British reports confirmed that Qatar is interested and seeks to host the 2029 version of the Club World Cup, in a move that might mean transferring the tournament to the winter, as happened with the 2022 World Cup.
According to the sources of the British newspaper “The Guardian”, officials expressed their desire to organize the championship, during the meetings that took place during the current version in the United States.
The Qatar file is surrounded by logistical readiness and suitable for “FIFA”, as the stadiums that were built for the 2022 World Cup are still in excellent condition, and 6 of them are used regularly in the Qatar Stars League, which reduces the costs of hosting and moving to the fans, and enhances the feasibility of hosting the championship from two perspectives, economic and environmental, it is reported that a number of matches of the current version in America suffered from America Difficult weather conditions, such as postponing Chelsea and Benfica meeting for two hours; Because of the storms, but from an economic perspective, the major clubs may be less objectionable. The current version witnessed huge financial prizes, reaching a billion dollars in total value. Manchester City alone received $ 51.7 million as soon as he reached the round of 16, with an opportunity to win an additional $ 74.1 million if it crushes, while the final winning prize alone is 40 million dollars. All this makes the financial gains of the championship strongly for the UEFA Champions League returns, from which Paris Saint -Germain won approximately 91 million pounds for 17 games, but the challenge will be in the approval of European leagues to stop their competitions during the winter period
FIFA, which granted the organization of the 2025 version of the United States without any competitive process, is expected to open the official candidacy for the 2029 version, in light of the increase in the number of countries interested. Besides Qatar, Spain and Morocco announced their desire to organize the championship separately, despite their joint willingness to host the 2030 World Cup, which will also witness 3 games in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. Brazil also officially announced that it entered the competition, after the meeting of its president’s football federation, Samir Shoud, the president of the International Federation, Gianni Infantino, in Miami.
