Has this Club World Cup format been a success?
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Fifa Club World Cup: Has Gianni Infantino’s new format been a success?
Fifa Club World Cup comes to an end on Sunday with Paris St-Germain vs Chelsea final. 32 teams – some from every continent – will have played 63 games, including the final, in the US over a month. BBC Sport looks at what the interest levels have been like and whether the tournament in this format can be considered a success or not.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on the eve of the final “we can say definitely that this Fifa Club World Cup has been a huge, huge, huge success”.
Previously an annual winter tournament for the six continental champions plus one host club, it now takes the format of the World Cup, although that too is being expanded from 2026 onwards.
Thirty-two teams – some from every continent – will have played 63 games, including the final, in the US over a month.
Critics have called it an Infantino vanity project and former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp referred to it as the “worst idea ever implemented in football”.
Issues have included sparse crowds for some group games, extreme weather and player fatigue – and what the knock-on effects could be.
“It’s been a big success. I’ve been everywhere and it’s been a brilliant tournament to work on and to watch here,” Michael Brown, who has been covering the games for broadcasters Dazn, told BBC Sport.
BBC Sport looks at what the interest levels have been like and whether the tournament in this format can be considered a success or not.
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