Chelsea could MISS OUT on Club World Cup defence in 2029 as FIFA consider changing qualifying rules to include Liverpool and Barcelona

Chelsea are not guaranteed the chance to defend their Club World Cup title as FIFA debate whether to allow the Blues to qualify automatically.

  • could miss out on CWC in 2029
  • Blues won revamped competition
  • FIFA may not allow them in

Chelsea could MISS OUT on Club World Cup defence in 2029 as FIFA consider changing qualifying rules to include Liverpool and BarcelonaChelsea could MISS OUT on Club World Cup defence in 2029 as FIFA consider changing qualifying rules to include Liverpool and BarcelonaChelsea could MISS OUT on Club World Cup defence in 2029 as FIFA consider changing qualifying rules to include Liverpool and Barcelona

Chelsea face the prospect of being unable to defend their Club World Cup trophy in 2029, per The Times. Organisers FIFA are considering whether or not to allow the winners to qualify automatically, which is not currently the case.

As it stands, each league can only have two clubs representing them in the tournament, with Chelsea and heading over from England. That frustrated FIFA, however, as big clubs such as , and Arsenal missed out. All three are huge revenue drivers.

UEFA may take issue with the plans, however, if the Club World Cup threatens to become a competitor for the . As it was, though, none of the three champions of England, and Italy played in the tournament that the Blues won.

Chelsea kick off their season next weekend against after versus and AC Milan.