Barça has received the news from FIFA with surprise: Club León has been officially excluded from the upcoming Club World Cup. The reason is clear: sharing ownership with another tournament competitor, Pachuca. This means a spot has opened up, sparking multiple rumors about a possible call to the Catalan team.
Laporta confirms to Flick: 'No option'
Despite the rumors linking Barça with the Club World Cup, the reality is that this won't happen. Laporta is aware of the difficulty of the choice, to the point that he has already confirmed to Hansi Flick that "there's no option". It is completely ruled out, with everyone assuming that the chosen one will be another team from CONCACAF.
With Club León out, all eyes now turn to América of Mexico, third in the ranking. The problem for them is that they didn't win any titles during the period between 2021 and 2024. With a vacant spot in their confederation, it is expected that their designation will be made official in the next 30 or 40 days.
Barça rules out the Club World Cup
In the hypothetical case that the possibility opened up to a club from another continent, such as Europe, FC Barcelona would be at a disadvantage. There are two criteria that work against the team presided over by Laporta.
The first is clear: the impossibility of two clubs from the same country going, unless they have been champions between 2021 and 2024. Real Madrid won the Champions League twice, while Atlético accumulated more points than Barcelona.
In this regard, Liverpool has more points than Barça: 76 to 61. If this last rule were broken and neither entered, it would be Ajax's turn, with 39 points.
What is clear at Barça is that they have already ruled out their presence in this Club World Cup. They are working to be present in the next edition, which will be held in 2029.
As of today, in terms of points, the culers lead the table due to their great performance in this Champions. They are currently surpassing the rest of the contenders. However, it is already assumed that it will be impossible to compete this summer in the United States.