Which country could be next up to host the FIFA Club World Cup? Here are a few suitors.

Fans of the FIFA Club World Cup will need to wait another four years before the spectacle returns — and it very well could return to the United States.

It’s believed in FIFA’s continued efforts to attract more American sponsorships and grow the game here, it’s not inconceivable to think the U.S. could receive the tournament yet again after hosting this year.

However, as a result of other nations have watched the success of the revamped tournament here in America, FIFA does have suitors lining up to serve as host nation, with some countries partnering up to do joint bids.

Here’s a look at a few of those nations and why the idea of going there is appealing, or not, when it comes to bringing the fervor the later stages of the event in the States brought.

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Brazil

As hosts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and with the infrastructure already in place, Brazil is an appealing destination for 2029. Helping their case was the traveling fandom three clubs in Fluminense, Botafogo and Flamengo brought to this year’s tournament.

It would be a good look for CONMEBOL too, considering it would make for an ultra-competitive push from teams that have aspirations of collecting what could be at minimum another share of a $1 billion purse. Brazil has been successful too at hosting various FIFA tournaments, and could prove its ready to welcome the world with success at the 2027 FIFA women’s World Cup.

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Australia and New Zealand

Both nations have expressed interest and FIFA has recent history of success coming off the 2023 Women’s World Cup, which was one of the most watched women’s tournaments of all-time. Having it there could continue to bolster soccer as a major sport in Australia, which like the United States has a hard time garnering mass appeal due to more popular sporting events.

It’s been reported that in efforts to strengthen the commitment, New Zealand would considering partnering up once more just as it did to secure the women’s World Cup bid two years ago.

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Qatar

Planning for FIFA’s marquee event in 2022, gives Qatar a bit of a leg up to host the Club World Cup given there’s infrastructure that would still be less than a decade old in multiple locations across the nation. However, the one issue is the heat, which has been a major sticking point with teams and players alike, coming off the tournament here in the States, amid what’s been oppressive heat across many parts of the country.

Qatar found success in building climate-controlled arenas, but what really helped its case was moving the 2022 World Cup to the winter months to combat summer temperatures that could reach up to 112 degrees by day. Would FIFA be OK with weaving the tournament into a club calendar that runs from August-May for much of the world’s teams is the question.

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Portugal, Spain and Morocco

Just like this year’s event was a tune-up for the larger FIFA World Cup next summer, these three countries all linked by train, would look to dual hosts, after being awarded the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

Much like here, it could serve as a litmus test for all three to understand how it would effectively work, with everything from tourism, transportation and hospitality. It’s not out of the question, considering that viewers got an opportunity to see the passion from fans of Morocco’s Wydad AC, who traveled throughout the East Coast in support of the team with songs, smoke and in some cases, flares.