be announced soon. Following recent decisions from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, FIFA determined that the final club to join the tournament will be selected through a play-in match between LAFC (runners-up to Club León in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League) and Club América (the top-ranked Concacaf club in the FIFA Club World Cup Confederation Ranking as of the end of the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup, the final year of the qualification period). If the match ends in a tie after 90 minutes, two 15-minute halves of extra time will be played, with a 5-minute break between them. If the score is still level, a penalty shootout will determine the winner. The victor of the play-in will secure the final spot at this year's prestigious global club tournament and will compete in Group D alongside Brazil's CR Flamengo, Tunisia's Espérance Sportive de Tunis, and England's Chelsea FC.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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LAFC and Club America vying for final Club World Cup spot as Fifa announce decisive play-off
Fifa will stage a one-time play-off between MLS side LAFC and Mexican outfit Club America to decide who takes the final spot in this summer's Club World Cup. The winner of the play-off will replace Club Leon in the competition, who were deemed ineligible to compete and axed after failing to comply with regulations regarding multi-club ownership. The play-off will take place on May 31 at BMO Stadium, the home of LAFC. LAFC were beaten by Leon in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League final, the tournament that decided the Liga MX side's initial inclusion in the Club World Cup. As such, LAFC will feel they have a strong claim to compete in Leon's place. Meanwhile, Club America are the highest-ranked team behind Leon in the confederation ranking that did not qualify for the competition. This play-off will be of great interest to Chelsea, who were due to play Leon in Group D before their exclusion from the competition. The Blues were also drawn against Brazilian giants Flamengo and Tunisian outfit Esperance Sportive de Tunisie. LAFC's involvement in the play-off poses prospect of playing against a couple of familiar faces for Chelsea, with former Blues striker Olivier Giroud leading the line, while ex-Spurs skipper Hugo Lloris is their starting goalkeeper. Leon were nevertheless aggrieved by the decision to oust them from this summer's maiden Club World Cup in the United States, with club captain and former Real Madrid star James Rodriguez branding it as a 'grave injustice'. Grupo Pachuca, Leon's owners who are also in control of fellow Club World Cup participants Pachuca, had an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected. The 32-team competition kicks off on June 15 and runs until the final on July 13, with Manchester City the other English club to be vying for a new title this summer.
RTHK
06-05-2025
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- RTHK
Fifa to hold playoff for final Club World Cup berth
Fifa to hold playoff for final Club World Cup berth The 2025 Fifa Club World Cup will be held across the United States from June 14 to July 13. Photo: Reuters Fifa has confirmed it will hold a playoff between Los Angeles FC and Mexican giants América to decide the final berth at next month's Club World Cup following the expulsion of Club Leon. The decision to stage a playoff game was announced after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed appeals from Leon, CF Pacucha and Costa Rica's Alajuelense. The move follows the decision to oust Leon from the Club World Cup – which is being held across the United States from June 14 to July 13 – because the club is owned by Grupo Pachuca, which also controls Liga MX side Pachuca, who are also taking part in the tournament. Los Angeles FC advanced to the playoff on the basis of finishing as runners-up to Leon in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League. América were chosen as their replacements due to their status as the "top-ranked team" in confederation rankings. The winner of the playoff will line up in Group D of the Club World Cup, where they will face Premier League side Chelsea, Brazil's Flamengo and Esperance Tunis of Tunisia. (AFP)
Straits Times
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Fifa to hold playoff for final Club World Cup berth after Leon ruling
The move follows the decision to oust Leon from the Club World Cup because the club is owned by Grupo Pachuca, which also controls Liga MX side Pachuca, who are also taking part in the tournament. PHOTO: REUTERS LOS ANGELES - Fifa on May 6 confirmed it will hold a playoff between Los Angeles FC and Mexican giants America to decide the final berth at next month's Club World Cup following the expulsion of Club Leon. The decision to stage a playoff game was announced after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed appeals from Leon, CF Pacucha and Costa Rica's Alajuelense. The move follows the decision to oust Leon from the Club World Cup – which is being held across the United States from June 14 to July 13 – because the club is owned by Grupo Pachuca, which also controls Liga MX side Pachuca, who are also taking part in the tournament. LAFC advanced to the playoff on the basis of finishing as runners-up to Leon in the 2023 Concacaf Champions League. America were chosen as their replacements due to their status as the 'top-ranked team' in confederation rankings. The winner of the playoff will line up in Group D of the Club World Cup, where they will face Premier League side Chelsea, Brazil's Flamengo and Esperance Tunis of Tunisia. No date and venue for the LAFC-America playoff has been set, Fifa said. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
