2025 Club World Cup came to a successful conclusion, and Chelsea from the Premier League won the final championship. However, the defending champion does not have a direct quota to the next Club World Cup, and Chelsea still needs to advance through the Champions League or points.
The easiest way to advance to the Champions League is to win the Champions League championship. Currently, one of the 4 places has been taken away (2025 Champions League champion Paris), and there are 3 left to compete for.
The Premier League has many giants, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea are currently the most powerful group, Newcastle and Villa are strong contenders for Champions League seats, and the veteran BIG6 Manchester United and Tottenham are also eyeing each other. Without the direct coupon for Champions League championship, at most two teams in a league will participate in the Club World Cup, so there will inevitably be giants in the Premier League that cannot go to the Club World Cup 2029. Even if three different teams in the Premier League win three consecutive Champions Leagues, only three teams will participate, and there will still be giants absent. The highest honor, high bonuses and various additional benefits of the Club World Cup are very likely to evolve into high-standard events in the future. For Premier League giants, admission tickets are a tricky thing...