
FIFA announced today that the 2021 Club World Cup originally scheduled to be held in China will be hosted by Japan. At the same time, the number of participating teams in the current Club World Cup will be reduced from the original 24 teams to 7. .
The Chinese Football Association also issued an official statement immediately, stating that the first new version of the Club World Cup with 24 teams participating will still be held in China. Affected by the world epidemic, the first new version of the Club World Cup was postponed. FIFA is actively negotiating with China and other stakeholders on the postponed date.

Chinese Football Association statement:
In the early morning of December 5th, Beijing time, FIFA announced that the old version of the Club World Cup with 7 teams will be held in Japan in 2021. In April this year, FIFA has announced that the first new version of the Club World Cup originally scheduled to be held in China in 2021 will be postponed.
Before FIFA made the decision to postpone the new version of the Club World Cup, it had in-depth communication with the China Club World Cup Preparatory Office, who understood and supported this decision of FIFA.
Japan's Club World Cup to be held in 2021 will still be the old version of the Club World Cup in which 7 teams will participate. The first new version of the Club World Cup in which 24 teams will participate will still be held in China. Affected by the world epidemic, the first new version of the Club World Cup was postponed. FIFA is actively negotiating with China and other stakeholders on the postponed date.
FIFA and the China Preparatory Office for the Club World Cup are confident that 24 teams will participate in the first new version of the Club World Cup in the future.
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Source: Shandong Sports Leisure Broadcasting