Club World Cup looks ripe for reform

Football Soccer - Confederations Cup 2017 official draw - Kazan, Russia - 26/11/16. FIFA president Gianni Infantino delivers a speech. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

TOKYO (Reuters) - Regardless of whether FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan for a 32-team Club World Cup becomes a reality, this year's tournament in Japan is likely to highlight the need for some sort of change.

On paper, the idea of bringing together the champion club teams from each continent is perfectly laudable.