FIFA Club World Cup 2023: Fixture schedule, results, teams, live stream & TV channel

The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup – which actually took place in 2023 – is over, and we won’t have to wait long for the next edition of the tournament.

The FIFA council, consisting of representatives from all of the continental governing bodies, has met to finalise all of the details for the next Club World Cup and agreements have been reached on all matters, from where it will be to when it will be.

Here’s everything you need to know about.

The vast majority of the time, the European side competing in the Club World Cup is the one that lifts it, and that was the case this time around in Morocco.

After beating Liverpool to lift the Champions League last year, Real Madrid qualified for the semi-finals of the tournament where they were drawn against Egyptian side Al Ahly.

They didn’t have much trouble beating them, prevailing 4-1 to set up a final with Asian champions Al Hilal, who beat Flamengo 3-2 in a thriller.

The final proved to be another entertaining affair and ultimately ended 5-3 to Real Madrid, with the Spanish side lifting the title for a record fifth time.

The next edition of the tournament will be held in Saudi Arabia, with most matches likely to take place in the cities of Riyadh and Jeddah. It comes after the nation was awarded the 2027 Asian Cup, and they’re also bidding to host the 2030 World Cup along with Greece and Egypt.

No other nation was seriously considered when it came to who would host the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup, with the FIFA Council unanimously voting for it to take place in Saudi Arabia and no objections being made, despite talk that the USA was interested too.

The tournament will take place across 10 days from December 12 to December 22 2023.

While the dates for the opening match and the final are set in stone though, when the games in between them will be hasn’t yet been announced.

There will be seven matches in total, with four rounds and as a third-place playoff which will most likely be on December 21, the day before the final.

The 2023 FIFA World Cup will be contested between the champions of the world’s six continental club competitions as well as the champions of the Saudi Arabian league, with the continental competitions being:

Given that all of those competitions are still ongoing at the time of writing, no side has confirmed its place in the draw yet.

Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan are closest to doing so having reached the final of the AFC Champions League, but the other half of that tournament is still in the round of 16 and none of the other continental competitions have passed that stage yet.

Assuming the situation remains the same as it was for the tournament just gone, the Club World Cup will be shown on FIFA+, the governing body’s streaming service that can be watched on most devices and smart TVs.

Fox Sports will most likely retain the TV rights in the US, while Channel 4 have shown it in the past when an English team has been competing.