Naples eliminated from the Champions League, Juventus in the new Club World Cup. The result of last night in Barcelona (3-1 for Azulgrana de Xavi) this has a double negative effect on Aurelio De Laurentiis' club which ends its adventure in the highest European club competition in the round of 16 and which will not be able to participate, in the summer of 2025, in the new FIFA tournament planned for UNITED STATES. Two Italians will participate: Inter, who have already qualified for some time, and Juventus who beat the Azzurri thanks to their better ranking in the Champions League.
“Congratulations to Juventus on their qualification for the 2025 Club World Cup! After the elimination of Napoli in the Champions League, Juventus secured one of the places reserved for Europe and becomes the tenth European team to qualify for the tournament. This is the post on FIFA's social networks, after the elimination of Naples in the Champions League which mathematically qualifies Juve for the Club World Cup.
“It's official: Juventus will participate in the first edition of the new format of the FIFA Club World Cup, scheduled for the summer of 2025 in the United States. A competition that will allow the Bianconeri to enter the field and face some of the best clubs in the world in a tournament that will bring together 32 teams from all over the world.” These are the words published on the Juventus club website, after Napoli's defeat at Barcelona and the consequent elimination of the Azzurri from the Champions League, a verdict that sends Juve to the Club World Cup.
“Congratulations to Juventus on qualifying for the new FIFA Club World Cup. Good luck to the United States in 2025,” world football number 1 Gianni Infantino wrote on Instagram.
