On Friday, FIFA announced that Los Angeles FC and Club America will play their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup qualifying playoff match on May 31st at the BMO Stadium.
The winner will qualify for the final seat at the 32-club world tournament after the rejection of Mexico's Leon to participate at the tournament.
Club Leon were eliminated from the tournament due to an ownership rule breach. The Mexican club also had their appeal rejected at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
FIFA said that Club Leon and Pachuca did not meet regulations on multi-club ownership. However, Pachuca's spot in the June 14th-July 13th tournament was unaffected.
Los Angeles FC were runners-up to Club Leon in the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League, while Club America were the top-ranked team in the Club World Cup confederation ranking at the end of the Champions Cup staged in 2024.
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