Toluca clinch 2029 Club World Cup place after Concacaf triumph | OneFootball

Toluca have booked a place at the 2029 Club World Cup after lifting the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, beating Tigres on penalties following a 1-1 draw at Estadio Nemesio Díez. They are the seventh side confirmed for the tournament.

According to Globo.com, the qualified teams so far are Al-Ahli, Cruz Azul, Flamengo, Mamelodi Sundowns, Paris Saint-Germain, Pyramids and Toluca.

Cruz Azul claimed the 2025 Concacaf title and Flamengo won the 2025 Copa Libertadores. Al-Ahli secured Asia by winning the 2024/25 and 2025/26 AFC Champions League, while Pyramids and Mamelodi Sundowns won Africa in 2024/25 and 2025/26 respectively. PSG are in as 2024/25 European champions.

The second edition of FIFA's tournament does not yet have a host. Despite talk of expanding to 48 teams, it remains slated to follow the original 32-team format.

Continental champions across the four-year cycle are guaranteed entry, with confederation rankings to complete the 2029 line-up.

The inaugural event in 2025, staged in the United States, featured four Brazilian clubs. Fluminense reached the semi-finals, Palmeiras went out in the quarters, and Botafogo and Flamengo exited in the last 16. Chelsea lifted the trophy with a 3-0 win in the final after losing to Flamengo in the group stage and eliminating Palmeiras and Fluminense in the knockouts.

Source: Globo.com