Lula, CBF and Ancelotti urge FIFA: Club World Cup for Brazil | OneFootball

This Monday, the President of the Republic, Lula, met with Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, and Samir Xaud, President of the CBF, at the Planalto Palace in Brasília. The coach of the Brazilian National Team, Carlo Ancelotti, was also present.

The meeting, which also included André Fufuca, Minister of Sports, and Gustavo Dias Henrique, Vice President of the CBF, saw the top entity of Brazilian football reinforce its intention to host the 2029 Club World Cup. The information was initially reported by O Globo.

Gianni Infantino was in Rio de Janeiro this Sunday for the launch event of the 2027 Women's World Cup brand, which will take place in Brazil. In the evening, the FIFA president watched Fluminense's 2-1 victory over Flamengo at Maracanã.

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Long-standing Desire

In June 2025, Samir Xaud, in his first month as president of the CBF, had already expressed Brazil's interest in hosting the 2029 Club World Cup during a meeting with Infantino in the United States.

“It was an introductory conversation where I shared my goals as president of the CBF and highlighted the importance of being close to FIFA. I emphasized the level of Brazilian football and offered Brazil as the host for the next edition of the tournament. President Gianni Infantino received the idea enthusiastically and said it is entirely feasible. Now, we will work to make this a reality. It will be a great goal,” Xaud declared at the time.

New Club World Cup

This will be the second edition of the tournament, which debuted in 2025. Five of the 32 teams are already qualified. Flamengo is the only Brazilian representative so far. Al-Ahli from Saudi Arabia, Cruz Azul from Mexico, PSG from France, and Pyramids from Egypt complete the list.

Last year, the competition was held in the United States. Brazil had the most representatives: Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, and Palmeiras participated and stood out with good performances.

Fluminense even reached the semifinals, where they lost to Chelsea, the competition's champion after defeating PSG in the final.

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Women's World Cup

After the meeting, Infantino expressed confidence regarding the expectations that Brazil will host the best edition ever of the Women's World Cup in 2027. The event will be held in eight Brazilian cities from June 24 to July 25 next year.

“I always look to the future, and for me, what is important in football events, like the Men's World Cup or the Women's World Cup here in Brazil, is that they bring people together, unite countries, and connect people worldwide. We need occasions to unite people. Especially in our world today,” stated the FIFA president.

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“We talked about football, the Women's World Cup Brazil 2027. We agreed it will be the best World Cup in the history of football. We will have between three and four million fans from around the world, who will fill the eight wonderful stadiums in the eight host cities. We will have at least three billion people watching this Women's World Cup, which will be a total success. We are working together, CBF, FIFA, government, to make it a success. Everything is ready in Brazil. There are stadiums, hotels, airports. We need nothing but the joy of the people,” he added.

For Samir Xaud, the 2027 World Cup will be a milestone for Brazilian and South American women's football.

“We are experiencing a unique moment with this great event that will take place in Brazil. It will be a turning point for our women's football and South American football. And we are here, with President Infantino, who supports the event 100%. The partnership is very good. We want to host the best and biggest women's club world cup in history. We are all together: FIFA, CBF, Government of Brazil, to bring and host the best World Cup. And to keep the World Cup here in Brazil,” emphasized the CBF president.

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