Soccer: China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021

Soccer Football - World Health Organization & FIFA Press Conference - WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland - October 4, 2019. FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the press conference. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will host the first edition of the new, expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021, FIFA president Gianni Infantino told reporters on Thursday following a meeting of the global soccer body's decision-making council in Shanghai.

Infantino said the competition would take place in June-July of that year and that the format, slot allocation and criteria for selecting the teams would be decided in the next few weeks.