FIFA Club World Cup 2021: Fixture, Schedule, teams participating, and every detail

The FIFA Club World Cup 2021 was going to be hosted in Japan. However, due to Covid19 situations, the venue has been moved to the UAE. All the champions of the continental football tournaments will face each other at the FIFA Club World Cup 2021, which is going to take place this year in February 2022. 7 teams, including the host club, will go head-to-head to become the global champions. 

The current title holders are Bayern Munich, who defeated Tigres UANL in the final. This year, the favorites to win the title are Chelsea, current UEFA Champions League winners, and Palmeiras, recently crowned Conmebol Copa Libertadores 2021 winners.

Let's have a look at the FIFA Club World Cup 2021 fixtures:

The Tournaments format consists of 2 rounds i.e First round, followed by the second round. In the second round, the AFC, Concacaf, and CAF winners are already qualified and one of them will face the first-round winner. However, in the semi-finals, the winners of Conmebol Copa Libertadores and UEFA champions are already qualified. Each team will face the winners from matches 2 and 3 from Round 2 and then the finals.

First-round:

Match 1: Al Jazira vs Auckland City FC 

Second round:

Match 2: Al Ahly SC vs CF Monterrey 

Match 3: Al Hilal vs First round winner 

Semi-finals:

Palmeiras vs Match 2 winner

Match 3 winner vs Chelsea 

Final:

Semi-finalist 1 vs semi-finalist 2

FIFA Club World Cup Schedule:

FIFA has already announced that the tournament will begin from today that is February 3 to 12, 2022. The competition will start with a first-round match between Al Jazira and Auckland FC. The final is scheduled for February 12. 

Let's have a look at the participating teams:

Palmeiras - Brazil/Conmebol - Conmebol Copa Libertadores 2021 champions

Al Hilal - Saudi Arabia/AFC - AFC Champions League 2021 winner

Chelsea - England/UEFA - UEFA Champions League 2020/21 winner

Al Ahly - Egypt/CAF - CAF Champions League 2020/21 champions 

CF Monterrey -Mexico/Concacaf - Concacaf Champions League 2021 winners

Al Jazira - United Arab Emirates/AFC - Hosts

Auckland City - New Zealand/OFC - Nominated by OFC