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How do the Asian teams qualify for the Club World Cup?
The FIFA Club World Cup takes place this summer, as 32 of the best teams in world football ascend on the USA for the newly formatted tournament.
The best of Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Oceania will contest the trophy, but how did the teams from each confederation qualify for the Club World Cup?
We look at how the teams from Asia booked their place in America this summer.
What teams from Asia will be part of the Club World Cup?
There are four different teams from Asia making the journey to the States.
- Al Hilal
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- Al Ain
- Ulsan HD
How did these teams qualify?
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) were allocated four teams, with the three most recent AFC Champions League winners, Al Hilal (2021), Urawa Red Diamonds (2022) and Al Ain (2023-24), automatically qualifying.
The fourth team, Ulsan HD, are the club with the best four-year AFC ranking of the non-ACL winning sides.
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