Because of the standards set by the International Football Association (FIFA), football fans will miss many world football stars during the Club World Cup that starts on Sunday in the United States.
Barcelona, Liverpool and Naples, the Spanish, English and Italian champions, in a row, will be absent from the Club World Cup that starts in the Egyptian Al -Ahly match against Inter Miami, the American Sunday morning (Fourth in the morning of Mecca and Doha).
The World Cup teams (32 teams) qualified based on the distribution of FIFA to the continental federations based on specific criteria as follows:
- Africa: 4 teams were chosen from the Confederation of African Football. 3 of them through the Champions League (African Champions League) and one based on the international classification.
- Asia: 4 teams from the Asian Football Confederation. 3 via the Champions Champions League and one based on the classification.
- Europe: 12 teams from the European Football Association. 4 via the Champions Champions League and 8 through the classification path.
- North and Central America and the Caribbean Sea region: 4 teams of CONCACAF. All the teams through the Champions Champion (CONCACAF Champion).
- Oceania: One team of Oceania was chosen based on the classification.
- South America: 6 teams from Conmipol. 4 via the heroic path (Conmebol Libertadores) and two based on the classification. Host country: one team.
- Next is the most prominent stars absent from the World Cup clubs:
-Spanish Lamine Jamal
The 17 -year -old Barcelona star, who is currently a prominent world star, will be one of the most prominent clubs for the Club World Cup.
Jamal scored 18 goals and 25 decisive passes for Barcelona in the 2024-2025 season, and he also had a decisive role in winning his club with 3 titles (the Spanish League, the King’s Cup, and the Spanish Super Cup).
The football fans will also lack watching the other club stars who have presented a great season, such as Ravenia, Bidry, and Robert Lewandowski.
– The Egyptian Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah, the owner of the records, will be this season and the Premier League goal (29 goals) 2024-2025 season with Liverpool on vacation as well.
The Reds stars, such as Commander Virgil Van Dyck, Louis Diaz and Alexis Mac Alecter, are absent from the Club World Cup.
German Florian Vertz
Another star will not see the fans, Florian Vertz, where Bayer Leverkusen, the German league champion, and his runner-up in the 2024-2025 season, failed to qualify for the tournament.
With the calculation of all competitions, Vertz (who will play with Liverpool this summer) scored 16 goals and made 15 assists.
– Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo is one of the most prominent stars that will be absent from the Club World Cup after his Saudi Al -Nasr club failed to qualify for the tournament, and the “Don” received offers to play with other clubs in the World Cup, but he rejected them.
At the age of forty, the Portuguese star added a new title to his career after winning the European Nations League, which is the second title of his country.