Japan will host the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2021, holding it with seven teams as usual rather than under the expanded format that had been eyed for a now-postponed event in China, the FIFA Council said Friday during an online meeting. FIFA had planned to hold a revamped Club World Cup comprised of 24 teams in June and July next year in China, but the event was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Japan last held a Club World Cup in 2016. This year’s seven-team tournament has been rescheduled to take place in Qatar in February next year, meaning there will be two FIFA Club W…
