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Official: FIFA Confirm Host Nation For Club World Cup

Official: FIFA Confirm Host Nation For Club World Cup

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FIFA have confirmed the host nation for this year's Club World Cup, which will feature Chelsea and Pitso Mosimane's Al Ahly.

Click through the gallery above to see the teams who have already qualified for the 2021 Club World Cup.

The tournament was scheduled to be to held in Japan later this year, but they pulled out due to the high number of coronavirus cases in the country.

There were reports that South Africa and Qatar threw their names in the hat for the hosting rights, but FIFA has now confirmed that the United Arab Emirates have won the race to host the tournament.

The tournament does not yet have an official date, but the world football governing body has confirmed it will take place in early 2022.

Bayern Munich are the defending champions after they defeated Mexican outfit UNAL 1-0 in the final last time out, while Mosimane's Al Ahly secured the bronze medal with victory over Brazilian giants Flamengo.

The winners for the 2021 Copa Libertadores, the AFC Champions League and the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League must still be determined.

Check out all the award winners from last year's Club World Cup:

Champions: Bayern Munich
Champions: Bayern Munich
Runners-up: Tigres UNAL
Runners-up: Tigres UNAL
Third place: Al Ahly
Third place: Al Ahly
FIFA Fair Play Award – Al Duhail
FIFA Fair Play Award – Al Duhail
Golden Ball – Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Golden Ball – Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Silver Ball – Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres)
Silver Ball – Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres)
Bronze Ball – Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Bronze Ball – Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
Man of the Match in the final – Robert Lewandowski
Man of the Match in the final – Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Top Goalscorer – Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres)
Top Goalscorer – Andre-Pierre Gignac (Tigres)

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