LAFC and Club América to compete in playoff for final Club World Cup spot

There will be a playoff.

Today, FIFA announced that a match will be held between Los Angeles FC and Club América to determine who will replace the León Club in the FIFA 2025 Club Cup.

The decision occurred after the Court of Arbitration for Sports rejected the appeals of Pachuca, León and LD Alajuelense, who Initially argued that León should be eliminated Due to the FIFA rule on not having multiple teams in a tournament under the same property. León is owned by the Pachuca owned group. Alajuelense argued that they should be the direct replacements in the Club World Cup.

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According to An athletics reportThe match will take place at Stadium BMO in Los Angeles on May 31, and the winner was placed in the Lion position in group D in the Club World Cup.

FIFA has not yet publicly confirmed the date of the playoffs. Group D also includes Flamengo, Chelsea FCand Espérance de Túns, with the winner of the playoffs facing Chelsea in his inaugural match on June 16 in Atlanta.

For fans of the United States male team, the playoff guarantees that another member of the team’s players will not be available for the Golden cupthat is aimed at the competition with the FIFA Club World Cup this summer. LAFC presents the midfielder Timothy Tillman, who has not appeared in the national team since he made his debut in January 2024.

However, with Weston McKennie and Tim Weah (Juventus) Together with Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) Already competing in the Club World Cup, the USMNT The group of players from the center of the field could make Tillman a candidate for a list of the Gold Cup in case LFC is lost. LAFC winning the playoffs and enter the Club World Cup would also mean that three MLS teams would compete in the competition. The FC Win would be seen to join the Seattle Sounders (2022 Concacafaf Champions League Champions) and Inter Miami (winners of the 2024 ml supporter shield) in the tournament.

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On the other hand, the América Club presents the midfielder Alex Zendejas, who would normally be in the mixture for inclusion in a Gold Cup list. Send Jacket has 11 caps for the USMNT, including four in 2024. America also has several players that include the nucleus of the national team of Mexico, and if they win, that would be a great blow to the group of Mexican players. On the other hand, the inclusion of Club América, far from the most popular North America team, could be a great impulse for the Club World Cup in the sale of last -minute tickets for the games of the group stage.

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The playoff would be a huge game for Major League Soccer, since many are already invoicing the richest game in the history of American football. The team that wins the playoff to be the final participant in the Club World Cup Win a minimum or $ 10 million To compete, with the ability to win even more based on performance. It also faces the major league football against Liga MX once again in a growing rivalry between the two leagues, which are considered an additional crowding of the rivalry between American football and Mexican football. The winner would still be at a disadvantage with only 16 days to prepare for his opening match. It would also require Major League Soccer or Liga MX to adjust the schedules to allow their respect teams to compete in the tournament.

There are more details about the playoffs, but LaFC and Club América will compete to be team No. 32 in the Club World Cup.