Rangers are currently in line to compete with the biggest teams from across the globe in the Club World Cup 2025. 

It emerged this morning that Michael Beale’s men could benefit from FIFA’s decision to alter the format of the prestigious tournament. 

The club will receive a significant financial windfall if they secure their participation in the event and their potential involvement will be due to their impressive performances in European competition across recent seasons. 

With excitement building around Rangers' possible participation in the tournament, we’ve provided all the key information surrounding the competition. 

What is the new format of the competition? 

FIFA revised the format of the tournament to feature 32 teams from six continents. The winners of the premier club competition from five continents from the four years preceding the Club World Cup in 2025 will gain automatic qualification - for example, the Champions League in Europe. 

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12 European clubs will enter the competition with Chelsea and Real Madrid taking up two places after winning the Champions League in the previous two seasons. The winners of Saturday’s final between Manchester City and Inter Milan will also gain entry, as will the victors of next season’s Champions League. 

That leaves eight places for European teams and they will be awarded based on clubs’ coefficients across a four-year period between 2021 and 2024. It’s FIFA’s intention to limit one place per nation to ensure the top five leagues don't dominate, which opens the door for Rangers to enter the tournament. 

Who are already guaranteed to take part?

Nine teams have already booked their place in the Club World Cup 2025. Real Madrid, Chelsea, Al Hilal, Al Alhy, Wydad Casablanca, Monterrey, Seattle Sounders, Palmeiras and Flamengo. 

When and where will it be played? 

It will take place in 2025 but a location or exact dates have yet to be finalised. 

How are Rangers currently placed to qualify?

Rangers are on course to achieve qualification based on their coefficient ranking from the past three years.

Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Roma, Villareal, PSG, Benfica, Ajax and Rangers are placed as the eight European teams to qualify alongside the Champions League winners.

Despite having a higher coefficient, Manchester United, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund are amongst the teams set to miss out due to the rule of one entry per nation. 

Rangers would qualify as Scotland’s entrant as their coefficient ranking of 38.000 is significantly higher than Celtic’s 15.000 across the last three seasons. 

What Rangers need to do to secure qualification? 

Simply, they need to ensure their coefficient remains higher than some of the teams from nations currently without an entrant around them. 

Club Brugge of Belgium with 35.000, Dinamo Zagreb of Croatia with 33.00 and Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine with 31.000 pose the biggest threat of overtaking Rangers. 

The run to the Europa League final amassed 19.000 coefficient points but last season's disappointing European performance only gained 4.000.

How big an impact could this have on Rangers' finances?

 

It's understood that the Club World Cup could be hugely lucrative to Rangers. It's been claimed that the tournament will 'will have the biggest club prize pot in the history of the game.' 

Real Madrid won the competition this year and the total prize fund was £13.25 million with the Spaniards collecting around £4 million for winning. 

The prize fund was split between the seven-teams competing with last placed side Auckland City netting £400,000. 

But the pot is expected to increase exponentially for the 32 team tournament - with estimations that it could be around £50m.