Barcelona will not ask for an invitation to the FIFA Club World Cup | OneFootball

Earlier in the day, it was reported that FIFA is considering inviting Barcelona to the inaugural edition of the revamped FIFA Club World Cup this summer, following Club Leon’s suspension from the tournament.

The Mexican outfit has been suspended due to a violation of FIFA’s multi-club ownership rules, as Leon’s parent company, Grupo Pachuca, also owns fellow participant CF Pachuca.

Club Leon’s absence has led FIFA to potentially consider inviting Barça, who had missed out on qualifying for the tournament due to their poor performances in European competition between 2021 and 2024.

Barcelona unlikely to ask for an invitation

However, a recent report from AS has suggested that Barcelona won’t ask for an invitation to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Although the club would have liked to participate in the competition, especially given the financial rewards at play, the club won’t push for an envelope from FIFA.

This is primarily because of the fact that Barcelona are aware of the regulations that govern the Club World Cup, with 12 European spots.

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Barcelona acknowledge that they have not qualified for the tournament on sporting merit, and since no European team has been disqualified, they won’t push for inclusion in the tournament.

Instead, Barça are focusing on their pre-season trip to South Korea and Japan, which is slated to begin sometime in June.

In South Korea, Barça will take on FC Seoul in the first friendly and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors or Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the second friendly.

The report suggests the pre-season tour is expected to bring in an inflow of at least €15 million, which Barça plan on maximising to €25 million.

Although Barcelona rue missing out on the FIFA Club World Cup, they are looking at the bright side of it.

The club, after all, have the possibility of playing in the UEFA Super Cup if they can win the Champions League. And as mentioned earlier, they can also have a normal pre-season, which often becomes important from a team-building perspective.