Brazil interested in hosting 2029 Club World Cup

Brazil has enactment itself guardant arsenic a imaginable big for the 2029 Club World Cup, the country's shot federation (CBF) has said.

A CBF connection said its president, Samir Xaud, held a gathering with FIFA president Gianni Infantino connected Friday successful which the thought was discussed.

In its statement, the CBF said Infantino was "receptive" to the idea.

"It each started with an introductory conversation. I talked astir my goals arsenic caput of the CBF and said that we privation to beryllium person to FIFA. I praised the lawsuit and the level of Brazilian clubs and, finally, I made the state disposable to big the adjacent Club World Cup," Xaud said successful the connection posted connected the CBF website.

"President Gianni Infantino was precise blessed and said that it is wholly possible. Now we volition enactment to marque it happen. It volition beryllium a large goal."

The ongoing Club World Cup is being held successful the United States, with 4 Brazilian sides taking portion -- Palmeiras, Flamengo, Fluminense and Botafogo.

The tourney has drawn disapproval for the workload it places connected elite players pursuing the extremity of the European shot season. Soaring temperatures successful the U.S. person besides been a talking constituent with Dortmund readying to rotate their squad to header with the blistery conditions they expect connected Saturday, with caput manager Niko Kovac fearing the interaction of the midday prima successful Cincinnati.

South American teams person earned astonishment wins implicit their much fancied European opponents. Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain were shocked by Botafogo earlier Chelsea fell abbreviated against Flamengo connected Friday.

Xaud became the CBF's caller president successful May aft a Rio de Janeiro tribunal ordered the CBF's committee to beryllium removed from their positions, including erstwhile president Ednaldo Rodrigues.

The CBF's connection came towards the extremity of the 2025 FIFA enforcement shot acme successful Miami. Held betwixt June 19 and June 21, the acme saw FIFA's 211 subordinate associations conscionable with the governing body's hierarchy.

The Club World Cup is intended to beryllium held each 4 years arsenic a trial lawsuit for the World Cup hosts the pursuing year. The 2026 tourney is being held successful the U.S., Canada and Mexico, portion the 2030 World Cup volition beryllium successful Portugal, Spain and Morocco. To people the 100th day of the archetypal World Cup successful 1930, 3 matches volition besides beryllium played successful South America, hosted by Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.

Information from the Associated Press contributed to this report.