The draw of the tournament was held on 16 September 2019, 14:00 CEST ( UTC+2), at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, to decide the matchups of the second round (between the first round winner and teams from AFC, CAF, and CONCACAF), and the opponents of the two second round winners in the semi-finals (against teams from CONMEBOL and UEFA). Injury replacements are allowed until 24 hours before the team's first match. Squads Main article: 2019 FIFA Club World Cup squadsĮach team had to name a 23-man squad (three of whom must be goalkeepers). On 7 December 2019, FIFA moved all three matches (the second semi-final on 18 December and the third place match and final on 21 December) that were due to be played at the Education City Stadium to Khalifa International Stadium after the opening of the Education City Stadium was postponed to early 2020.Ī total of five referees, ten assistant referees, and six video assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.Ībdelkader Zitouni of Tahiti ( OFC) was also named as a support referee. The newly built Education City Stadium, which was selected to host the final match, is also a host venue for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as is the Khalifa International Stadium. All three stadiums are located in Doha, with the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium and the Khalifa International Stadium having hosted matches at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, including the final for the latter. Winners of the 2018–19 Qatar Stars LeagueįIFA announced the three venues for the tournament, along with the match schedule, on 30 September 2019. Winners of the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League Winners of the 2018–19 CAF Champions League Winners of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League The following teams qualified for the tournament.
The Club World Cup will retain its original format ahead of the revamp in 2021. Qatar was appointed as the host for the 20 tournaments on 3 June 2019, serving as test events ahead of their hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On, FIFA announced that the 20 tournament host would be appointed at the FIFA Council meeting in Paris, France on 3 June 2019. A host was to be announced by FIFA on 15 March 2019, though this was later delayed. All are at +43,000 - but if one of those happens to emerge as a Cinderella winner, the payoff would be sweet.With proposals for an expanded Club World Cup, FIFA delayed the announcement of a host. There's also a big group of teams the oddsmakers say have little chance of lifting the trophy, including Jamaica, Vietnam, Argentina, Zambia, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Morocco, Philippines, South Africa, Haiti and Panama. England is next at +340, followed by Spain at +650. The United States is a +270 favorite to win the World Cup, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Soccer Player of the Year and the National Women's Soccer League's Most Valuable Player. Smith doubled up last year as both the U.S. forward Sophia Smith, 21-year-old Jody Brown of Jamaica and 19-year-old Melchie Dumornay of Haiti. Sinclair, who is 38 and likely playing in her final World Cup, is international soccer's all-time leading scorer, among women or men, with 190 career goals. There are two distinct groups of players to watch at this World Cup: Veteran superstars and talented youngsters.Ĭanada's Christine Sinclair leads a group of veterans that includes Brazil's Marta, Australia's Sam Kerr, France's Wendie Renard and American Alex Morgan. ( PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images) Players to watch ET that same day.įILE - Spain's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the FIFA U-17 womens football World Cup 2022 final match against Colombia at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Oct. The last group game against Portugal is set for Aug. ET.Ī rematch of the 2019 final against the Netherlands is set for July 27 in Wellington, airing at 9 p.m. The opening match is against Vietnam on July 22 in Auckland, which, because of the time difference, will air in the U.S. The United States is playing in Group E with Vietnam, the Netherlands and Portugal. The broadcast schedule is complicated by the time difference. 11-12 and the two semifinal matches will be played Aug. The top finishers advance to the round of 16 from Aug. Each team plays a three-game, round-robin group stage, running from July 20 to Aug. The 32 teams are divided into eight groups of four teams each. All matches will be streamed on the Fox app. Telemundo holds the Spanish-language rights.įox will broadcast a record 29 matches over the air on its main network and the rest of the games will be aired on FS1. Fox holds the English-language media rights in the United States for the Women's World Cup.
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