FIFA Club World Cup: Why Chelsea were given spot in new format ahead of Liverpool

Chelsea and Manchester City are the two Premier League teams selected to participate in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup.

The 2025 edition of the tournament has been reformatted, with 32 teams from around the world set to participate.

According to Metro UK, despite their higher UEFA coefficient ranking, Liverpool will not play any role in the tournament.

Instead, Chelsea, have been handed the spot, with the west Londoners set to join City in the competition.

The decision to leave out Liverpool in favour of Chelsea has sparked anger and outrage from the Merseyside camp.

Why Chelsea got spot ahead of Liverpool

It has now emerged that Chelsea were handed the spot owing to their 2021 Champions League triumph over Man City in Porto.

At the time, the west Londoners stunned City 1-0 to lift the title, with Kai Havertz scoring the only goal.

Meanwhile, Arsenal have a chance of getting included in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, but only if they win the Champions League this season.

The FIFA tournament will be played between June 15 and July 13 in the United States.

According to The Mirror, FIFA wants to make the Club World Cup one of the game's most prestigious competitions.

In view of this, the competition will be played every four years from then onwards.