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FIFA Club World Cup 2023 kicks off on Wednesday in Morocco with Al Ahly taking on Auckland City FC at Tangier's Ibn Batouta Stadium. UEFA Champions League winner Real Madrid are big favourites in the tournament as they eye their fifth title.


This is going to be one of the last Club World Cups to be played under its current format of seven teams. FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced during the 2022 World Cup that the global club tournament will change to an elaborate format of 32 teams in 2025.


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Here’s all you need to about the FIFA Club World Cup 2023:


What is the format for the FIFA Club World Cup 2023?

FIFA Club World Cup will have seven knockout matches with the usual 30-minute extra time and penalties as tie-breakers. However, in the case of the third-place matches, the match will directly go into penalties if scores are tied after 90 minutes.


What are the venues for the FIFA Club World Cup 2023?

The matches are divided into Rabat's Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium and Tangier's Ibn Batouta Stadium.


What are the teams for the FIFA Club World Cup 2023?

Real Madrid - European Champions

Seattle Sounders  - North & Central America champions 

Flamengo - Copa Libertadores champions 

Al Hilal  - Asian Club champions

Auckland City - Oceania champions

Wydad Casablanca - host nation and African champions

Al Ahly - African Champions League runners-up as champions Wydad qualified as the host nation.


What is the schedule for the FIFA Club World Cup 2023?


Round 1 - February 2 (Thursday) Al Ahly vs Auckland City (12:30 AM IST) in Tangier 


Round 2 - February 4 (Saturday) Wydad Casablanca vs Al Hilal (8 PM  IST ) in Rabat Feb 4 (Saturday) 


Seattle Sounders vs Round 1 winner (11 PM  IST ) in Tangier Semi-finals  February  8 (Wednesday) 


Flamengo vs Round 2 Winner Match 1 (12:30 AM  IST ) in Tangier  February  9 (Thursday) 


Real Madrid vs Winner of Round 2 Match 2 (12:30 AM  IST ) in Tangier  February  11 (Saturday) 


Third-place match (9 PM) in Rabat Feb 12 (Sunday  IST ) 


Final (12:30 AM) in Rabat


Where to watch the live telecast of the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 in India?

The live telecast of the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 will not be available on in India.


Where to watch the live stream of the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 in India?

The FIFA Club World Cup will be live-streamed on FIFA+ across 50 regions around the globe.


What are the squads for the FIFA Club World Cup 2023?

Real Madrid - TBA

Seattle Sounders  - TBA

Flamengo - TBA

Al Hilal  - TBA

Auckland City - TBA

Wydad Casablanca - TBA

Al Ahly - TBA


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