'What criteria did they use?' – Fans baffled to discover Premier League flops already qualified for Fifa Club World Cup | 4M53N5B | 2024-03-01 02:08:01
The event is about to bear an enormous shake-up subsequent yr with 32 groups involved.
FANS have been left baffled after Chelsea have been announced as qualifiers for the expanded 2025 Fifa Membership World Cup.
The event is about to bear an enormous shake-up subsequent yr with 32 groups involved.
And surprisingly, Chelsea will probably be certainly one of them, becoming a member of the likes of Manchester Metropolis, Actual Madrid, Bayern Munich and PSG.
One fan reacted to the news, saying: "Why are Chelsea there."
Another stated: "Chelsea completed 10th but still going to the Membership World Cup."
One added: "What's the criteria for qualification?"
Another agreed: "How did Chelsea qualify? What qualification standards did FIFA use?"
Regardless of mass fan confusion, Fifa confirmed that Champions League winners from 2021-2024 qualify for the event.
And Chelsea lifted the European cup underneath the steerage of Thomas Tuchel only three years ago.
Winners of "each confederation's premier club competition" also qualify, explaining Bayern Munich and PSG's presence.