 የፊፋው ፕሬዚዳንት ጂያኒ ኢንፋንቲኒሆ‹‹የመጀመሪያውና እውነተኛው የክለቦች የዓለም ዋንጫ›› ያሉት ይህ ውድድር እ.
China is set to host the first edition of the larger tournament, with Gianni Infantino, the president of football's world governing body Fifa, describing it as "the first real and true [Club] World Cup."