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FIFA plans LAFC vs Club America showdown for Club World Cup spot - Sportstar

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The Club World Cup will begin on June 14, with the final to be played on July 13 in New Jersey.

The Club World Cup will begin on June 14, with the final to be played on July 13 in New Jersey. | Photo Credit: AP

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The Club World Cup will begin on June 14, with the final to be played on July 13 in New Jersey. | Photo Credit: AP

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said they will look to hold a playoff between Los Angeles FC and Club America for a place at the Club World Cup after it removed Club Leon from the tournament last month.

Leon was pulled from the June 14-July 13 tournament over multi-club ownership rules, though the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered Leon’s appeal against the decision.

“In a couple of weeks we will have the final and definitive decision, we will respect any decision,” Infantino told reporters at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday.

“What we are looking at is that, if CAS confirms the decision of the Appeals Committee, FIFA’s intention is to play a match, a playoff, between the team that lost the final of the CONCACAF Champions League, LAFC, and the next team in the ranking, which is America.”

World football’s governing body has said $1 billion prize money will be on offer at the expanded 32-team competition.

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