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The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup will take place between February 1-11 after FIFA decided to postpone the competition in favor of the 2022 Qatar World Cup that took place between November and December. Seven clubs from all over the world will participate, including CONCACAF Champions League winners the Seattle Sounders, the first-ever MLS side to be part of the competition. On Friday, the FIFA Club World Cup draw will start at 6:00 a.m. ET.
Here’s what you need to know:
When is the draw?
The draw will take place at 12:00 PM (6:00 ET) on Friday, 13 Jan. at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Sale, Rabat.
How to watch the draw
Outside of Morroco, the draw will be streamed on FIFA+.
The teams participating
Al Ahly (Egypt) Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) Auckland City (New Zealand) Flamengo (Brazil) Real Madrid (Spain) Seattle Sounders (USA) Wydad (Morocco)
The schedule
Al Ahly and Auckland City will compete for a place in the second round, where Al Hilal, Seattle Sounders and Wydad await. The winners of the two second-round ties will go into the semifinals alongside Flamengo and Real Madrid.
Match 1: February 1 — Al Ahly vs. Auckland CityMatch 2: February 4 — Second-round game Match 3: February 4 — Second-round game Match 4: February 7 –SemifinalMatch 5: February 8 — SemifinalMatch 6: February 11 — Third-place play-offMatch 7: February 11 — Final
Who have won it before?
2000: Corinthians 2005: Sao Paulo 2006: Internacional 2007: AC Milan 2008: Manchester United2009: Barcelona 2010: Inter Milan 2011: Barcelona 2012: Corinthians 2013: Bayern Munich2014: Real Madrid 2015: Barcelona 2016: Real Madrid 2017: Real Madrid 2018: Real Madrid 2019: Liverpool2020: Bayern Munich 2021: Chelsea
Golden Ball winners
2000: Edilson (Corinthians) 2005: Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo) 2006: Deco (Barcelona) 2007: Kaka (AC Milan) 2008: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) 2009: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)2010: Samuel Eto’o (Inter Milan) 2011: Messi (Barcelona) 2012: Cassio (Corinthians) 2013: Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) 2014: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) 2015: Luis Suarez (Barcelona) 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 2017: Luka Modric (Real Madrid) 2018: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) 2019: Mo Salah (Liverpool) 2020: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 2021: Thiago Silva (Chelsea)