Great news! Sporting are well placed in the Club World Cup race | OneFootball

Sporting currently sit 11th in the European qualification ranking for the 2029 Club World Cup, a table based solely on matches played in the Champions League during the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. Their run to the quarter-finals this season allowed the Lions to pick up important points and, at this stage, move into a qualification spot.

In this ranking, the team coached by Rui Borges appears as one of the two Portuguese representatives, alongside Benfica, also benefiting from the rule that limits each country to two teams. Even so, the race remains wide open, as three European champions who will qualify directly are still yet to be determined, which could affect the final standings.

So far, five continental champions have already secured their place, namely: PSG (Europe), Flamengo (South America), Al-Ahli (Asia), Pyramids FC (Africa) and Cruz Azul (North, Central America and the Caribbean).

It is worth noting that, at this stage, the standings are led by Arsenal, the team that knocked Sporting out of the Champions League, followed by PSG and Bayern Munich, with Atlético de Madrid also among the top-ranked sides.

Sporting return to action next Sunday, 26 April, against AVS SAD. The match, counting for the 31st round of the Liga Portugal Betclic, against the side led by João Henriques, will be played in Vila das Aves at 8:30 pm.

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