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The FIFA 11 World Club Cup

Posted on October 14, 2010 at 12:09 AM.

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FIFA has just announced in a groundbreaking press conference the introduction of the World's first football tournament organized to showcase the best football clubs from around the World.

The FIFA World Club Cup (WCC) will showcase 64 of the World's best clubs in a massive tournament, with the ultimate winner being announced as the World's premier football club.

The World Club Cup will be organized as a group & knockout phase tournament with the groupings decided by a seeded random draw. All entered teams will be divided into 8 groups of 8 with the top four teams from each group advancing into the knockout stage. Each round of the knockout phase will be one fixture with the winner advancing to the next round. Ties will be determined by the classic overtime system of two 15 minute extra periods. If the two teams remain tied after the two extra periods the advancing team will be determined by a penalty shootout.

Clubs granted entrance into the tournament will be from each major footballing nation in the World. The number of teams granted entrance from each country will be determined by that country's relative football strength.

The National entrance breakdown will be as follows:

5 entered clubs: England, Germany, Spain

4 entered clubs: Italy, France,

3 entered clubs: Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Russia, Turkey

2 entered clubs: USA, Austria, Belgium, Korea Republic, Mexico, Argentina, Scotland

1 entered club: Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa

Fixtures will start soon so stay tuned in for the announcement of the teams that will be vying for this years World Club Cup!