Saudi Arabia selected as Club World Cup 2023 hosts
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has been selected to host the 2023 Club World Cup in December, FIFA 発表するd on Tuesday.
The FIFA 会議 全員一致で 投票（する）d for the Saudi Arabian Football 連合 to 行う／開催する／段階 the event, which 含むs the six 大陸の 支持する／優勝者s 加える the host's 国家の 支持する／優勝者s.
The tournament will take place from Dec. 12-22.
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia was selected by the Asian Football 連合 to host the 2027 Asian Cup.
The country has 以前 hosted 冒険的な events 含むing this year's Spanish 最高の Cup, 2022's world 肩書を与える fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua and the Riyadh Grand Prix.
The FIFA 会議 会合 also 確認するd changes to the structure of the Club World Cup, with 是認 for an 拡大するd 32-team tournament from 2025.
UEFA will have 12 places and CONMEBOL six, while CONCACAF, CAF and the AFC will each have four, with one place for the OFC and another for the hosts.
The FIFA 会合 also 確認するd that the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs, Mexico and Canada will automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup as 共同の-hosts of the tournament, with their places 存在 deducted from CONCACAF's 全体にわたる 配分 of six. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Adam Millington; Editing by Ken Ferris)
