The German team Bayern Munich booked its seat in the FIFA Club World Cup 2020 in Qatar, after winning the Champions League for the 2019-2020 season, beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the final match of the tournament on Sunday evening.
Bayern became the second qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, joining Al-Duhail, the Qatari League title holder for the 2019-2020 season.
But Bayern is still the first team to guarantee its participation in the next edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, especially since Al-Duhail's participation in this edition has not yet been decided and is still dependent on the results of its rival Al-Sadd Qatari team in the AFC Champions League.
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Although the FIFA Clubs regulations stipulate the participation of the winning team in the local league title in the host country, to be a representative of the host country in this global tournament, the FIFA regulations also stipulate that two teams belonging to one national federation shall not participate in this tournament.
In order to avoid this, Al Duhail's participation will be subject to the fact that no other Qatari team will win the AFC Champions League title this year, bearing in mind that only Al Duhail and Al Sadd are the two remaining Qatari teams in the competition for the AFC Champions League title, which will resume next month after a long hiatus. Due to the outbreak of the new Corona virus.
📹 | Al-Duhail Club crowned the QNB championship title for the 2019/2020 season 🏆
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- Qatar Football Association (@QFA) August 21, 2020
In the event that Al-Duhail wins the Asian title, he will participate in the World Cup as the Asian champion, while the Asian runner-up will participate in the tournament as a substitute for the landowner.
In the event Al Sadd wins the Asian title, he will participate in the World Cup in this capacity, while his runner-up will participate in the tournament as a substitute for the landowner as well.
Bayern are involved in the FIFA Club World Cup, starting from the semi-finals, according to the tournament regulations, which avoid the European and South American champions from playing in the first round and the quarter-finals.
Bayern previously participated in the Clubs World Cup only once, and it was in 2013 when they also crowned the European Champions League, and at that time won the Club World Cup title.