KOLKATA:- The 32-team Club World Cup will be held in the United States in June-July next year. Earlier this tournament was held with seven teams. Rumors are rife that Inter Miami are on their way to a place in the new-look FIFA Club World Cup. The team’s coach, Gerardo Tata Martino, said they have not yet been selected for the tournament by world football’s governing body.
However, he feels that his team deserves a place in this tournament. So far, four teams from the North and Central America (CONCACAF) region have qualified – Monterrey (2021 CONCACAF Champions League winner), Seattle Sounders (2022 CONCACAF Champions League winner), Leon (2023 CONCACAF Champions League winner) and Pachuca (2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup). winning). An additional club will get an opportunity from the United States as the host. So FIFA can take that team from Major League Soccer (MLS). Asked whether Miami had been selected for the Club World Cup, Martino said on Friday that he believed they had met the basic requirements to qualify for the tournament.
“We all have more or less the same information,” Martino said. (Being selected) may be very possible. I think we have the fundamentals of football now to get that place and that gives us peace of mind, whatever happens later.’
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Martino basically talks about winning the Supporters Shield. Miami won this year’s Supporters’ Shield by beating Columbus Crew 3-2 last Thursday thanks to a pair of Lionel Messi goals. This is Miami’s first trophy in MLS since the start of Major League Soccer in 2020. The Supporters’ Shield is one of the two major trophies in Major League Soccer. The trophy is awarded to the team with the most consistent overall performance throughout the 34-game league regular season. Another trophy is the MLS Cup. FIFA may give the 2024 MLS Cup winner an additional spot in the Club World Cup. The MLS Cup playoffs consist of nine teams each from the Eastern and Western Conferences of Major League Soccer. The championship game of Major League Soccer is the MLS Cup. By winning the Supporters’ Shield, Miami has the opportunity to play the entire MLS Cup playoffs at home.
Miami now has 68 points in 32 games in Major League Soccer. If they win the remaining two games, the team will set the record for most points in the regular season. New England set a record with 73 points in 2021. Miami will next play against Toronto on Saturday. It was their third match in a week. Martino indicated to rest some of those who played in the last two matches, including Messi. Messi last played in the Club World Cup in 2015, for Barcelona.
