A spokesman for the FIFA The EFE agency informed this Sunday that “he is considering” making a party between the Americatricampeón of Mexican football, and Los Angeles FC (LAFC) American, in which the winner will be the lion’s substitute in the next Club World Cup. “FIFA can confirm that it is considering a ‘Play-Off’ match between LaFC and Club América for the right to participate in the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup, replacing the Léon Club (…) more details will be given in due time,” said the spokesman.
On March 21, FIFA announced in a press release that, after a disciplinary procedure, initially evaluated by the Disciplinary Commission and then transferred to the Appeal Commission, The lion will not be able to participate in the World Cup because he shares the owner with another of the members of the contest, El Pachuca. Both the lion and the Tuzos are part of the Pachuca group, which also integrate the Spanish Oviedo and the Chilean Everton.
Given this decision, the ‘Green Panzas’ went to the Sports Arbitration Court (TAS, for its acronym in French) to appeal the resolution. If the Court does not change the decision of the FIFA, the regulatory body of football explained that the encounter between the Eagles and the LAFC is likely to occur. “LAFC would participate in the duel because it was the runner -up in the Copacaf 2023 champions, which won the lion. America would participate because it is the best classified in Concacaf in the FIFA Club World Cup ranking,” the FIFA added.
This year’s Club World Cup will be the first to be played for 32 cadres and will take place from June 14 to July 13 in the United States. The Lion, led by the Colombian James Rodríguez, and El Pachuca, are two of the four sets that won their place to win the Concacaf Champions Cup.
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The others are the Rayados del Monterrey Mexicanos, monarch of 2021, and the Seattle Sounders American, 2023 champion; In addition to them the other Concacaf club that will be in the tournament is Inter Miami, invited by FIFA. The lion was part of Group D next to the Brazilian Flamengo, the English Chelsea and Espérance Sportive of Tunisia.
