Club World Cup: FIFA awards Qatar hosting right of 2019 and 2020 competition.

World Club Cup: FIFA awards Qatar hosting right of 2019 and 2020 competition.

By Sampson Adedeji

In order to test run its equipment for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, world football governing body has awarded hosting right of the 2019 and 2020 World Club cup to Qatar following their . 2022 World Cup host, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

In the lead-up to the 69th FIFA Congress and the opening of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019, the members of the FIFA Council convened in Paris on Monday for the meeting where the decision and others were made.

Following the approval of FIFA revamped club World Cup with 24 teams, the pilot edition of which will be played in 2022.

The FIFA Council decided to award Qatar the right to host the next two editions of the FIFA Club World Cup tournament in its existing format in 2019 and 2020.

The upcoming editions of the seven-team competition will serve as valuable test events in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup 2022, even more so since their timing usually around early December corresponds with that of the next FIFA World Cup, allowing for testing under similar climatic conditions.